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The 91�ֿ� Museum presents its summer exhibition titled “Sparkle: The Style and Jewelry of Aileen Mehle.” In honor of the 91�ֿ� Museum’s 40th anniversary, this exhibition pays tribute to Aileen Mehle, a friend of the museum founders and widely syndicated society columnist. 

A group of school administrators from Brazil recently completed the 10-day Design Innovation Change Agent Workshop at 91�ֿ�’s Design Innovation Hub, where they immersed themselves in design innovation techniques as they endeavor to innovate their school system at home.

91�ֿ� Opera Theatre's spring production featured scenes from a selection of famous operas with themes both natural and supernatural. 

The 91�ֿ� Board of Trustees approved the establishment of two new schools – the School of Aeronautics and the School of Engineering – within the College of Aeronautics and Engineering during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held June 25, 2025, on the Kent Campus.

Three friends who attended schools together their entire lives, beginning at 91�ֿ�’s Child Development Center, have graduated together in 91�ֿ�’s spring Class of 2025. Now, they are contemplating where their post-graduate lives will take them and how they will maintain their close friendship. 

Eleven 91�ֿ� students are taking part in the university’s Brain Health Research Institute Undergraduate Fellows Program for Summer 2025.

91�ֿ�'s College of Aeronautics and Engineering led a fun, immersive field trip for a group of sixth graders from the I Promise School, Akron Public Schools.

91�ֿ�'s fourth annual Juneteenth Jubilee welcomed the community to celebrate the rich history of Black Americans with live music, dance performances, food trucks, vendors and more. 

Fueled by resilience and a hunger to learn, 2019 91�ֿ� graduate Ya’el Courtney has transformed adversity into ambition, carving a path for herself that took her from foster care to post-doctoral scholar at Stanford University.

91�ֿ� observes Juneteenth on June 19. No classes are scheduled on the holiday, and university offices are closed. 

91�ֿ�'s mascot, Flash the Golden Eagle, joined a group of other well-known local and national mascots to celebrate the 100th birthday of Goodyear's iconic blimps. 

Elisa Grecar and her daughter Maddie McGee made a meaningful memory this May when they graduated together from 91�ֿ� – Grecar with a degree in psychology and McGee with a degree in zoology.

An innovative design, energy-efficient systems, water conservation technologies and environmentally responsible construction materials are some of the features that earned Crawford Hall, 91�ֿ�’s newest – and largest – academic building, LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

The skies are calling once again, and 91�ֿ�’s Flying Flashes are answering, this time with their sights set on a fourth consecutive intercollegiate victory in the Areaseir Race Classic.

The 91�ֿ� Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25, in the Timothy D. Eippert Boardroom, Suite 412, at Crawford Hall on the Kent Campus. 

An exhibit of rare Salvador Dalí paintings and a collection of garments designed by 91�ֿ� School of Fashion students inspired by the Dalí artwork has opened at Peg’s Gallery in Hudson, Ohio. 

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel visited 91�ֿ� at Geauga on June 9 to tour its nursing program with President Todd Diacon and Geauga Dean Angela Spalsbury, Ph.D. 91�ֿ� Today was there when Tressel later took part in a roundtable discussion with Geauga County leaders and educators to share ideas on how best to prepare Ohio’s workforce.

Summer camps for kids interested in architecture don’t come along often – at least that’s what Elise Bolton’s mother discovered when she searched for one. But then, not a whole lot of 11-year-olds may dream of becoming architects.