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Todd Diacon speaking at the celebration of life for Michael Schwartz

Former University President Honored by Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« and Cleveland State Universities

A celebration of life event was held today on the campus of Cleveland State University to honor the late Michael Schwartz, who was a past university president of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« and Cleveland State. 

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2024 FTC Robotics Challenge qualifier at the College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Robots Take Over the College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«'s College of Aeronautics and Engineering hosted a qualifying competition for the First Tech Challenge 2024 Robotics Competition.

Tags: College of Aeronautics and Engineering, robotics, Community Impact, Community & Society, Research & Science

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Fashion show at Ronald McDonald house

High Style: Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s School of Fashion Rules the Runway

​Students, faculty and alumni from Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s world-renowned School of Fashion sent some of their most exciting designs down the runway on Feb. 8 in Haute for the House, a fashion show that benefitted Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio.  

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Summer Job and Internship Fair 2024

IN A FLASH: Thinking Ahead to Summer

Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« students who are thinking ahead for summer attended the Summer Job and Internship Fair on the second floor of the Kent Student Center.

Tags: Student Life, Student Employment, Career Exploration and Development, Students First, Community Impact, Community & Society

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Mwatabu S. Okantah on WKYC's Good Company show

The History of Black History Month

Mwatabu S. Okantah, professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University, was featured on WKYC Studios’ Good Company discussing the history and importance of Black History Month.

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Members of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«'s Football Team visit the I Promise School in Akron.

Touchdown! Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Football Squad Scores with I Promise School Students

Golden Flashes football team members spent a recent afternoon visiting with students at the LeBron James Family Foundation’s I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, where they checked out the school’s facilities and spent time reading to youngsters. 

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Rwandan students at Bob Christy's home

Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Kindness Warms International Students' Heads - and Hearts

A Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« staffer's aunt helped graduate students from Rwanda prepare for their first winter in northeast Ohio. 

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LGBTQ students and allies painted The Rock

IN A FLASH: Promoting Kindness

Members of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«'s LGBTQ+ community and their allies used The Rock to share a call for kindness. 

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Parking lot at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University's Kent Campus

Solving Parking Problems is Winning Idea

Have you ever experienced frustration while trying to find a parking spot on campus? Five business school students did, and last fall they pitched their solutions in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Idea Pitch and won first place.

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MLK Family Event at King Kennedy Community Center

MLK's Life and Legacy Celebrated Through Family Engagement

Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«'s Flashes Fighting Hunger initiative engaged families and the community through an MLK-themed event at Ravenna's King Kennedy Center. 

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