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Fashion show at Ronald McDonald house

High Style: ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s School of Fashion Rules the Runway

​Students, faculty and alumni from ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™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.  

Tags: University News , Arts & Culture , Student Life , Community & Society , Community Impact , Nationally Distinctive

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Summer Job and Internship Fair 2024

IN A FLASH: Thinking Ahead to Summer

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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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Members of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Football Team visit the I Promise School in Akron.

Touchdown! ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ 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. 

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Sports , Community Impact

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LGBTQ students and allies painted The Rock

IN A FLASH: Promoting Kindness

Members of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s LGBTQ+ community and their allies used The Rock to share a call for kindness. 

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact

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MLK Family Event at King Kennedy Community Center

MLK's Life and Legacy Celebrated Through Family Engagement

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Flashes Fighting Hunger initiative engaged families and the community through an MLK-themed event at Ravenna's King Kennedy Center. 

Tags: Martin Luther King Jr. , Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration , Community Impact , Community & Society , Black History Month , Ravenna

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Decorated door at DeWeese Health Center

IN A FLASH: Flashes Fight the Flu

On-campus flu vaccine clinics help keep ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ students, faculty and staff healthy throughout the flu season. 

Tags: Flu Shot , flu vaccine , University Health Services , Students First , Community Impact , University News , Community & Society

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ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ alumna Michelle Abrahamson Robell

How an Award-Winning Teacher Found Her Calling

After a few stops and starts, alumna Michelle Abrahamson Robell found her purpose in a fulfilling (and award-winning) career as a teacher.

Tags: Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact

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An image of a healthy Black mother and child.

Shining a Light on Black Maternity Care: Movie Screening and Panel Discussion Planned for Black History Month

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, in conjunction with University Libraries, on Feb. 6 will host a movie screening and panel discussion for Black History Month addressing the increasing infant mortality rate among African Americans in Northeast Ohio. 

Tags: Health , Research & Science , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Ribbon-cutting for the new track at the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Fieldhouse

IN A FLASH: Back on Track

There was an official ribbon-cutting for the new, high-tech running track that installed at the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Field House this summer. 

Tags: Department of Recreation and Wellness Services , ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Athletics , Fitness , Student Life , Community Impact

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Work continues on the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Ice Arena

IN A FLASH: Ice Arena Renovations Continue

Work continues on the renovations and improvements to the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Ice Arena.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Office of the University Architect , Community & Society , Community Impact

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