Community & Society

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Police Dog Coco Celebrates Five Years of Service
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Police Services is celebrating the five-year anniversary – or the 35 dog-year anniversary – of its first K-9 unit, which features 7-year-old German Shepherd Coco and her handler, Officer Anne Spahr.

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Fashion Student Creates Dress Masterpiece from Netflix Envelopes
A ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ fashion student used her passion for design to turn an Akron woman’s collection of 1,500 Netflix envelopes into a dress masterpiece.

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Professor Sheds Light on Understanding Fake News
Mark Whitmore Ph.D., an assistant professor of management and information systems at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s College of Business Administration, shared his expertise on how the public comprehends fake news in today’s society with the investment research firm Morningstar.

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Professor Shares Environmental Design Expertise During Akron Radio Station Podcast
Mark Mistur, dean of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s College of Architecture and Environmental Design, recently spoke about the architecture building’s energy-efficient resources and ways that the building stays environmentally friendly with WAKR’s Jeanne Destro. In the Nov. 2 interview, Dean …
Veterans Honored at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Veterans Commemoration Event
With military flanking the Kiva building entryway and flags lining the Risman Plaza lawn, the community gathered in the Kiva auditorium for ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s annual Veteran’s Day Commemoration on Nov. 8, 2018.

Flash's Professional Closet at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Stark Provides Accessibility to Fashion
Mendi Sample, who will graduate with her bachelor's degree from ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Stark in the spring, was born blind, but she still cares about fashion. And she knows that finding an accessible place for professional clothing gives her an edge come graduation day.

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Trumbull Earns Junior Achievement Volunteer Award
Junior Achievement of Mahoning Valley has named ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ at Trumbull its 2018 Volunteer Organization of the Year. Dan Palmer, Ph.D., assistant dean of academic affairs and Junior Achievement of Mahoning Valley board member, accepted the …
Southern Comfort Kitchen Cooking up Experiences for Entrepreneurship Students
Two ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ entrepreneurship students have turned their passion for Louisiana cuisine into a new pop-up restaurant, the Southern Comfort Kitchen.
