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Todd Diacon speaking at the celebration of life for Michael Schwartz

Former University President Honored by ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø and Cleveland State. 

Tags: Office of the President, President Todd Diacon, Community Impact, Community & Society, University News, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø President

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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

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø'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: ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s School of Fashion Rules the Runway

​Students, faculty and alumni from ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s 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

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø, was featured on WKYC Studios’ Good Company discussing the history and importance of Black History Month.

Tags: Nationally Distinctive, Community & Society

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Members of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's Football Team visit the I Promise School in Akron.

Touchdown! ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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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Rwandan students at Bob Christy's home

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Kindness Warms International Students' Heads - and Hearts

A ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø staffer's aunt helped graduate students from Rwanda prepare for their first winter in northeast Ohio. 

Tags: International Students, Office of Global Education, Community & Society, University Communications and Marketing, Global Presence, Global Reach, Student Life,

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LGBTQ students and allies painted The Rock

IN A FLASH: Promoting Kindness

Members of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's LGBTQ+ community and their allies used The Rock to share a call for kindness. 

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact

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Parking lot at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø'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.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society

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MLK Family Event at King Kennedy Community Center

MLK's Life and Legacy Celebrated Through Family Engagement

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø'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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