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Summer Job and Internship Fair 2024

IN A FLASH: Thinking Ahead to Summer

91ÊÓÆµ 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 , Career Exploration and Development , Community Impact , Community & Society , In a Flash

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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 91ÊÓÆµ, 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 91ÊÓÆµ's Football Team visit the I Promise School in Akron.

Touchdown! 91ÊÓÆµ 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

91ÊÓÆµ Kindness Warms International Students' Heads - and Hearts

A 91ÊÓÆµ staffer's aunt helped graduate students from Rwanda prepare for their first winter in northeast Ohio. 

Tags: Global Education , Global Education , Community & Society , University Communications and Marketing , Student Life , Global Reach

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LGBTQ students and allies painted The Rock

IN A FLASH: Promoting Kindness

Members of 91ÊÓÆµ's LGBTQ+ community and their allies used The Rock to share a call for kindness. 

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , In a Flash

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Parking lot at 91ÊÓÆµ'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

91ÊÓÆµ'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. Celebration , Community Impact , Community & Society , Black History Month ,

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Brandon Bell singing "Lift Every Voice and Sing"

IN A FLASH: Lifting Every Voice

A recent graduate lent his voice to an inspiring opening of 91ÊÓÆµ's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

Tags: Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration , University News , Community & Society , Office of University Outreach and Engagement , Black United Students , In a Flash

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Black squirrel near a tree on Front Campus

IN A FLASH: A Squirrel Instead?

At 91ÊÓÆµ, campus black squirrels may need to step in for Groundhog Day forecasting duties. 

Tags: Black Squirrel , University News , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Spring Semester , In a Flash

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MLK event panel

91ÊÓÆµâ€™s MLK Celebration Focuses on Following Dr. King’s Principles: Live a Life of Love and Peace During Conflict

91ÊÓÆµ used its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Feb. 1 to inaugurate a new series of educational programs to help foster a better understanding of the many diverse voices in the university community. 

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