Community Impact
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.
High Style: ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s School of Fashion Rules the Runway
​Students, faculty and alumni from ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’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.
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.
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.
IN A FLASH: Promoting Kindness
Members of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's LGBTQ+ community and their allies used The Rock to share a call for kindness.
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.
IN A FLASH: Flashes Fight the Flu
On-campus flu vaccine clinics help keep ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø students, faculty and staff healthy throughout the flu season.
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.
Shining a Light on Black Maternity Care: Movie Screening and Panel Discussion Planned for Black History Month
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’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.
IN A FLASH: Back on Track
There was an official ribbon-cutting for the new, high-tech running track that installed at the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Field House this summer.