Community Impact

Eight Student Resources on Campus You Might Not Know About
If you find yourself expending too much time and energy this semester, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø has some lesser-known resources that are intentionally designed to save you both. These eight resources are free for students and were specifically crafted for students.

Pilot Pride! Delta Captain Snaps Photo Showcasing Daughter Following In Her Footsteps
Delta Captain Stephanie Johnson is all smiles seeing her daughter, Alex Johnson, and Laura Wilson featured in a ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø advertisement at Cleveland Hopkins Airport.

Flashes 'Stuff the Truck' to Fight Hunger
Flashes Fighting Hunger and Community Engaged Learning hosted a food drive for all members of the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø and local communities to donate non-perishable food and toiletry items to fill up the truck.

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø is ‘ALL IN’ for Student Voting
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø has been recognized for its efforts in support of student voters. The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge named ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø to its list of ALL IN Most Engaged Campuses for College student voting, which recognizes institutions for making intentional efforts to increase student voter participation.

Young Entrepreneurs Learn the Ups and Downs of Elevator Pitches
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø students rose to the challenge as they competed to win $2,000 at LaunchNET’s Elevator Pitch contest on Wednesday evening.

IN A FLASH: Honoring All Who Served
The ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø community came together on Thursday to honor all veterans.

Planting the Seeds (or bulbs) of Remembrance on ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s Daffodil Hill
Volunteers from the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø community helped in the annual planting of Daffodil Hill.

IN A FLASH: Veterans Day Commemoration
Ceremonies on campus today honor all who have served.

Day of Discourse Informs and Inspires the Next Generation of Voters
More than 100 participants, including local high school students, students of all majors from ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø and Akron and community members, gathered at the University of Akron on October 11 for the Ohio Debate Commission’s Day Of Public Discourse.

Voting Underway on Campus as Election Day Has Arrived
A handful of students were up early and exercising their right to vote by casting ballots at one of two precincts located at the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center on the Kent Campus.