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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, Diverse ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø

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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: LGBTQ Community, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ+ Center, Diverse ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø, 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, Diverse ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø, 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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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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

Tags: Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, Martin Luther King Jr., University News, Community & Society, Diverse ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø, Office of University Outreach and Engagement, Black United Students, Amoaba Gooden

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Black squirrel near a tree on Front Campus

IN A FLASH: A Squirrel Instead?

At ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø, campus black squirrels may need to step in for Groundhog Day forecasting duties. 

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

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MLK event panel

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s MLK Celebration Focuses on Following Dr. King’s Principles: Live a Life of Love and Peace During Conflict

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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. 

Tags: University News, Student Life, Community & Society, Diverse ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø

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Decorated door at DeWeese Health 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. 

Tags: Flu Shot, flu vaccine, University Health Services, Students First, Community Impact, University News, Community & Society

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An image of a healthy Black mother and child.

Shining a Light on Black Maternity Care: Movie Screening and Panel Discussion Planned for Black History Month

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s 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. 

Tags: Health, Research & Science, Community & Society, Diverse ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø, Community Impact

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