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Jill Cofojohn in a proton therapy treatment room.

Kent Salem Graduates Leading Ohio’s Cancer Battles with Proton Therapy

In July 2016, Jill Cofojohn became the first radiation therapist in Ohio to use proton therapy to treat a cancer patient. This noteworthy event took place at University Hospital’s Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland, where she worked as the advanced lead radiation therapist. Nine years later, Co…

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Columbiana County Campuses

Coach Herb Page greets alumni of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's golf program

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Golf Alumni Unite for Weekend Celebration

More than a hundred former student-athletes, donors and professional golfers recently gathered for a special Golf Alumni reunion. Coach Herb Page, who led the Golden Flashes golf program from 1977 to 2019, and recently led the effort to endow the program, had the idea to bring alumni together to celebrate the thriving Golden Flash golf community.

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Thurman Munson Statue Unveiling

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Unveils Statue of Baseball Legend Thurman Munson

51³Ô¹ÏÍø unveiled the first full-size statue of baseball legend Thurman Munson, honoring the former Yankees captain and university alumnus who died in a plane crash at the height of his career.

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Lisa Aurilio, ’87, MSN ’99, MBA ’11

Inspired by her mother’s nursing career, Lisa Aurilio, ’87, MSN ’99, MBA ’11, knew early on that her passion for science and connection with people made nursing the perfect path.

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New Member and Officers Announced for the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Alumni Association National Board of Directors

James Bailey, of Hudson, Ohio, has been appointed the Foundation Board representative for the Alumni Association National Board of Directors. James returns to the Board after serving as the president from 2017-2019. He is the senior vice president and managing director of PNC Institutional Asse…

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Golden Flashlings

Golden Flashlings

This football season, we’re celebrating the smallest members of our 51³Ô¹ÏÍø family with a brand-new social media tradition: Golden Flashlings!Whether they bark, crawl, toddle or just look adorable in blue and gold, we want to see the next generation of Golden Flashes showing their team spirit. Sh…

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John Comi graduated from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø in May 2025 with a degree in emerging media and technology.

Honors College Offered Recent Graduate Financial Assistance and a Sense of Community

Honors College helped recent graduate John Comi build a sense of community as well as meet his financial obligations. 

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CDC Friends Caps and Gowns

‘No Matter Where Life Takes Us, We Will Always Have These Friendships’

Three friends who attended schools together their entire lives, beginning at 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s Child Development Center, have graduated together in 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s spring Class of 2025. Now, they are contemplating where their post-graduate lives will take them and how they will maintain their close friendship. 

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Today

Three blimps over the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Airport.

IN A FLASH: Blimp Spotting

Look, up in the sky! As part of Goodyear’s 100-year anniversary celebration of its iconic blimp, three of the company’s airships could be seen cruising the skies over Northeast Ohio last week. 

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Today

A young man kneeling down in front of a server cabinet to arrange several green wires

Alumni Spotlight: Riley Jones, B.S. ’24, Computer Engineering Technology

What began as a high school job bagging groceries at Heinen’s led Riley Jones to a full-time career in IT. Now an IT Specialist at the company’s corporate office, Jones manages technology systems across retail stores, warehouses, and a datacenter.

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