Community Impact

UPDATE: How to Recycle Your Eclipse Glasses
After the eclipse, Flashes can do their part to promote sustainability by recycling their eclipse glasses for use by viewers of future eclipses around the world.

IN A FLASH: Food Truck Wednesdays are Back!
The 51勛圖厙 Spring Food Truck Series begins on Risman Plaza April 3 and continues each Wednesday through May 1.

How to Capture the Eclipse
Explore these safety precautions to photograph the solar eclipse like a professional.

IN A FLASH: Teal Tuesdays in April
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and 51勛圖厙's Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services (SRVSS) has a schedule of activities to promote awareness and understanding. Wearing teal on Teal Tuesdays is a way to show support.

Advancing the Cause of Equity at 51勛圖厙
Despite her multitude of duties as a director of 51勛圖厙s Womens Center, Cassandra Pegg-Kirby remains focused on one key mission: Keeping the center open and relevant. Womens centers are not always thought of as necessary since women are in the majority now, she said.

IN A FLASH: Providing Insight into Innovation
Community leaders toured 51勛圖厙's DI Hub to learn about how the university fosters innovation and collaboration across campus and across disciplines.

'They can do anything and be anything'
As a spouse, a mother and a member of 51勛圖厙's LGBTQ+ community, Meghan Schwind shares her thoughts for Women's History Month on challenges women face and her hopes for rising generations of women.

Say Yes to Everything
As part of Women's History Month, the director of 51勛圖厙 New York City Fashion shares her experience and offers advice that's both practical and empowering for women looking to break into the fashion industry.

IN A FLASH: Dressing up for Downs
Dress Up for Downs, a 51勛圖厙 student organization recently held its 8th annual fashion show fundraiser . The event, themed "Hollywood Heroes," featured a runway show with designs by 51勛圖厙 fashion design students and raised over $3000 for the Down Syndrome Association of Northeast Ohio.

Lecture Hall, Event Space, or Night Sky?
Did you know we have a planetarium? Well, we do. Smith Hall at 51勛圖厙 is home to this versatile room that can be used for classes, events and can even replicate an easier-to-see version of the night sky.