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51³Ô¹ÏÍø at Akron Pride 2023

Celebrating Pride Statewide in June and Beyond

51³Ô¹ÏÍø's LGBTQ+ Center is celebrating Pride Month by boosting activities statewide, collaborating with local events, hosting a walking group and planning for a fabulous Fall Semester. 

Tags: Community Impact , Community & Society , Town-Gown , downtown kent , City of Kent

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Trumbull Veterinary Technology students

IN A FLASH: Helping Creatures Great and Small

The Veterinary Technology Program offered at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Trumbull and Tuscarawas campuses prepares program graduates for successful careers in veterinary practices, animal hospitals and farms of all sizes.

Tags: Research & Science , 51³Ô¹ÏÍø at Trumbull , Tuscarawas Campus , Community Impact , Nationally Distinctive , Community & Society , Healthcare

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A student flips through a book at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Press book sale

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Press Has Offerings for Summer Reading

Looking for an interesting book to put in your beach bag this summer? The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Press has plenty of new reads.

Tags: Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , Arts & Culture

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø won the food waste category in the Campus Race to Zero Waste national competition.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Places First in National Sustainability Competition

51³Ô¹ÏÍø earned first-place honors in the annual Campus Race to Zero Waste, a nationwide college campus recycling competition.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , Organizational Sustainability

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø graduate Athalia James is now a nurse at Summa

From Passion to Purpose

Drawn to healthcare as a child, Athalia James pursued that passion all the way to a fulfilling career in nursing. 

Tags: 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Works , Community Impact , Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement , Alumni

Alumni and Giving

Medhin Dollebo, Ph.D., visiting Scholar at Risk from Ethiopia.

Ethiopian Professor Spending Year at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø to Escape Persecution at Home

Speaking out against government corruption and ethnic killings in his home country of Ethiopia made Medhin Dollebo, Ph.D., the target of constant threats and harassment. 

Tags: Profiles , Community Impact , School of Peace and Conflict Studies , Community & Society , Global Reach

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Athalia James

From Passion to Purpose

Drawn to healthcare as a child, Athalia James pursued that passion all the way to a fulfilling career in nursing. 

Tags: 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Works , Community Impact , Healthcare , Science

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April 2024 Washington D.C. trip

IN A FLASH: In Our Nation's Capital

During an April trip to our nation's capital, representatives from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø met with U.S. politicians as well as 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students and alumni working in national government.

Tags: Community Impact , Government Relations , Community & Society

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College of Podiatric Medicine Spring 2024 Commencement

IN A FLASH: Putting Their Best Foot Forward


Ready to serve the community from the ground up, 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s College of Podiatric Medicine welcomed 88 new graduates in its spring Class of 2024.

Tags: College of Podiatric Medicine , Community Impact , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Commencement , Healthcare

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Police Academy now in Twinsburg

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Opens New Police Academy in Twinsburg

51³Ô¹ÏÍø hopes to address the police officer shortage by expanding its police academy to Twinsburg, Ohio, this fall. 

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact

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