Community & Society

IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up
51³Ô¹ÏÍø celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!
Flying High: Ohio’s Lieutenant Governor tours 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s Nationally Ranked College of Aeronautics and Engineering
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel recently toured 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, seeing firsthand how the university is educating students for critically needed jobs in the aviation and engineering fields.
Ohio Lieutenant Governor Visits 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Geauga, Touts Nursing Program as Job Creator
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel visited 51³Ô¹ÏÍø at Geauga on June 9 to tour its nursing program with President Todd Diacon and Geauga Dean Angela Spalsbury, Ph.D. 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Today was there when Tressel later took part in a roundtable discussion with Geauga County leaders and educators to share ideas on how best to prepare Ohio’s workforce.

51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s Making Our Own Space Program Gives Teens a Taste of Architecture
Summer camps for kids interested in architecture don’t come along often – at least that’s what Elise Bolton’s mother discovered when she searched for one. But then, not a whole lot of 11-year-olds may dream of becoming architects.

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.

IN A FLASH: Mindful Mayem
A 51³Ô¹ÏÍø fraternity presented its annual car smash in early May to help students de-stress while raising money for cancer research.

Celebrating 60 Years: Illustrious Past, Innovation for the Future
A star-studded lineup of scientists returned to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø April 25-26 to mark the 60th anniversary of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute.

Mission: Graduation Surprise
When Jayrelis Capeles walked across the stage at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø this spring, she was already brimming with emotion. She had just earned not one, but two degrees — in psychology and sociology — and was celebrating the end of her college journey that began in 2021. But the most unforgettable moment wasn’t the walk or the tassel turn.

Happy 115th Birthday, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø!
In May, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø observes two historic institutional anniversaries, the first is of their founding as a school and the second is of the college being established as a university.

IN A FLASH: 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Earth Fest
In April, 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s Earth Fest was part of a full month of events and activities celebrating Earth Day and Earth Month.