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!
Salvador Dali Paintings Make Their Debut Along Side 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Fashion School Creations
An exhibit of rare Salvador Dali paintings and a collection of garments designed by 51³Ô¹ÏÍø School of Fashion students inspired by the Dali artwork has opened at Peg’s Gallery in Hudson, Ohio.
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.