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Spring Opera 2025

IN A FLASH: Fairies, Fantasy and Song!

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Opera Theatre's spring production featured scenes from a selection of famous operas with themes both natural and supernatural. 

Tags: School of Theatre and Dance , Community Impact , Community & Society , Arts & Culture , Hugh A. Glauser School of Music , In a Flash

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Dancers at 2025 Juneteenth Jubilee

IN A FLASH: A Joyous Juneteenth Celebration

51³Ô¹ÏÍø's fourth annual Juneteenth Jubilee welcomed the community to celebrate the rich history of Black Americans with live music, dance performances, food trucks, vendors and more. 

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Arts & Culture , In a Flash

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Mother and Daughter Elise Gregcar and Avery McGee graduate from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø together this past May

Like Mother, Like Daughter: Mom and Daughter Duo Cross the Stage Together

Elisa Grecar and her daughter Maddie McGee made a meaningful memory this May when they graduated together from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø – Grecar with a degree in psychology and McGee with a degree in zoology.

Tags: Community & Society , First Generation

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A dress designed by a 51³Ô¹ÏÍø School of Fashion student debuted along with a collection of Salvador Dali paintings.

Salvador Dalí Paintings Make Their Debut Alongside 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Fashion School Creations

An exhibit of rare Salvador Dalí paintings and a collection of garments designed by 51³Ô¹ÏÍø School of Fashion students inspired by the Dalí artwork has opened at Peg’s Gallery in Hudson, Ohio. 

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , Design at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø , Arts & Culture

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Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel meets with the Flying Flashes Air Race Classic teams from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø.

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.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Community & Society , 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Works , Nationally Distinctive

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Geauga Campus Dean Angela Spalsbury, Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø President Todd Diacon

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.

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Sophomore architecture student Elise Bolton of South Euclid, Ohio served as an intern for Making Our Own Space in Cleveland in 2024.

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. 

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Profiles , Community Impact , Honors College , College of Architecture and Environmental Design , Design at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø

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Melody Tankersley, Ph.D., 51³Ô¹ÏÍø executive vice president and provost, was a keynote speaker at the International Town and Gown Association conference at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø June 3-6, 2025

International Town and Gown Association Came to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø to Communicate, Collaborate and Celebrate

More than 280 people attended the 2025 ITGA City & University Relations Conference, which kicked off at the Kent Student Center ballroom on June 4. Todd Kamenash, 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s associate dean of students for conduct & community engagement, chaired the ITGA conference, which had the theme Communicate, Collaborate and Celebrate.

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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. 

Tags: Alumni , 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Airport , Community Impact , Community & Society , College of Aeronautics and Engineering , In a Flash

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Delta Chi Car Smash

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. 

Tags: Student Organizations , Community & Society , Community Impact , In a Flash

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