Community & Society
IN A FLASH: Thinking Ahead to Summer
51³Ô¹ÏÍø students who are thinking ahead for summer attended the Summer Job and Internship Fair on the second floor of the Kent Student Center.
The History of Black History Month
Mwatabu S. Okantah, professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, was featured on WKYC Studios’ Good Company discussing the history and importance of Black History Month.
Touchdown! 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Football Squad Scores with I Promise School Students
Golden Flashes football team members spent a recent afternoon visiting with students at the LeBron James Family Foundation’s I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, where they checked out the school’s facilities and spent time reading to youngsters.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Kindness Warms International Students' Heads - and Hearts
A 51³Ô¹ÏÍø staffer's aunt helped graduate students from Rwanda prepare for their first winter in northeast Ohio.
IN A FLASH: Promoting Kindness
Members of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's LGBTQ+ community and their allies used The Rock to share a call for kindness.
Solving Parking Problems is Winning Idea
Have you ever experienced frustration while trying to find a parking spot on campus? Five business school students did, and last fall they pitched their solutions in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Idea Pitch and won first place.
MLK's Life and Legacy Celebrated Through Family Engagement
51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Flashes Fighting Hunger initiative engaged families and the community through an MLK-themed event at Ravenna's King Kennedy Center.
IN A FLASH: Lifting Every Voice
A recent graduate lent his voice to an inspiring opening of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.
IN A FLASH: A Squirrel Instead?
At 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, campus black squirrels may need to step in for Groundhog Day forecasting duties.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s MLK Celebration Focuses on Following Dr. King’s Principles: Live a Life of Love and Peace During Conflict
51³Ô¹ÏÍø used its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Feb. 1 to inaugurate a new series of educational programs to help foster a better understanding of the many diverse voices in the university community.