Community & Society
IN A FLASH: Flashes Fight the Flu
On-campus flu vaccine clinics help keep 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students, faculty and staff healthy throughout the flu season.
A Community Discussion Over Lunch Focuses On MLK's Ideas About Peace and Conflict
The 100 Plates event allowed students, faculty and staff to discuss Martin Luther King Jr.'s ideas about peace and conflict.
Shining a Light on Black Maternity Care: Movie Screening and Panel Discussion Planned for Black History Month
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, in conjunction with University Libraries, on Feb. 6 will host a movie screening and panel discussion for Black History Month addressing the increasing infant mortality rate among African Americans in Northeast Ohio.
IN A FLASH: Ice Arena Renovations Continue
Work continues on the renovations and improvements to the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Ice Arena.
Strutting Our Stuff: 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s School of Fashion to Help Raise Money for Ronald McDonald House Charities
Students, faculty and alumni from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s world-renowned School of Fashion will be sending some of their most exciting designs down the runway on Feb. 8 in Haute for the House, a fashion show to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio.
Student Says Dad Would Be Proud to See Him Mentoring His Peers, Helping the Community
Sophomore public health major Ivory Kendrick has many irons in the fire this semester - along with academics, he is working as an intern and training his peers to be leaders.
Strongly Rooted: '80 graduate and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø donor is serious about local workforce development
Thirty years ago, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø alumna Elizabeth Bartz had a big decision to make. She had an excellent job in Washington, D.C., but was looking to move back home to Northeast Ohio. A 1980 graduate with a bachelor’s degree in journalism, Bartz earned her master’s degree in politic…
Strongly Rooted: '80 graduate and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø donor is serious about local workforce development
Thirty years ago, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø alumna Elizabeth Bartz had a big decision to make. She had an excellent job in Washington, D.C., but was looking to move back home to Northeast Ohio. A 1980 graduate with a bachelor’s degree in journalism, Bartz earned her master’s degree in pol…
‘A Promise Kept’
When she walked across the stage at commencement on Dec. 16, Terrie Harris realized a dream more than 25 years in the making. Life intervened often during Harris’ educational journey, but thanks to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s regional campus system a diploma was finally hers in December.
Four Decades Later, Study Experience in Florence Still Shapes Local Architect’s Work
Boardman-based architect Robert Mastriana was among the first class of students to study in Florence, Italy, through the university’s education-abroad program. He tells The Vindicator newspaper how that experience still influences his work.