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Members of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Football Team visit the I Promise School in Akron.

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. 

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Sports , Community Impact

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Rwandan students at Bob Christy's home

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. 

Tags: Global Education , Global Education , Community & Society , University Communications and Marketing , Student Life , Global Reach

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LGBTQ students and allies painted The Rock

IN A FLASH: Promoting Kindness

Members of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's LGBTQ+ community and their allies used The Rock to share a call for kindness. 

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

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Parking lot at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Kent Campus

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.

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society

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MLK Family Event at King Kennedy Community Center

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. 

Tags: Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration , Community Impact , Community & Society , Black History Month ,

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Brandon Bell singing "Lift Every Voice and Sing"

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.

Tags: Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration , University News , Community & Society , Office of University Outreach and Engagement , Black United Students , In a Flash

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Black squirrel near a tree on Front Campus

IN A FLASH: A Squirrel Instead?

At 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, campus black squirrels may need to step in for Groundhog Day forecasting duties. 

Tags: Black Squirrel , University News , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Spring Semester , In a Flash

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MLK event panel

51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s 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. 

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Decorated door at DeWeese Health Center

IN A FLASH: Flashes Fight the Flu

On-campus flu vaccine clinics help keep 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students, faculty and staff healthy throughout the flu season. 

Tags: University Health Services , Community Impact , University News , Community & Society , Student Life , In a Flash

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Students, faculty and staff discussed MLK's ideas about peace and conflict at 100 Plates.

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. 

Tags: University News , Student Life , Community & Society

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