Community & Society
CAVS Open House Welcomes Veterans and Service Members
Incoming and existing military-connected 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students were welcomed to campus with open arms at the Veterans and Service Members Open House hosted by the Center for Adult and Veteran Services (CAVS). The event aimed to bring the military community - from student to spouse to staff member - together with food, refreshments and conversation.
Social Justice Quilting Project With 51³Ô¹ÏÍø to Benefit the King Kennedy Community Center
In August 2021, 1,000 incoming 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students, faculty and staff began a collaborative community effort to implement a social justice quilting project. This initiative stemmed from the Community Engaged Learning department's welcome week and was completed in late August 2022. The mission was to create something by 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students that could be sold or auctioned off to raise money for improvements to the gymnasium at the King Kennedy Community Center.
Meet 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Police Department’s Newest K-9 Officer, Salem
Still in training, this 4-month-old Labrador Retriever will be partnered with Sgt. Anne Spahr. Salem’s cuteness has been featured on all the , and he’s already stealing many hearts!
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s LaunchNET Marks 10 Years of Helping Clients Pursue Their Dreams and Turn Their Visions Into Reality
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s LaunchNET program is celebrating 10 years of helping members of the university community pursue their entrepreneurial ventures.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Psychology Professor to Receive 2022 ATHENA Akron Leadership Award
ATHENA Akron, a women’s leadership organization in Summit County, Ohio, has named Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, its winner of the 2022 ATHENA Akron Leadership Award. She will receive the award on Nov. 17 at the Hilton Akron/Fairlawn.
New Emergency Management Coordinator Is Working to Make Sure 51³Ô¹ÏÍø is Prepared for Disaster
Vincent Marino, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s new emergency management coordinator, has been on the job for six months working to ensure the university community is ready for whatever might come next.
National Committee Recognizes Flash Connections Exemplary Work With Exploratory Students
Choosing a career path at age 18 can be overwhelming for some students. As a part of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's University College’s Exploratory Program, Flash Connections are enhanced sections of the required First Year Experience course created especially for Exploratory students. The Flash Connections program is designed to help students considering multiple majors find a community while discovering their major. This program’s exemplary work with undecided students was recently recognized, receiving awards from the Global Community for Academic Advising.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Nursing Student Honored for Lifesaving Effort
A 51³Ô¹ÏÍø College of Nursing student who graduated Aug. 20 recently was honored by the city of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, along with her sister, for working to save the life of a woman who fell ill while playing volleyball.
Former NBA Player Inspires Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Students
Even those who perform at the highest levels of talent struggle with challenges that change the way they live. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, a former NBA player, spoke to a 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Speech Pathology class via Zoom to address the difficulties living with stuttering as an adult and professional athlete.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Partnership with Portage County Agency Saves More than Half a Million Pounds of Residence Hall Castoffs from Landfill
Workers from the Portage County non-profit organization recently arrived at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Kent Campus to collect one of the most prized castoffs from university residence halls: bicycles.