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University to Work With Siffrin on Training Program at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Trumbull

51³Ô¹ÏÍø at Trumbull will become home to a Siffrin Academy to help people with disabilities transition from high school to jobs or advanced education programs.

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Downtown Discovery Days Wants Mask-Wearing Students

In partnership with 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, Main Street Kent invites mask-wearing 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students to visit downtown Kent businesses for a chance to win great prizes.

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Virtual Screening of 'And She Could Be Next'

To celebrate Constitution Day, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Libraries is offering a virtual screening of the documentary "And She Could Be Next" on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion that will include the filmmakers and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø faculty members.

Tags: Community & Society, Arts & Culture

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Staff Member Memorializes Grandfather Through Cleveland Indians

armen Roberts III, a senior budget analyst for the University Budget Office, told WKBN how his family memorialized their late grandfather, a longtime Cleveland Indians fan.

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Akron head coach John Groce and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø head men's basketball coach Rob Senderoff

Rivals Unite for Social Change

Two archrival men's basketball teams worked together to produce a powerful video supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and encouraging everyone to register to vote in the 2020 election.

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Three 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students.

Changing Families and Futures: 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Receives Five-Year Grant Renewal for TRIO Student Support Services Program

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded 51³Ô¹ÏÍø a $2.6 million, five-year TRIO Student Support Services program grant. The program serves students from first-generation and low-income backgrounds and students with diverse learning and physical abilities.

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Kent Campus

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Holds Flashes Fight Hunger Contactless Food Drive on Aug. 26

Among the festivities marking the beginning of this unconventional semester, one 51³Ô¹ÏÍø office is partnering with Portage County social service agencies to host a contactless food drive to collect items that will support members of campus and local communities. The Flashes Fighting Hunger Contactless Food Drive, organized by 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s Community Engaged Learning, will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 4-8 p.m.

Tags: Community & Society, Community Engaged Learning, University College, COVID-19 HUB

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51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s College of Public Health Hosts Virtual Public Health Academy for High School Students

We all know the world has changed, perhaps forever. The overall lesson of the COVID- 19 pandemic is that we need a public health workforce, prepared at all levels, to monitor the world for emerging infectious diseases, to prevent the spread of highly contagious diseases, to develop new treatments and vaccines, and to invent novel approaches never seen before. 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s College of Public Health is addressing this workforce challenge, in part, by hosting the 2020 Virtual Public Health Academy.

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Kent Campus

Melanie Knowles, 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s manager of sustainability, stands in front of her favorite building on campus, The John Elliott for Architecture and Environmental Design.

10 Questions With Melanie Knowles, Manager of Sustainability

Melanie Knowles is the manager of sustainability at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. In this role, she works with people all over campus to make cost-effective, better practices for the environment. Learn more about Knowles as she answers these 10 questions.

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