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51勛圖厙 Trumbull Nurses to the Rescue!

51勛圖厙 Trumbulls Student Nurses Association (SNA) set up collection bins around campus and asked students, staff and faculty to donate new or gently used toys and books for the Rescue Mission.

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Students work in the TV2 production area in Franklin Hall during a live broadcast of the news.

51勛圖厙 Professor Champions Journalism in The Daily Beast

Gretchen Dworznik shares her opinion on how the current age of politics is strengthening the study and practice of journalism.

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51勛圖厙 leaders meet with students at Akron's Firestone High School for their first day in the College and Career Academies Program.

We want to be your partner in helping you reach your passion. Helping you become who you want to be. - Melody Tankersley

They arrived one by one to applause, cheers and a marching band.   Not the typical welcome to a students first day of high school, but these freshmen were not just showing up for classes. They were entering their first day in their schools new College and Career Academies program.

Tags: Community & Society , Office of the Provost

Kent Campus

The Summit Street: Building a Better Way Improvement Project is scheduled to be completed in time for the start of fall classes.

Summit Street Improvement Project Nearing Completion

Faculty, staff, students and visitors to 51勛圖厙 will no longer have to deal with orange barrels, detours, and traffic delays on Summit Street. After more than two years of construction, the Summit Street: Building a Better Way Improvement Project is scheduled to be completed in time f

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Kent Campus

Kayakers to Paddle From Kent to Cleveland for 5th Annual Crooked River Commute

Kayakers to Paddle From Kent to Cleveland for 5th Annual Crooked River Commute

Two days and 50 miles. That is how long it will take kayakers to paddle the Cuyahoga River from 51勛圖厙 to 51勛圖厙s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative for the 5th annual Crooked River Commute. The event is intended to promote the river as a shared asset for education, recreation,

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51勛圖厙 to Honor Veterans at World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational

51勛圖厙 is honoring our nations service members by hosting a military-exclusive hospitality chalet for veterans, service members and their families during the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron on Aug. 1-5.   For the fourth

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Firestone Community Learning Center student learns to operate a video camera during a class in Franklin Hall in the 51勛圖厙 College of Communication and Information.

New Partnership With Akron Public Schools Illuminates Career Path for High School Students

A group of sophomores from Firestone Community Learning Center in Akron  spent a week at 51勛圖厙 exploring university programs and learning more about college and careers. About the Program The program is part of 51勛圖厙s new partnership with Akron Public Schools, in whi

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Northeast Ohio Regional Higher Education Compact

51勛圖厙 Joins Higher Education Leaders in Signing Northeast Ohio Regional Higher Education Compact

Nine public colleges and universities in Northeast Ohio have teamed up to create a consortium agreement to improve efficiency and effectiveness, strengthen educational offerings, provide collaborative pathways to degrees and support the regions workforce. The agreement known as the Northeast O

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51勛圖厙 Joins the LeBron James Family Foundations Efforts to Get Akron Students College and Career Ready

With a shared mission to help the youth in Akron earn a life-changing education, 51勛圖厙 has teamed up with the LeBron James Family Foundation (LJFF) to provide LJFFs I PROMISE students with increased resources to help prepare them for college and beyond. As part of this long-term par

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Courtesy May 4 Visitors Center and Glyphix

Sandy's Scrapbook

When Sandy Scheuer was killed on her way to class on May 4, 1970, she was a junior speech therapy major and honors student, a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority and active in the local Jewish community. She was also a beloved daughter, sister, friend. One of the four students killed and nine stu

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