Profiles
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Research Links Iron, Zinc Deficiency to Lake Erie Algal Blooms
A new study led by 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s David Costello finds that trace metals — not just nitrogen and phosphorus — frequently limit biological productivity in freshwater streams, with implications for waterways across Northeast Ohio and beyond.
A Few Parting Words From Julia Michalak
We catch up with senior physical education and sport performance major Julia Michalak between student-teaching classes during her final semester at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. In a brief Q&A-style interview reflecting on her trials and triumphs from the past four years, Michalak offers some wise words for her younger self and for future Golden Flashes.
‘I Feel Like the Luckiest Person in the World’
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Grounds Manager Rebekkah "Bekkah" Berryhill came to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø to get a teaching degree. What she learned while working as a student groundskeeper helped her find her passion and lasting happiness in the outdoors.
‘Perseverance Is Going to Have to Be Part of the Process’
Laura Davis, Ph.D., co-founder and first director of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s May 4 Visitors Center, was recently named a Woman of the Year by the Summit County Historical Society. Davis was a first-year student at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø on May 4, 1970, and she shares her journey to becoming an activist and what people today can learn from America’s history of protest.
Sydney Brown is Just Getting Started
When Sydney Brown arrived at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø as a first-year student from Avon, Ohio, she didn't wait to get started. She walked into the TV2 newsroom — now 51³Ô¹ÏÍør TV — and introduced herself. That instinct to show up, dive in and tell stories has defined every semester since.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Junior Jasmine McCulley Joins Team USA for World Twirling Championships
For most of her life, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø junior visual communication design major Jasmine McCulley, has built her identity around community, the arts and competition, whether through The Touch of Gold Twirlers or competitive baton twirling. Sixteen years after she first picked up a baton, she will represent Team USA this August in Paris at the IBTF World Competition.
Faculty filmmakers win Oscar-qualifying festival for short film featured at Cleveland International Film Festival
A short film co-directed by two 51³Ô¹ÏÍø faculty members is eligible to submit to the Academy after winning Best Live Action Short Film at the Oscar-qualifying St. Louis Film Festival- and is now being featured at the Cleveland International Film Festival.
Flash Focus: Hannah Fletcher
Meet Hannah Fletcher, a senior history major and anthropology minor, from Ravenna, Ohio. This history major thrives on creating powerful connections between visitors and the stories that shaped a generation.
How an International Alumna Designed Her Future at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
51³Ô¹ÏÍø graduate Luana Johnson highlights how the American Academy partnership and the university's elite design labs provided the professional access needed to launch a global career.
Flash Focus: Ayna Tazhiyeva
Meet Ayna Tazhiyeva, a first-year double major in communication studies and international studies, from Turkmenistan, Central Asia. Combining her studies with a role at University Libraries, Tazhiyeva finds her voice through research and community connection.