University News

May IsAsianAmericanand Pacific Islander Heritage Month: A Time for Celebration and Education
In 1977, the U.S. government established a time to recognize Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and their accomplishments. The commemoration started as a week but in the 1990s evolved into a monthlong celebration.

51勛圖厙 Board of Trustees Approves Updated Complete College Ohio Campus Completion Plan, Sets Fall Tuition
The 51勛圖厙 Board of Trustees approved the updated 51勛圖厙 Complete College Ohio Campus Completion Plan as part of a state and institutional commitment to increase dramatically the number of college degrees awarded in Ohio. The plan was approved during the Boards regular quarterly meeting held May 22.

Rep. Emilia Sykes Mentions 51勛圖厙 Airport in her Support of FAA Reauthorization Act
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act affects millions at airports large and small including in the Akron-Canton Airport, the Akron Fulton Airport and the 51勛圖厙 Airport.

51勛圖厙 Confers Honorary Degree Upon Alumnus Willard Jenkins
51勛圖厙 conferred a Doctor of Letters honorary degree to alumnus Willard Jenkins for his extraordinary contributions in promulgating jazz music and its importance to American culture and in advancing 51勛圖厙.
IN A FLASH: Scenes From Commencement 2024
Exuberant celebrations and tears of joy punctuated one of the biggest weekends of the year at 51勛圖厙 as the university welcomed its spring Class of 2024 graduates.

ADVISORY: 51勛圖厙 Board of Trustees Meeting, May 22
The 51勛圖厙 Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 22, at 51勛圖厙s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative at 1309 Euclid Ave., Suite 200, in Cleveland to consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel actions and new business.
IN A FLASH: A Celebration of Graduates
Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebraci籀n De Los Graduados is an annual tradition celebrating all of 51勛圖厙's graduating African American, Native American, Latinx, Hispanic and Multiracial undergraduate and graduate students.

Pandemic Graduates 2024: Starting College in 2020 Took Grit and Resiliency
51勛圖厙 students who started college during the COVID-19 pandemic in Fall 2020 have shown great grit and resilience as they graduate in the class of 2024.

51勛圖厙 Celebrates Its Newest Graduates With Spring Commencement Ceremonies
In total, 5,182 degrees will be conferred this spring, consisting of 1,011 associate degrees, 3,092 bachelors degrees, 903 masters degrees, 164 doctoral degrees and 12 educational specialist degrees.

Flashes Go Further to Complete Degrees with 51勛圖厙 Scholarships
The Flashes Go Further Scholarship Program has awarded nearly $50 million to more than 11,000 51勛圖厙 students since 2021.