Community Impact
Robots Take Over the College of Aeronautics and Engineering
¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ's College of Aeronautics and Engineering hosted a qualifying competition for the First Tech Challenge 2024 Robotics Competition.
High Style: ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ’s School of Fashion Rules the Runway
​Students, faculty and alumni from ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ’s world-renowned School of Fashion sent some of their most exciting designs down the runway on Feb. 8 in Haute for the House, a fashion show that benefitted Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio.
IN A FLASH: Thinking Ahead to Summer
¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ students who are thinking ahead for summer attended the Summer Job and Internship Fair on the second floor of the Kent Student Center.
Touchdown! ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ Football Squad Scores with I Promise School Students
Golden Flashes football team members spent a recent afternoon visiting with students at the LeBron James Family Foundation’s I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, where they checked out the school’s facilities and spent time reading to youngsters.
IN A FLASH: Promoting Kindness
Members of ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ's LGBTQ+ community and their allies used The Rock to share a call for kindness.
MLK's Life and Legacy Celebrated Through Family Engagement
¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ's Flashes Fighting Hunger initiative engaged families and the community through an MLK-themed event at Ravenna's King Kennedy Center.
IN A FLASH: Flashes Fight the Flu
On-campus flu vaccine clinics help keep ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ students, faculty and staff healthy throughout the flu season.
How an Award-Winning Teacher Found Her Calling
After a few stops and starts, alumna Michelle Abrahamson Robell found her purpose in a fulfilling (and award-winning) career as a teacher.
Shining a Light on Black Maternity Care: Movie Screening and Panel Discussion Planned for Black History Month
¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ’s Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, in conjunction with University Libraries, on Feb. 6 will host a movie screening and panel discussion for Black History Month addressing the increasing infant mortality rate among African Americans in Northeast Ohio.
IN A FLASH: Back on Track
There was an official ribbon-cutting for the new, high-tech running track that installed at the ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ Field House this summer.