Community Impact
IN A FLASH: A New Tradition for a Living Memorial
Planting bulbs on Daffodil Hill has become part of ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ's annual Veteran's Day Commemoration.
‘It’s a Beautiful Event to Honor Everything They’ve Done for Us’
The ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ community came together to celebrate its values and honor fallen veterans on Daffodil Hill.
How Covid Created a New Career Path for Kacie Gikonyo
¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ alumna and former nurse Kacie Gikonyo has founded the Death Doula Collective, a nationwide group for death doulas, and plans to establish her own death doula school in the Cleveland-Akron area to provide clinical hands-on training.
Honoring Veterans for Their Service
¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ paid formal tribute to all those who have served in the U.S. armed forces at its annual Veterans Day Commemoration.
IN A FLASH: Keep 'Em Flying!
Fog and the dawning sun created scenic views at the ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ Airport.
Listen: ‘Soldier’s Heart’ by Maj Ragain
In honor of Veterans Day, we share "Soldier's Heart," a poem by the late Maj Ragain, about his experience guiding writing workshops for veterans in the Warriors Journey Home Veterans Healing Circle.
IN A FLASH: Growing Panes
Window glass is being installed on Crawford Hall, which will soon be the new home of ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship.
IN A FLASH: Honoring The MVPs of Nursing Education
Educators from the nursing programs at ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ and The University of Akron were honored at last week's ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ at Akron football game.
Football Team and Students Campus Kitchen Volunteer
¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ's Football team and other ¶¡ÏãÎåÔÂæÃæÃÖÐÎÄ students volunteered at Campus Kitchen's March food distribution in collaboration with the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank Wednesday, March 17, at Dix Stadium. This volunteer opportunity will continue on the third Wednesday of every month through June, thanks to a food bank grant from Feeding America. Additionally, Campus Kitchen student volunteers hold food pantries in Tri-Towers three times per week as well and support the food pantry within the Office of the Dean of Students.
CommUNITY Lab
CommUNITY Lab is a new four-year cohort program coordinated through Community Engaged Learning that offers scholars a network of care and resources while removing financial, academic, and personal barriers to success. Participants reside in a Living-Learning Community located in Lake Hall on the Kent Campus where they learn through specially selected courses, plug into campus resources and co-create individualized achievement plans with their support networks.