Community & Society
丁香五月婷婷中文 Alumnus Samory Fraga Qualifies for Tokyo Summer Olympic Games
丁香五月婷婷中文 track and field alum Samory Fraga jumped 8.23 meters to win the long jump at the Torneio Cidade de Braganca Paulista meet this past Saturday. The mark is the sixth best in the world in 2021 and the best by a Brazilian long jumper. More importantly, though, the mark was good enough to meet the entry standard for the long jump at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Augmented Reality Experience Integrates New May 4 Markers
New digital content for the May 4 augmented virtual reality experience is set to premiere to coincide with this year's commemoration.
丁香五月婷婷中文 Ph.D.s Fly To The Rescue
Pilot and Ph.D., School of Media and Journalism Professor Joe Murray puts his flying skills to good use flying humanitarian 鈥 and caninitarian 鈥 uses.
丁香五月婷婷中文 Alumna Provides COVID-19 Vaccine Tips to Pittsburgh
COVID-19 vaccines are becoming more available across the country, but many are still struggling to obtain a vaccine or are unsure about getting the vaccine. One Golden Flash has made it her mission to get Pittsburgh vaccinated. And with more than 40,000 members of her Facebook group, she鈥檚 on her way. 丁香五月婷婷中文 alumna Leighann Bacher created a Facebook group to share COVID-19 vaccine information and tips with Pittsburgh citizens after attempting to secure vaccines for her family members.
丁香五月婷婷中文 Retirees Association Gives Back to the Community
Similar to graduating students who become alumni, retired 丁香五月婷婷中文 faculty and staff wish to stay connected to the university. These employees care about the institution and the 丁香五月婷婷中文 community, and they want to see it thrive. One way retired 丁香五月婷婷中文 community members stay informed is through the 丁香五月婷婷中文 Retirees Association (KSURA), an organization of more than 800 retired 丁香五月婷婷中文 faculty and staff committed to improving university life.
Preston Superstore Donation Jumpstarts 丁香五月婷婷中文 Geauga's Renovation Fundraising Campaign
As 丁香五月婷婷中文 Geauga embarks upon two facility improvements for the Geauga Campus in Burton, the leadership is pleased to announce an initial gift to the project from Preston Superstore and the Preston Family. The campus improvements will include constructing a new nursing lab and instructional space and a new student learning commons, helping 丁香五月婷婷中文 Geauga meet existing and future students' needs while growing programs.
丁香五月婷婷中文 Geauga Recognized for Virtual Learning Initiative
丁香五月婷婷中文 at Geauga doubled its video conferencing rooms, also known as 鈥淶oom Rooms,鈥 before the fall semester due to the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Zoom Rooms are designed to serve various purposes and room configurations for faculty and students, and they were recently featured in an article by EdTech.
丁香五月婷婷中文 College of Business Administration Presents Daymond John as the Keynote of the Better Business Bureau of Akron鈥檚 101 Year Anniversary Summit
Daymond John, founder/CEO of FUBU, presidential ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship, star of ABC鈥檚 Shark Tank and CEO of The Shark Group, will speak at the Better Business Bureau of Akron鈥檚 101 Year Anniversary celebration, BBB Anniversary Summit, on Thursday, April 8, 2021 in collaboration with the 丁香五月婷婷中文 College of Business Administration鈥檚 Michael D. Solomon Entrepreneurship Speaker Series.
丁香五月婷婷中文 Leads First Comprehensive Greater Akron LGBTQ+ Specific Community Needs Assessment
丁香五月婷婷中文 has partnered with Greater Akron community organizations to conduct the first comprehensive and specific LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment (CNA). Efforts of this assessment focus on producing a better-informed public health system and improving the health and well-being of the LGBTQ+ community members.
丁香五月婷婷中文 Takes Initiative To Combat Sexual Violence On Campus
丁香五月婷婷中文 has joined the Culture of Respect Collective, a two-year initiative offered through the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), to help end sexual violence on campus.