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Writing Our Lives

Professors Help High School Students Succeed Through Poetry, Art and Virtual Reality

The Crystal, a three-story, glass atrium and entrance to the Akron Art Museum, provided the perfect backdrop for these diamonds in the rough, a coming-of-age collection manifested in the proud work of multi-talented, middle and high school students from Akron participating in a program designed to illicit self-expression through poetry, art and virtual reality.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Arts & Culture

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Educators from Brazil took part in the Design Innovation Change Agent Workshop.

Agents of Change: 91²Ö¿â’s Design Innovation Initiative Trains Brazilian Educators

A group of school administrators from Brazil recently completed the 10-day Design Innovation Change Agent Workshop at 91²Ö¿â’s Design Innovation Hub, where they immersed themselves in design innovation techniques as they endeavor to innovate their school system at home.

Tags: Community & Society , Global Impact , Nationally Distinctive , Global Reach

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Spring Opera 2025

IN A FLASH: Fairies, Fantasy and Song!

91²Ö¿â Opera Theatre's spring production featured scenes from a selection of famous operas with themes both natural and supernatural. 

Tags: School of Theatre and Dance , Community Impact , Community & Society , Arts & Culture , Hugh A. Glauser School of Music

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Dancers at 2025 Juneteenth Jubilee

IN A FLASH: A Joyous Juneteenth Celebration

91²Ö¿â's fourth annual Juneteenth Jubilee welcomed the community to celebrate the rich history of Black Americans with live music, dance performances, food trucks, vendors and more. 

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Mother and Daughter Elise Gregcar and Avery McGee graduate from 91²Ö¿â together this past May

Like Mother, Like Daughter: Mom and Daughter Duo Cross the Stage Together

Elisa Grecar and her daughter Maddie McGee made a meaningful memory this May when they graduated together from 91²Ö¿â – Grecar with a degree in psychology and McGee with a degree in zoology.

Tags: Community & Society , First Generation

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A dress designed by a 91²Ö¿â School of Fashion student debuted along with a collection of Salvador Dali paintings.

Salvador Dalí Paintings Make Their Debut Alongside 91²Ö¿â Fashion School Creations

An exhibit of rare Salvador Dalí paintings and a collection of garments designed by 91²Ö¿â School of Fashion students inspired by the Dalí artwork has opened at Peg’s Gallery in Hudson, Ohio. 

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , Design at 91²Ö¿â , Arts & Culture

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Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel meets with the Flying Flashes Air Race Classic teams from 91²Ö¿â.

Flying High: Ohio’s Lieutenant Governor tours 91²Ö¿â’s Nationally Ranked College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel recently toured 91²Ö¿â’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, seeing firsthand how the university is educating students for critically needed jobs in the aviation and engineering fields.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Community & Society , 91²Ö¿â Works , Nationally Distinctive

College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Geauga Campus Dean Angela Spalsbury, Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel and 91²Ö¿â President Todd Diacon

Ohio Lieutenant Governor Visits 91²Ö¿â Geauga, Touts Nursing Program as Job Creator

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel visited 91²Ö¿â at Geauga on June 9 to tour its nursing program with President Todd Diacon and Geauga Dean Angela Spalsbury, Ph.D. 91²Ö¿â Today was there when Tressel later took part in a roundtable discussion with Geauga County leaders and educators to share ideas on how best to prepare Ohio’s workforce.

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Sophomore architecture student Elise Bolton of South Euclid, Ohio served as an intern for Making Our Own Space in Cleveland in 2024.

91²Ö¿â’s Making Our Own Space Program Gives Teens a Taste of Architecture

Summer camps for kids interested in architecture don’t come along often – at least that’s what Elise Bolton’s mother discovered when she searched for one. But then, not a whole lot of 11-year-olds may dream of becoming architects. 

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Profiles , Community Impact , Honors College , College of Architecture and Environmental Design , Design at 91²Ö¿â

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Melody Tankersley, Ph.D., 91²Ö¿â executive vice president and provost, was a keynote speaker at the International Town and Gown Association conference at 91²Ö¿â June 3-6, 2025

International Town and Gown Association Came to 91²Ö¿â to Communicate, Collaborate and Celebrate

More than 280 people attended the 2025 ITGA City & University Relations Conference, which kicked off at the Kent Student Center ballroom on June 4. Todd Kamenash, 91²Ö¿â’s associate dean of students for conduct & community engagement, chaired the ITGA conference, which had the theme Communicate, Collaborate and Celebrate.

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