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91ֿ senior Ava Preston performing at Lincoln Center

The Flash With a Golden Voice

Jazz singer-songwriter Ava Preston is making waves in the music scene. Recently, she performed at the prestigious 2023 Monterey Jazz Festival in California, and was recognized as a 2023 YoungArts Finalist and Silver Award Winner for Jazz-Voice. She's also a Golden Flash.

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Daniel James, a 2022 91ֿ graduate, bikes around the world barefoot.

His Bare Feet Bolster Bike Rides Across Several Continents 

“You've got to have a dream,” said Daniel James, who set out on a bike ride through Central America after his 2022 graduation from 91ֿ. “If any of you are considering going on a road trip, or backpacking trip, or visiting that country you always wanted to go to, do it.

Tags: Global Reach, Community and Society, Profiles

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Jungle Juice Founders Spencer Forrest and Marius Karl

Welcome to the Jungle ... Juice

The two Golden Flashes turned friendship into a business partnership with the recent launch of their beverage brand, Jungle Juice.

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91ֿ student LaKaleb Bowen, takes in the view during his July study abroad trip to Kigali, Rwanda.

‘There’s Nothing that Can Adequately Prepare You for Such an Extraordinary Experience’

LaKaleb Bowen, 91ֿ senior criminology and justice studies major admits that he’s become a little addicted to 91ֿ’s education-abroad programs. 

Tags: Student Life, Global Reach, Profiles, Students First, Global Presence

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Richard Batyko with students

From Corporate To Nonprofit: How A Public Relations Alumnus Has Impacted Greater Cleveland And 91ֿ

91ֿ alumnus Richard Batyko, M.A., ’12, has committed his life and career to making the world, specifically Greater Cleveland, a better place.

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Kathryn Wilson receives Distinguished Teaching Award surprise visit in class

‘You Don’t Learn If You Don’t Ever Fail’

Kathryn Wilson, Ph.D., professor of economics at 91ֿ, designs her courses with the intention of having students achieve. Her attention to detail, respect from her students and her passion for teaching have earned her the 2023 Distinguished Teaching Award.

Tags: Univeristy News, Profiles, Students First

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Ava Moss

‘Oh My God We’re Making A Movie!’

Ava Moss believes in embracing what life has to offer one major event at a time. What began as tough days sleeping on a friend's couch has now led to a full-time job with Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Tags: 91ֿ College of Communication and Information, dec23-jargon, Profiles

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Death doula Kacie Gikonyo

How Covid Created a New Career Path for Kacie Gikonyo

91ֿ 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.

Tags: Health care, College of Nursing, Community Impact, Profiles

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Marwan Shalih Maraicar Three Minute Thesis People’s Choice Award winner

Mind, Body and Multiple Sclerosis

Marwan Shalih Maraicar challenged himself to explain cellular research on multiple sclerosis to a non-specialized public, and he walked away the People’s Choice Award winner.

Tags: Research & Science, Profiles, Nationally Distinctive

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Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., is a new assistant professor of computer science at 91ֿ this year.

Moving from Private Industry to Academia

Meet Raiful Hasan, a new assistant professor of computer science at 91ֿ.

 

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