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Kenzie Alge and Alex Johnson

91²Ö¿â Team Competes in 2019 Air Race Classic

Kenzie Alge, a 91²Ö¿â certified flight instructor and 2019 graduate, and Alex Johnson, a 91²Ö¿â junior flight technology student, make up the 91²Ö¿â team competing in the 2019 Air Race Classic that starts June 18 in Jackson, Tennessee. 

Tags: Student Life , Featured Story , Success Story , Student Success , College of Aeronautics and Engineering

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Megan Schinker, a senior at Stow-Munroe Falls High School, participated in the College Credit Plus Science Experience Internship Program at 91²Ö¿â's Department of Geology.

High School Student’s Research Into “Little Things†at 91²Ö¿â Leads to Big Experience

Imagine being a 17-year-old high school student, and in your first semester of a geology research internship, your professor asks you to identify an extinct 300-million-year-old, tiny and unknown crustacean specimen. Megan Schinker, then an ambitious Stow-Munroe Falls High School junior, jumped right in. 

Tags: Department of Earth Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Success Story , Student Success

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A graduating 91²Ö¿â student adjusts his tassel before his Fall 2018 Commencement ceremony.

Public Universities Find Power in Numbers

91²Ö¿â is one of 130 public universities and systems nationwide that have joined forces to increase access to college, close the achievement gap and produce more degrees by 2025. The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) launched the initiative, Powered by P…

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Mackenzie Bailey standing in front of a blue and gold wall

91²Ö¿â's EXCEL Learning Community Supports Student After Devastating Loss

Like most students, Mackenzie Bailey faced the typical challenges during the start of her academic career, including choosing a major and getting good grades. But that all paled in comparison to the devastating news she received her freshman year: her father had terminal cancer.

“When I was home for winter break, he ended up passing away,†Ms. Bailey said.

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After all she has overcome, Diamond Lauderdale credits 91²Ö¿â with helping her reach her dreams.

91²Ö¿â Student Finds Purpose, Passion and Empowerment

For Diamond Lauderdale, 91²Ö¿â is not only her chosen college, it is her new home.

While growing up in Akron, Ohio, Ms. Lauderdale’s home life was challenging. She lived with her disabled father and worked two jobs to help make ends meet. Ms. Lauderdale’s father has been unable to walk for many years, and as she got older, her father’s condition worsened. Through it all, Ms. Lauderdale held onto a dream. She wanted to get a college education.

Tags: University College , Success Story , Student Success

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Student Elijah Kirkland-Boyce stands on the 91²Ö¿â Ice Rink

On the Brink of Losing His Dream of a College Degree, Student Turns to 91²Ö¿â's Support Services

During his first year at 91²Ö¿â, Elijah Kirkland-Boyce realized that the road to the Dean’s List was a bumpy one, filled with twists and turns he never could have anticipated. Instead of giving up, Mr. Kirkland-Boyce reached out. He started taking advantage of the resources offered through Student Support Services.

Tags: University College , Success Story , Student Success

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Kellie Miley standing among greenery and plants

From Failing Grades to a Master’s Degree, How 91²Ö¿â Helped a Student Get Back on Track

Kellie Miley is the first to admit, when she graduated from Rootstown High School in 2008, she was not ready for college. In high school, she barely cracked a book yet managed a 3.2 grade point average (GPA).

Getting by with little effort changed when she started as a freshman at 91²Ö¿â. By the end of the year, Ms. Miley found herself academically dismissed for poor grades.

Tags: University College , Academic Success Center , Success Story , Student Success

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91²Ö¿â hospitality management senior Ashley Foster (right) spent a week working with Food Network celebrity chef Cat Cora (left). (Photo provided by Ashley Foster)

91²Ö¿â Student Realizes Dream of Working With Celebrity Chef

91²Ö¿â senior Ashley Foster has known since third grade that she wanted a career as a chef.

The 20-year-old hospitality management major got a little closer to her dream over the summer when she spent a week training with celebrity chef Cat Cora at the chef’s headquarters in Santa Barbara, California.

Tags: Success Story , Hospitality Management , College of Education, Health and Human Services , Student Success

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Woman standing in front of the Taj Mahal

How an Icebreaker Exercise Turned Into a Global Experience

Mariah Gray left her comfort zone, lived in the present and ventured where she never dreamed of going. Learn how this biology/pre-medicine major discovered new perspective 8000 miles from home.

Tags: Student Life , Success Story , Education Abroad , Global Education , Student Success

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Carrie Esser used water-based body paint to turn herself into a “queen bee.†Her artistry landed her in the second round of the NYX Cosmetics 2018 Face Awards USA.

Passion, Purpose and the Power of Paint

This entrepreneur major utilizes paint brushes, vibrant colors and an unrestrained imagination to transform the human body into astounding works of art.

Tags: Student Life , Success Story , Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship , Student Success

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