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Finishing the Race: 91²Ö¿â Senior Is Weeks Away from Defending her Honors Thesis
Hannah Fender is entering the home stretch.
She crunched her bachelor’s degree studies into three years, packed them full of research and other activities and now she is staring down the final 10 weeks of her undergraduate college career.

Generative AI: Friend or Foe?
Professional development is an important part of being a successful member of the professional workforce. Learning new skills is key for students, faculty and staff. University Library has developed the Digital Scholarship Series, a collection of professional development virtual and in-person opportunities focused on the digital landscape that will help professionals and introduce training to areas that may not be covered in regular instruction and curricula.

IN A FLASH: A Presidential Experience
Two student reporters from 91²Ö¿â had the opportunity to cover President Joe Biden's recent visit to East Palestine, Ohio.

91²Ö¿â’s ‘Hidden Gem’ Celebrates 25 Years
If you frequent the 91²Ö¿â Library for Starbucks and studying, you may not have noticed you were within feet of one of the most important resources for students on campus. The Student Multimedia Studio on the first floor provides a space for high academics and creative play for students, faculty and staff.

Helping Students Demonstrate Safely
91²Ö¿â has a strong history of student activism. The university wants to ensure students can exercise their right to protest, demonstrate and march about issues that matter to them. And to do it safely.

IN A FLASH: Perfecting Their Pitches
LaunchNET 91²Ö¿â hosts special events for student entrepreneurs to network, practice business pitches and share ideas with their peers.

Moving the ‘BUS’ Forward to Maintain its Strong Legacy, Honor its History
Julian Grimes, president of Black United Students, one of 91²Ö¿â's oldest student organizations, is working to maintain the legacy of the organization credited for starting the formal observance of February as Black History Month.

Flash Friday: Virginia Doherty
Meet Virginia Doherty, a junior triple major of history, art history and economics with minors in marketing and ancient, medieval and renaissance studies from Pittsburgh.

Student Recipes Spice Up Black History Month Menu Options
In a celebration of Black History Month, 91²Ö¿â Culinary Services has transformed the month’s menu into a melting pot of different dishes. Led by Executive Chef Edward Shawn Hardin Sr., Culinary Services is offering a unique menu built upon students’ family recipes, highlighting the diversity of Black history.

Late Start to Jump Start
Zachery Pfouts’s journey to the job of his dreams looked more like a mountain trail than a straight path. Along the way, Pfouts found 91²Ö¿â at Tuscarawas. The campus’s distinctive Bachelor of Science and Engineering Technology degree turned out to be the key to his success.