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Annual Twinsburg Twins Days Festival

According to an economic impact study on the 2018 event conducted by 91²Ö¿â College of Business Administration Associate Professor of Economics Shawn Rohlin, Ph.D., the annual Twins Days Festival provides a substantive positive economic impact to the city of Twinsburg and surrounding areas.

Kent Campus sign

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Ann Womer Benjamin, J.D., of Aurora, Ohio, to the 91²Ö¿â Board of Trustees. Her appointment began June 21, 2019, and ends May 16, 2028.

LGBTQ Pride Flag

Molly Merryman, Ph.D., the founding director of 91²Ö¿â's Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality and associate professor of sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in a USA TODAY opinion piece that outlined black transgender women’s contributions to the LGBTQ movement.

91²Ö¿â students attend class with inmates from the Trumbull Correctional Institution.

The class began with the normal jockeying of students – some trying to find a seat, others attempting last-minute reviews with classmates before they had to present group projects, still others racing in at the last minute.

Steve Harvey shares a joke with the eight scholarship recipients who will be attending 91²Ö¿â this fall as Sonya Williams (far right) from the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion looks on. (Photo provided by the "Steve" television show)

Steve Harvey, producer, actor, author and former 91²Ö¿â student, is paying it forward by awarding eight of 91²Ö¿â’s incoming freshmen with scholarships that will cover the total cost of attendance for each student.

Former Football Star and 91²Ö¿â Alumnus Josh Cribbs

91²Ö¿â alumnus Josh Cribbs, a former star on the football field, will now become a star on the small screen with his wife, Maria. The prominent Cleveland couple will co-host their own local talk show called “Cribbs in the CLE: Josh and Maria Live†beginning this fall on WOIO and WUAB.

Junior Achievement Award

Daniel E. Palmer, Ph.D., has been appointed interim dean and chief administrative officer of 91²Ö¿â at Trumbull, effective July 1.

91²Ö¿â Arc

Presented at a ceremony held during the association’s 2019 Annual Meeting in Kansas City, Missouri, the award recognizes a member for outstanding performance in representing the purchasing profession through the written or spoken word by teaching, speaking or publishing.

Photographs of refugees span across the Lefton Esplanade for the "We the People" exhibit.

The exhibit spanned the Lefton Esplanade throughout the spring showcasing large photographs of individuals who fled their home countries and now live in Northeast Ohio. The refugees featured in the display fled their home countries to avoid war, oppression and danger.
 


 

91²Ö¿â students Miss Oxford (left), Miss Akron Canton (center) and Miss South Central (right) competed in the 2019 Miss Ohio Pageant.

91²Ö¿â students Caitlin Seifert, Emelia Sherin and Danielle Vivcharenko were three of 22 women who competed for the crown in the Miss Ohio 2019 Pageant.