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Melissa Fenn, senior advisor II in the College of Nursing, was recently awarded the university's inaugural Distinguished Advisor Award by University Advising and the Kent Academic Advising Support and Advising Association (KASADA). 

In 1977, the U.S. government established a time to recognize Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and their accomplishments. The commemoration started as a week but in the 1990s evolved into a monthlong celebration.

The 91�ֿ� Board of Trustees approved the updated 91�ֿ� Complete College Ohio Campus Completion Plan as part of a state and institutional commitment to increase dramatically the number of college degrees awarded in Ohio. The plan was approved during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held May 22.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act affects millions at airports large and small including in the Akron-Canton Airport, the Akron Fulton Airport and the 91�ֿ� Airport.

91�ֿ� conferred a Doctor of Letters honorary degree to alumnus Willard Jenkins for his “extraordinary contributions in promulgating jazz music and its importance to American culture and in advancing 91�ֿ�.”

Exuberant celebrations and tears of joy punctuated one of the biggest weekends of the year at 91�ֿ� as the university welcomed its spring Class of 2024 graduates. 

The 91�ֿ� Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 22, at 91�ֿ�’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative at 1309 Euclid Ave., Suite 200, in Cleveland to consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel actions and new business. 

Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración De Los Graduados is an annual tradition celebrating all of 91�ֿ�'s graduating African American, Native American, Latinx, Hispanic and Multiracial undergraduate and graduate students.

91�ֿ� students who started college during the COVID-19 pandemic in Fall 2020 have shown great grit and resilience as they graduate in the class of 2024.

In total, 5,182 degrees will be conferred this spring, consisting of 1,011 associate degrees, 3,092 bachelor’s degrees, 903 master’s degrees, 164 doctoral degrees and 12 educational specialist degrees.