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2025 Fashion Show Awards Show at Crawford Hall

ROCKING THE RUNWAY

Hundreds packed Crawford Hall Friday night to see the best in fashion in support of the 91²Ö¿â School of Fashion's Annual Awards Fashion Show. 

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  • As part of  91²Ö¿â’s 55-Year Commemoration of May 4, 1970, Mahli Mechenbier, a senior lecturer at 91²Ö¿â at Geauga's Twinsburg Academic Center will present “Operation: Babylift: A 50-Year Retrospective and Personal History†on May 3 at 1 p.m. with her father, retired Maj. General Ed Mechenbier. Mahli Mechenbier was one of the children from Vietnam the U.S. Government brought to the United States for adoption by American families by  after Saigon was overun by advancing Viet Cong troops in 1972. 

  • A star-studded lineup of scientists will return to 91²Ö¿â on April 25-26 to mark the 60th anniversary of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute.

  • On March 18, a watery landing by NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore ended an unexpected nine-month stay in space. Two 91²Ö¿â professors walk us through the out-of-this-world impact that an extended stay away from gravity can have on the human body.

Today's Stories

Men On Boats

"Men On Boats," presented by 91²Ö¿â's School of Theatre and Dance opened on April 18 and concludes its run with final performances this weekend.

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In a Flash

Catch a glimpse of 91²Ö¿â through the lenses of storytellers across campus.

We hope you enjoy these unique impressions of life at 91²Ö¿â!

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University News

Student Life

  • Meet Lance Delisle, a junior aeronautical studies major with an aviation law and policy minor from Woodstock, Georgia, who balances his studies with his responsibilities as an Air Force reservist.

  • From mornings at Tree City Coffee to late nights at Barflyy, 91²Ö¿â’s community has plenty of food and entertainment options thanks to the help of Main Street Kent, now a Nationally Accredited Main Street program for 2024.

  • Research Writing Retreats, sponsored by 91²Ö¿â’s Graduate College, offer a distraction-free environment for graduate students to work on their research and writing projects. While “giving them permission†to put other aspects of life aside and focus on their writing, the retreats also create a supportive community that enhances productivity while also offering welcome accountability from their peers. 

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Sports

  • 91²Ö¿â alumnus Corey Conners finished tied for eighth at the 2025 Masters Tournament after struggling to a 3-over par final round Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club.

  • 91²Ö¿â continues to excel in hands-on learning, as shown by the ESPN+ livestream broadcast of the 91²Ö¿â Men’s Basketball team’s victory over the Eastern Michigan Eagles. Produced entirely by digital media production undergraduates in the School of Media and Journalism, what could have been a chaotic, high-profile evening was business as usual. 

  • Senderoff, who took over the program in April 2011, has transformed 91²Ö¿â basketball through sustained success and community engagement. After the 2024-2025 campaign, he has totaled 288 wins, and has guided the program to nine 20-win seasons, the most by any coach in school history.