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Earth Fest 2024

IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up

91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!

Tags: Earth Day, Total Solar Eclipse, Environmental Science and Design Research Institute, Community Impact, Community & Society, Organizational Sustainability, Research & Science

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Michele Curran Cornell

History Alumna Works to Honor American Heroes Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice

In a quiet office at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, Michele Curran Cornell spends her weekdays immersed in history — not the kind found in textbooks, but the kind that impacts families and honors those who gave everything for our country. 

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‘All Three Were Very Honorable, Good Men’

A Mantua woman who worked at 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ in the Office of the President from 1951 to 1971 recently celebrated her 110th birthday. She recalls her time at 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ and shares a few reflections from her long life. 

Tags: Profiles, University News, Community Impact, Office of the President, Community & Society

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Writing Our Lives

Professors Help High School Students Succeed Through Poetry, Art and Virtual Reality

The Crystal, a three-story, glass atrium and entrance to the Akron Art Museum, provided the perfect backdrop for these diamonds in the rough, a coming-of-age collection manifested in the proud work of multi-talented, middle and high school students from Akron participating in a program designed to illicit self-expression through poetry, art and virtual reality.

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Educators from Brazil took part in the Design Innovation Change Agent Workshop.

Agents of Change: 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµâ€™s Design Innovation Initiative Trains Brazilian Educators

A group of school administrators from Brazil recently completed the 10-day Design Innovation Change Agent Workshop at 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University’s Design Innovation Hub, where they immersed themselves in design innovation techniques as they endeavor to innovate their school system at home.

Tags: Global Reach, Community & Society, Global Impact, Nationally Distinctive

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Spring Opera 2025

IN A FLASH: Fairies, Fantasy and Song!

91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Opera Theatre's spring production featured scenes from a selection of famous operas with themes both natural and supernatural. 

Tags: Arts & Culture, School of Music, School of Theatre and Dance, Community Impact, Community & Society

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Dancers at 2025 Juneteenth Jubilee

IN A FLASH: A Joyous Juneteenth Celebration

91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ's fourth annual Juneteenth Jubilee welcomed the community to celebrate the rich history of Black Americans with live music, dance performances, food trucks, vendors and more. 

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A dress designed by a 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ School of Fashion student debuted along with a collection of Salvador Dali paintings.

Salvador Dalí Paintings Make Their Debut Alongside 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Fashion School Creations

An exhibit of rare Salvador Dalí paintings and a collection of garments designed by 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University School of Fashion students inspired by the Dalí artwork has opened at Peg’s Gallery in Hudson, Ohio. 

Tags: Arts & Culture, Student Life, Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact

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Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel meets with the Flying Flashes Air Race Classic teams from 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ.

Flying High: Ohio’s Lieutenant Governor tours 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµâ€™s Nationally Ranked College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel recently toured 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, seeing firsthand how the university is educating students for critically needed jobs in the aviation and engineering fields.

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Geauga Campus Dean Angela Spalsbury, Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel and 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ President Todd Diacon

Ohio Lieutenant Governor Visits 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Geauga, Touts Nursing Program as Job Creator

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel visited 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University at Geauga on June 9 to tour its nursing program with President Todd Diacon and Geauga Dean Angela Spalsbury, Ph.D. 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Today was there when Tressel later took part in a roundtable discussion with Geauga County leaders and educators to share ideas on how best to prepare Ohio’s workforce.

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