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Mwatabu S. Okantah on WKYC's Good Company show

The History of Black History Month

Mwatabu S. Okantah, professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, was featured on WKYC Studios’ Good Company discussing the history and importance of Black History Month.

Tags: Nationally Distinctive, Diverse ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, Community & Society

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Members of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Football Team visit the I Promise School in Akron.

Touchdown! ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Football Squad Scores with I Promise School Students

Golden Flashes football team members spent a recent afternoon visiting with students at the LeBron James Family Foundation’s I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, where they checked out the school’s facilities and spent time reading to youngsters. 

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Sports, Community Impact

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Rwandan students at Bob Christy's home

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Kindness Warms International Students' Heads - and Hearts

A ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ staffer's aunt helped graduate students from Rwanda prepare for their first winter in northeast Ohio. 

Tags: International Students, Office of Global Education, Community & Society, University Communications and Marketing, Global Presence, Global Reach, Student Life, Diverse ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½

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LGBTQ students and allies painted The Rock

IN A FLASH: Promoting Kindness

Members of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s LGBTQ+ community and their allies used The Rock to share a call for kindness. 

Tags: LGBTQ Community, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ+ Center, Diverse ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, Community & Society, Community Impact

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Parking lot at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Kent Campus

Solving Parking Problems is Winning Idea

Have you ever experienced frustration while trying to find a parking spot on campus? Five business school students did, and last fall they pitched their solutions in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Idea Pitch and won first place.

Tags: Student Life, Diverse ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, Community & Society

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MLK Family Event at King Kennedy Community Center

MLK's Life and Legacy Celebrated Through Family Engagement

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Flashes Fighting Hunger initiative engaged families and the community through an MLK-themed event at Ravenna's King Kennedy Center. 

Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, Community Impact, Community & Society, Black History Month, Ravenna

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Brandon Bell singing "Lift Every Voice and Sing"

IN A FLASH: Lifting Every Voice

A recent graduate lent his voice to an inspiring opening of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

Tags: Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, Martin Luther King Jr., University News, Community & Society, Diverse ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, Office of University Outreach and Engagement, Black United Students, Amoaba Gooden

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Black squirrel near a tree on Front Campus

IN A FLASH: A Squirrel Instead?

At ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, campus black squirrels may need to step in for Groundhog Day forecasting duties. 

Tags: Black Squirrel, University News, Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, Spring Semester

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MLK event panel

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s MLK Celebration Focuses on Following Dr. King’s Principles: Live a Life of Love and Peace During Conflict

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ used its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Feb. 1 to inaugurate a new series of educational programs to help foster a better understanding of the many diverse voices in the university community. 

Tags: University News, Student Life, Community & Society, Diverse ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½

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Decorated door at DeWeese Health Center

IN A FLASH: Flashes Fight the Flu

On-campus flu vaccine clinics help keep ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ students, faculty and staff healthy throughout the flu season. 

Tags: Flu Shot, flu vaccine, University Health Services, Students First, Community Impact, University News, Community & Society

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