Community & Society
Social Justice Quilting Project With ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ to Benefit the King Kennedy Community Center
In August 2021, 1,000 incoming ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ students, faculty and staff began a collaborative community effort to implement a social justice quilting project. This initiative stemmed from the Community Engaged Learning department's welcome week and was completed in late August 2022. The mission was to create something by ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ students that could be sold or auctioned off to raise money for improvements to the gymnasium at the King Kennedy Community Center.
Meet ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Police Department’s Newest K-9 Officer, Salem
Still in training, this 4-month-old Labrador Retriever will be partnered with Sgt. Anne Spahr. Salem’s cuteness has been featured on all the , and he’s already stealing many hearts!
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s LaunchNET Marks 10 Years of Helping Clients Pursue Their Dreams and Turn Their Visions Into Reality
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s LaunchNET program is celebrating 10 years of helping members of the university community pursue their entrepreneurial ventures.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Psychology Professor to Receive 2022 ATHENA Akron Leadership Award
ATHENA Akron, a women’s leadership organization in Summit County, Ohio, has named Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, its winner of the 2022 ATHENA Akron Leadership Award. She will receive the award on Nov. 17 at the Hilton Akron/Fairlawn.
New Emergency Management Coordinator Is Working to Make Sure ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ is Prepared for Disaster
Vincent Marino, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s new emergency management coordinator, has been on the job for six months working to ensure the university community is ready for whatever might come next.
National Committee Recognizes Flash Connections Exemplary Work With Exploratory Students
Choosing a career path at age 18 can be overwhelming for some students. As a part of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s University College’s Exploratory Program, Flash Connections are enhanced sections of the required First Year Experience course created especially for Exploratory students. The Flash Connections program is designed to help students considering multiple majors find a community while discovering their major. This program’s exemplary work with undecided students was recently recognized, receiving awards from the Global Community for Academic Advising.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Nursing Student Honored for Lifesaving Effort
A ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ College of Nursing student who graduated Aug. 20 recently was honored by the city of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, along with her sister, for working to save the life of a woman who fell ill while playing volleyball.
Former NBA Player Inspires Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Students
Even those who perform at the highest levels of talent struggle with challenges that change the way they live. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, a former NBA player, spoke to a ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Speech Pathology class via Zoom to address the difficulties living with stuttering as an adult and professional athlete.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Partnership with Portage County Agency Saves More than Half a Million Pounds of Residence Hall Castoffs from Landfill
Workers from the Portage County non-profit organization recently arrived at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Kent Campus to collect one of the most prized castoffs from university residence halls: bicycles.
10 Questions With Wendy Patton, Director of the Columbus Program in State Issues
As the director of the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Columbus Program in State Issues, Wendy Patton sets students up for valuable experience and future success in public policy. A 35-year career in state and local government – including 15 years with Policy Matters Ohio – prepared Patton to teach about public policy and state government in Ohio. She’s looking forward to helping students find career interests that can make a difference on the local, state and federal level. Learn more about Patton’s experience that led her to this role as she answers these 10 questions.