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Flash Friday: Brandon Smith
Meet Brandon Smith, a senior zoology major at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ from North Lima, Ohio. Smith quickly fell in love with research, while pursuing a lifelong passion for wildlife and the natural world. He plans to attend graduate school for wildlife research after the completion of his undergraduate degree.

Leadership and Innovation in the Happiest Place on Earth
In an unconventional professional development opportunity, first-generation, income-eligible and differently-abled students at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ traveled to the Walt Disney World Resort alongside TRIO Student Support Services for the Leadership, Innovation and Career Seminar.

IN A FLASH: Flashes Fight the Flu
On-campus flu vaccine clinics help keep ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ students, faculty and staff healthy throughout the flu season.

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Offers Reassurance in the Wake of More Federal Financial Aid Delays
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ officials are offering reassurance to students, prospective students and parents in the wake of Tuesday’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Education that the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA is facing yet another delay.

Celebrating Black Excellence in Every Aspect, Shade and Expression
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ has a roster of programmed events to celebrate Black excellence this February with the theme: Black excellence in every aspect, shade and expression, or ÀSE, a Yoruba term that represents the power that produces change. ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ has a wide variety of events that aim to encompass and ignite the month with recognition and celebration

A ‘One-of-a-Kind’ Public Relations Program
The combination of a strong curriculum, real-world experience and a focus on networking allows ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s undergraduate public relations students to develop a strong foundation for their future careers.

Adding a Little Spring to Winter
Students eagerly filed into the Kent Student Center on Jan. 23 for the Flash Activities Board’s winter terrarium event aimed to bring some greenery to students during the cold winter months.

Strutting Our Stuff: ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s School of Fashion to Help Raise Money for Ronald McDonald House Charities
Students, faculty and alumni from ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s world-renowned School of Fashion will be sending some of their most exciting designs down the runway on Feb. 8 in Haute for the House, a fashion show to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio.

Flash Friday: Maddie Goerl
Meet Maddie Goerl, a senior public relations major with a minor in public health at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ from Mars, Pennsylvania.
Snack-Sized Conversations
During the first full week of the spring semester, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s College of Aeronautics and Engineering provided two events for students, staff and faculty in the building to mingle and get to know each other, as a fun way to kick off the academic term.