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John Comi graduated from Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ in May 2025 with a degree in emerging media and technology.

Honors College Offered Recent Graduate Financial Assistance and a Sense of Community

Honors College helped recent graduate John Comi build a sense of community as well as meet his financial obligations. 

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Alumni and Giving

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‘No Matter Where Life Takes Us, We Will Always Have These Friendships’

Three friends who attended schools together their entire lives, beginning at Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s Child Development Center, have graduated together in Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s spring Class of 2025. Now, they are contemplating where their post-graduate lives will take them and how they will maintain their close friendship. 

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IN A FLASH: Blimp Spotting

Look, up in the sky! As part of Goodyear’s 100-year anniversary celebration of its iconic blimp, three of the company’s airships could be seen cruising the skies over Northeast Ohio last week. 

Tags: Alumni , Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Airport , Community Impact , Community & Society , College of Aeronautics and Engineering , In a Flash

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Alumni Spotlight: Riley Jones, B.S. ’24, Computer Engineering Technology

What began as a high school job bagging groceries at Heinen’s led Riley Jones to a full-time career in IT. Now an IT Specialist at the company’s corporate office, Jones manages technology systems across retail stores, warehouses, and a datacenter.

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College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Alumni and friends volunteering during Flashes Give Back Week

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Flashes Give Back Week: Serving Communities, Supporting Students and Showing Gratitude

From April 21-26, Golden Flashes came together in remarkable ways to make an impact during Flashes Give Back Week, a weeklong initiative celebrating all the ways Flashes give back.Join InAlumni and friends volunteered where it mattered most - at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University and in their communities. Throug…

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Alumni and Giving

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A True Hero: Lucas Slusher, ’17, Is Helping Change the Perception and Function of Prostheses with Hero Arm

One Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ graduate’s journey to find the right prosthesis led to a monumental win for limb loss awareness in Ohio.Lucas Slusher, ’17, was born without his right arm below his elbow, which is called a congenital amputation. Since birth, he has had several prostheses to help adapt to li…

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Alumni and Giving

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ graduate and Goodyear Blimp pilot Adam Basaran

How Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Prepares Pilots to Master the Skies … Even the Blimp!

Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering thoroughly prepares graduates for successful careers in aviation – whether that means piloting a fixed-wing airplane or one of America’s most beloved aircraft. 

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College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Antonio Gates at HOF

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Alumnus Antonio Gates Takes First Steps Toward Enshrinement

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University alumnus Antonio Gates has begun his journey to football immortality, recently visiting the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, to meet with officials and begin preparations for his enshrinement. The former basketball standout at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ will become just the second Golden Flash to earn a gold jacket, joining linebacker Jack Lambert who was enshrined in 1990.

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Bertice Berry, Ph.D. at her desk

‘This Is an Aspect of Wanting to Share Black History in a Way That Is Hopeful’

Accomplished sociologist, TV host, podcaster, author Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ alumna Bertice Berry, Ph.D.,used her alma mater as a familiar setting for her book "BlackWorld," which explores a "unique corner of heaven" where the living can visit with and learn from the deceased. She also some of her memories of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ and personal insights into the university's place in history. 

Tags: Alumni , Department of Sociology and Criminology , Black History Month , Nationally Distinctive , Arts & Culture

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IN A FLASH: Photo Field Trip

A photo team from Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'s Division of University Communications and Marketing captured spectacular images of a Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ alumna and Cleveland's Rocket Arena - home of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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