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Spring Commencement 2024

IN A FLASH: Scenes From Commencement 2024

Exuberant celebrations and tears of joy punctuated one of the biggest weekends of the year at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ as the university welcomed its spring Class of 2024 graduates. 

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Karamu 2024

IN A FLASH: A Celebration of Graduates

Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración De Los Graduados is an annual tradition celebrating all of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'s graduating African American, Native American, Latinx, Hispanic and Multiracial undergraduate and graduate students.

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Pamela Brigger presents at the 2024 ESDRI Showcase

Environmental Studies in the Spotlight

The environment is something that many people take for granted. But it affects us all. Some recent Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University students spent the semester putting environmental issues front and center.

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Chief Dean Tondiglia retires after 43 years on Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Police Department.

Chief Says Over and Out to Lifelong Career with Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Police Department

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Police Chief and Director of Public Safety Dean Tondiglia wasn’t legally old enough to be a police officer when he was hired by the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Police Department. 

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A man runs on a treadmill in a gym

Do Exercise and Cannabis Mix?

Researchers are trying to determine how many athletes are using cannabis products as part of their workouts and why. The results indicate it's more common than was thought.

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Bird Image courtesy of https://macaulaylibrary.org

Bird’s Eye View

Every spring and fall millions of birds migrate through Northeast Ohio on their way to or from their breeding grounds. With their song and bright colors, birds help brighten our campus after a long winter.  

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Alison Caplan in Washington DC

‘May 4 Moments’

In her first year as the director of the May 4 Visitor Center, Alison Caplan has enjoyed uniquely wonderful and "magical" experiences in how Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'s history creates connections and inspiration.

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McGilvrey Kidnap

From 1941: Former Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ President – KIDNAPPED!

In 1941, a writing exercise for high school journalists visiting Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ was centered around a fictional kidnapping of the university's first president, John E. McGilvrey. In a pre-internet version of a "home page takeover," the stories ran on the front page of the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹r - without including information revealing that they were not real!

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Assistant Professor Sara Koopman

Connecting Across Differences

The idea was simple: Physically connect people with the locations of the May 4, 1970, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University shootings so they might better connect with each other.

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CAPS observes Teal Tuesday 2024

IN A FLASH: Teal Tuesday at CAPS

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ staffers from Counseling and Psychological Services wore teal in support of their colleagues at the Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services' Teal Tuesday campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. 

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