Community & Society
IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!
Leaders Lunch Club Connects Students to Campus Experts
The Center for Student Involvement hosted its first Leaders Lunch Club of the semester at the Pepsi Leadership Center on Wednesday, Sept. 2, with Sarah Spinner, J.D., Ph.D., director of the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Museum, as its first featured speaker, kicking off the fall event series. "Leadership is not a title that's given to you," Spinner said. "Someone doesn't make you a leader. Leadership is how you choose to act."
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Hosts Aeronautics and Engineering Expo on Sept. 26
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Aeronautics and Engineering Expo returns Sept. 26 with historic and modern aircraft, airplane rides, drone and robotics demonstrations, and family-friendly STEM activities at the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Airport.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ and Prevention Action Alliance Receive $3 Million Federal Grant to Expand Substance Use Prevention in Eastern Ohio
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Center for Public Policy and Health and Prevention Action Alliance received a $3 million federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grant to expand substance use prevention across 20 counties in eastern and southeastern Ohio.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Stark Gave Joe French the Foundation to Lead with Hope
Joe French has spent more than three decades helping children believe that their circumstances do not define their future.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Earns TEAM Impact Campus of the Year
Campus fellows have gone above and beyond to build a culture of belonging, advocacy, and impact throughout the past year
20 Years of Main Street Kent
For 20 years, Main Street Kent has worked to make downtown a place students want to explore – from Flashes First Friday to Oktoberfest to public art – helping Kent earn recognition as the No. 1 college town in Ohio.
Twenty-Eight Years Later, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Tradition Comes Full Circle for Father and Son
For nearly three decades, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University's ceremonial mace has led thousands of graduates into commencement, symbolizing the authority, history and traditions of the university. On Aug. 8, it will also tell a deeply personal story.
Teaching Gen Z to Put Down the Phone and Talk
Is social media making Gen Z less social? The Akron Beacon Journal explored that question in a recent feature centered on Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Senior Lecturer Aaron Maguire and his Communication and Conflict Management course in the School of Communication Studies.
Four-Time Graduate Steps Into Ohio's State Superintendent Role
Philip Wagner’s story begins in Northeast Ohio, but the arc of his career has always bent toward Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University.
