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‘All Three Were Very Honorable, Good Men’

A Mantua woman who worked at ÍøÆØÃÅ in the Office of the President from 1951 to 1971 recently celebrated her 110th birthday. She recalls her time at ÍøÆØÃÅ and shares a few reflections from her long life. 

Tags: Profiles, University News, Community Impact, Office of the President, Community & Society

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Crawford Fountain

IN A FLASH: The Fountain Is ON!

Water flowed for the first time in the newly completed Crawford Fountain in the courtyard outside Crawford Hall, home of ÍøÆØÃÅ's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship. 

Tags: University News, Community Impact, Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, University Facilities Management, Office of the University Architect

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Writing Our Lives

Professors Help High School Students Succeed Through Poetry, Art and Virtual Reality

The Crystal, a three-story, glass atrium and entrance to the Akron Art Museum, provided the perfect backdrop for these diamonds in the rough, a coming-of-age collection manifested in the proud work of multi-talented, middle and high school students from Akron participating in a program designed to illicit self-expression through poetry, art and virtual reality.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Community Impact

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Spring Opera 2025

IN A FLASH: Fairies, Fantasy and Song!

ÍøÆØÃÅ Opera Theatre's spring production featured scenes from a selection of famous operas with themes both natural and supernatural. 

Tags: Arts & Culture, School of Music, School of Theatre and Dance, Community Impact, Community & Society

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I Promise students visiting the ÍøÆØÃÅ Airport.

IN A FLASH: Young Minds Soaring

ÍøÆØÃÅ's College of Aeronautics and Engineering led a fun, immersive field trip for a group of sixth graders from the I Promise School, Akron Public Schools.

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Dancers at 2025 Juneteenth Jubilee

IN A FLASH: A Joyous Juneteenth Celebration

ÍøÆØÃÅ's fourth annual Juneteenth Jubilee welcomed the community to celebrate the rich history of Black Americans with live music, dance performances, food trucks, vendors and more. 

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, Arts & Culture

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A dress designed by a ÍøÆØÃÅ School of Fashion student debuted along with a collection of Salvador Dali paintings.

Salvador Dalí Paintings Make Their Debut Alongside ÍøÆØÃÅ Fashion School Creations

An exhibit of rare Salvador Dalí paintings and a collection of garments designed by ÍøÆØÃÅ School of Fashion students inspired by the Dalí artwork has opened at Peg’s Gallery in Hudson, Ohio. 

Tags: Arts & Culture, Student Life, Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact

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Geauga Campus Dean Angela Spalsbury, Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel and ÍøÆØÃÅ President Todd Diacon

Ohio Lieutenant Governor Visits ÍøÆØÃÅ Geauga, Touts Nursing Program as Job Creator

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel visited ÍøÆØÃÅ at Geauga on June 9 to tour its nursing program with President Todd Diacon and Geauga Dean Angela Spalsbury, Ph.D. ÍøÆØÃÅ Today was there when Tressel later took part in a roundtable discussion with Geauga County leaders and educators to share ideas on how best to prepare Ohio’s workforce.

Tags: Community & Society, ÍøÆØÃÅ Works, Community Impact

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Sophomore architecture student Elise Bolton of South Euclid, Ohio served as an intern for Making Our Own Space in Cleveland in 2024.

ÍøÆØÃÅ’s Making Our Own Space Program Gives Teens a Taste of Architecture

Summer camps for kids interested in architecture don’t come along often – at least that’s what Elise Bolton’s mother discovered when she searched for one. But then, not a whole lot of 11-year-olds may dream of becoming architects. 

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Profiles, Students First, Community Impact, Honors College, College of Architecture and Environmental Design

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Three blimps over the ÍøÆØÃÅ Airport.

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, College of Aeronautics & Engineering, ÍøÆØÃÅ Airport, Community Impact, Community & Society

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