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A ÍøÆØÃÅ Army ROTC student helps with the annual planting of Daffodil Hill

Planting the Seeds (or bulbs) of Remembrance on ÍøÆØÃÅ’s Daffodil Hill

Volunteers from the ÍøÆØÃÅ community helped in the annual planting of Daffodil Hill.

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Veterans Day Commemoration at ÍøÆØÃÅ

IN A FLASH: Veterans Day Commemoration

Ceremonies on campus today honor all who have served. 

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Resources displayed at Sustainable Fashion Workshop

Graduate Students Explore Sustainable Fashion Using 3D Print Waste

Excitement buzzed from the MuseLab in ÍøÆØÃÅ’s Design Innovation Hub as students learned firsthand about sustainability opportunities in the fashion industry.  

Tags: Student Life, Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Organizational Sustainability, Design Innovation

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Voting Day Stickers and Board

Day of Discourse Informs and Inspires the Next Generation of Voters

More than 100 participants, including local high school students, students of all majors from ÍøÆØÃÅ and Akron and community members, gathered at the University of Akron on October 11 for the Ohio Debate Commission’s Day Of Public Discourse.

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ÍøÆØÃÅ hosted the GLSEN Northeast Ohio's Annual Fall Conference for the seventh consecutive year

LGBTQ+ Trailblazers from Area High Schools Visit Campus

Students and faculty from 20 area high schools came to ÍøÆØÃÅ for GLSEN Northeast Ohio's Annual Fall Conference.

Tags: Student Life, University News, Community & Society, Distinctive ÍøÆØÃÅ,

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A student prepares hydroponic tubes for planting at ÍøÆØÃÅ's Salem Campus.

IN A FLASH: Pipes for Planting

Students at ÍøÆØÃÅ at Salem learn innovative ways of growing plants - without soil.

Tags: Community Impact, ÍøÆØÃÅ at Salem, Community & Society

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T-shirts made by ÍøÆØÃÅ students displayed on a clothesline

The Clothesline Project Helps Sexual Violence Survivors Heal

ÍøÆØÃÅ’s Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services provided survivors of sexual or relationship violence the opportunity to heal by sharing their stories in a unique, visible way.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Students First

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A ÍøÆØÃÅ Army ROTC cadet salutes the American flag during the university’s 2021 Veterans Day Commemoration.

Honoring All Those Who Serve: ÍøÆØÃÅ Holds Annual Veterans Day Observance

ÍøÆØÃÅ invites all to pay tribute to those who have served in the U.S. armed forces and attend the university’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration. The event will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, at Risman Plaza on the Kent Campus.

Tags: Community & Society, University News, Community Impact, Veterans Day, Events

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Radiology students at ÍøÆØÃÅ's Salem Campus learn how to position patients for x-rays.

IN A FLASH: Getting the Inside Story

Radiology students at ÍøÆØÃÅ's Salem Campus receive practical, hands-on training. 

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact, Health, ÍøÆØÃÅ at Salem

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PR Student Izzy Stewart Registering Students to Vote

ÍøÆØÃÅ Students are Excited, Confused ÍøÆØÃÅ Upcoming Mid-Term Election 

Some ÍøÆØÃÅ students who are first time voters expressed excitement as they hurried to class or the library on Oct. 31, 2022, a week before the midterm elections. Other students said they were voting, but they had not registered to vote before the deadline in Ohio which was Oct. 11, 2022, for the Nov. 8, election.

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