Community & Society
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Hosts Aeronautics and Engineering Expo on Sept. 26
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Airport.
Voting Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated. Here’s How ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Students Can Make Their Voices Count
For college students, voting can sometimes feel like one more complicated thing to figure out — especially when you’re living away from home, moving between addresses or trying to understand where and when you’re supposed to cast a ballot. But it doesn’t have to be.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì and Prevention Action Alliance Receive $3 Million Federal Grant to Expand Substance Use Prevention in Eastern Ohio
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Tradition Comes Full Circle for Father and Son
For nearly three decades, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University.
Alumna Justine Siegal Makes History Leading Women's Professional Baseball League
Justine Siegal started her journey with ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University before she was even enrolled as a student. She had heard about the sports studies and while she knew she would not be accepted on her test scores alone, she felt her lifelong passion for sports would carry some weight.
