Community Impact
IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up
¹ú²úÂ×Àí 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!
History Alumna Works to Honor American Heroes Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
In a quiet office at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, Michele Curran Cornell spends her weekdays immersed in history — not the kind found in textbooks, but the kind that impacts families and honors those who gave everything for our country.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Youth Winds Performs in Nation's Capital
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Youth Winds had the unique opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. this spring, giving meaningful performances alongside famous monuments and making lasting connections with renowned musicians.
‘All Three Were Very Honorable, Good Men’
A Mantua woman who worked at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí in the Office of the President from 1951 to 1971 recently celebrated her 110th birthday. She recalls her time at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí and shares a few reflections from her long life.
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 ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship.
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.
IN A FLASH: Fairies, Fantasy and Song!
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Opera Theatre's spring production featured scenes from a selection of famous operas with themes both natural and supernatural.
IN A FLASH: Young Minds Soaring
¹ú²úÂ×Àí'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.
IN A FLASH: A Joyous Juneteenth Celebration
¹ú²úÂ×Àí'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.
Salvador Dalà Paintings Make Their Debut Alongside ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Fashion School Creations
An exhibit of rare Salvador Dalà paintings and a collection of garments designed by ¹ú²úÂ×Àí School of Fashion students inspired by the Dalà artwork has opened at Peg’s Gallery in Hudson, Ohio.