Community Impact
‘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.
Ohio Lieutenant Governor Visits ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Geauga, Touts Nursing Program as Job Creator
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel visited ¹ú²úÂ×Àí at Geauga on June 9 to tour its nursing program with President Todd Diacon and Geauga Dean Angela Spalsbury, Ph.D. ¹ú²úÂ×Àí 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.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí’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.
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.