Community Impact
IN A FLASH: Scenes From Fall Commencement
¹ú²úÂ×Àí conferred degrees to more than 2,400 new graduates in Fall Commencement ceremonies on Dec. 13 at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.
New Partnership Between ¹ú²úÂ×Àí and Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School to Bring Elementary Education Back to University’s Schwartz Center
Beginning fall 2027, Bio-Med Science Academy will relocate its grades K-6 programs to ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Schwartz Center. The Schwartz Center, which opened in 1956 as the home of the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí School, a laboratory school that served generations of student teachers, will return to its original purpose as a school building.
Student Creates Sculpture for Hospital Healing Garden
The School of Art Collection and Galleries is pleased to announce "Metamorphosis," a permanent sculptural installation created by Violet Maimbourg, a Master of Fine Arts graduate student at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí.
Taking Their Stories From Concept to ComicCon
Last summer, 12 ¹ú²úÂ×Àí students in the university's Visual Communication Design program worked with Route Eight Studios to learn about the real-world challenges artists face in creating comic books. "Flash Fiction" is the result - an anthology of stories written and illustrated by students creators.
Flash Focus: Kadin McElwain
Meet Kadin McElwain, a senior communication studies major from Painesville, Ohio, who uses his positions at Autism Speaks and Autism Digest to educate individuals on neurodivergence.
University Earns Recognition for Relationships and Emergency Preparedness
A new recognition program launched by the Portage County Emergency Management Agency spotlights organizations demonstrating exceptional commitment to emergency management, readiness and community safety. ¹ú²úÂ×Àí has been named the inaugural honoree of the Portage Preparedness Initiative
IN A FLASH: Thanks for Giving!
This holiday season ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Recreation and Wellness Services invites people in the community to donate by taking a tag - or three - from the Giving Trees in the Beverly J. Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center from Nov. 17-Dec. 17.
How One ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Student Turned Pain Into Pride
When ¹ú²úÂ×Àí senior Julia Michalak was in elementary school and middle school in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, the idea of going to gym class made her sick to her stomach. Now in her final year at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí, Michalak will soon earn her bachelor’s degree in physical education and sport performance, with a goal to help other kids like her overcome their insecurities and learn to enjoy physical education.
IN A FLASH: Sharing Two Decades of Memories
Members of ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's Interior Design Class of 2005 reunited in October to share stories about what they've been doing during the past 20 years.
From Golden Flashes to Boutique Fashion, a Mother-Daughter Journey
For Barbara Mucci, the path from the classroom to owning a small business has been full of surprises. One surprise is being able to work alongside her daughter, Erica Sutton. These alumnae credit their ¹ú²úÂ×Àí experiences with helping them to open Mainstream Boutique in Hudson, Ohio.
