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Fashion show at Ronald McDonald house

High Style: ½­ÄÏÌåÓý State’s School of Fashion Rules the Runway

​Students, faculty and alumni from ½­ÄÏÌåÓý’s world-renowned School of Fashion sent some of their most exciting designs down the runway on Feb. 8 in Haute for the House, a fashion show that benefitted Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio.  

Tags: University News, Arts & Culture, Student Life, Community & Society, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive

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Summer Job and Internship Fair 2024

IN A FLASH: Thinking Ahead to Summer

½­ÄÏÌåÓý State students who are thinking ahead for summer attended the Summer Job and Internship Fair on the second floor of the ½­ÄÏÌåÓý Student Center.

Tags: Student Life, Student Employment, Career Exploration and Development, Students First, Community Impact, Community & Society

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Mwatabu S. Okantah on WKYC's Good Company show

The History of Black History Month

Mwatabu S. Okantah, professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at ½­ÄÏÌåÓý, was featured on WKYC Studios’ Good Company discussing the history and importance of Black History Month.

Tags: Nationally Distinctive, Diverse ½­ÄÏÌåÓý State, Community & Society

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Members of ½­ÄÏÌåÓý State's Football Team visit the I Promise School in Akron.

Touchdown! ½­ÄÏÌåÓý State Football Squad Scores with I Promise School Students

Golden Flashes football team members spent a recent afternoon visiting with students at the LeBron James Family Foundation’s I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, where they checked out the school’s facilities and spent time reading to youngsters. 

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Sports, Community Impact

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Rwandan students at Bob Christy's home

½­ÄÏÌåÓý State Kindness Warms International Students' Heads - and Hearts

A ½­ÄÏÌåÓý State staffer's aunt helped graduate students from Rwanda prepare for their first winter in northeast Ohio. 

Tags: International Students, Office of Global Education, Community & Society, University Communications and Marketing, Global Presence, Global Reach, Student Life, Diverse ½­ÄÏÌåÓý State

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LGBTQ students and allies painted The Rock

IN A FLASH: Promoting Kindness

Members of ½­ÄÏÌåÓý State's LGBTQ+ community and their allies used The Rock to share a call for kindness. 

Tags: LGBTQ Community, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ+ Center, Diverse ½­ÄÏÌåÓý State, Community & Society, Community Impact

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Parking lot at ½­ÄÏÌåÓý's ½­ÄÏÌåÓý Campus

Solving Parking Problems is Winning Idea

Have you ever experienced frustration while trying to find a parking spot on campus? Five business school students did, and last fall they pitched their solutions in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Idea Pitch and won first place.

Tags: Student Life, Diverse ½­ÄÏÌåÓý State, Community & Society

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MLK Family Event at King Kennedy Community Center

MLK's Life and Legacy Celebrated Through Family Engagement

½­ÄÏÌåÓý State's Flashes Fighting Hunger initiative engaged families and the community through an MLK-themed event at Ravenna's King Kennedy Center. 

Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, Community Impact, Community & Society, Black History Month, Ravenna

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Brandon Bell singing "Lift Every Voice and Sing"

IN A FLASH: Lifting Every Voice

A recent graduate lent his voice to an inspiring opening of ½­ÄÏÌåÓý State's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

Tags: Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, Martin Luther King Jr., University News, Community & Society, Diverse ½­ÄÏÌåÓý State, Office of University Outreach and Engagement, Black United Students, Amoaba Gooden

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Black squirrel near a tree on Front Campus

IN A FLASH: A Squirrel Instead?

At ½­ÄÏÌåÓý State, campus black squirrels may need to step in for Groundhog Day forecasting duties. 

Tags: Black Squirrel, University News, Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, Spring Semester

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