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LaunchNet 2022 Elevator Pitch Contest

Young Entrepreneurs Learn the Ups and Downs of Elevator Pitches

ºÚÁÏÉç students rose to the challenge as they competed to win $2,000 at LaunchNET’s Elevator Pitch contest on Wednesday evening.

Tags: Student Life , Community Impact

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ºÚÁÏÉç Air Force ROTC student at the university's Veterans Day Commemoration

IN A FLASH: Honoring All Who Served

The ºÚÁÏÉç community came together on Thursday to honor all veterans. 

Tags: University News , Community & Society , Community Impact , In a Flash

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A ºÚÁÏÉç Army ROTC student helps with the annual planting of Daffodil Hill

Planting the Seeds (or bulbs) of Remembrance on ºÚÁÏÉç’s Daffodil Hill

Volunteers from the ºÚÁÏÉç community helped in the annual planting of Daffodil Hill.

Tags: University News , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact

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Veterans Day Commemoration at ºÚÁÏÉç

IN A FLASH: Veterans Day Commemoration

Ceremonies on campus today honor all who have served. 

Tags: University News , Community & Society , Student Life , Community Impact , In a Flash

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Voting Day Stickers and Board

Day of Discourse Informs and Inspires the Next Generation of Voters

More than 100 participants, including local high school students, students of all majors from ºÚÁÏÉç and Akron and community members, gathered at the University of Akron on October 11 for the Ohio Debate Commission’s Day Of Public Discourse.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact

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Students Vote On Campus

Voting Underway on Campus as Election Day Has Arrived

A handful of students were up early and exercising their right to vote by casting ballots at one of two precincts located at the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center on the Kent Campus.

Tags: Student Life , Community Impact

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Door Hangers Made By ºÚÁÏÉç Students at 'Sex Week' Event

Creating Privacy During ‘Sex Week’

ºÚÁÏÉç’s Kent Interhall Council (KIC) annual Sex Week took place from Oct. 24, 2022, until Oct. 28, 2022, to provide resources and education about safe sex.

Tags: Student Life , Community Impact

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A student prepares hydroponic tubes for planting at ºÚÁÏÉç's Salem Campus.

IN A FLASH: Pipes for Planting

Students at ºÚÁÏÉç at Salem learn innovative ways of growing plants - without soil.

Tags: Community Impact , ºÚÁÏÉç at Salem , Community & Society , In a Flash

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A scene from "Head Over Heels," playing now through November 13

Falling 'Head Over Heels'

What happens when a 16th century romance combines with music from '80s pop group The Go-Go's? 

Tags: Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , Arts & Culture , Community & Society

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Disabled Workers Equal Wages

Equal Pay For Workers With Disabilities May Not Even Playing Field

Professor of economics questions potential outcomes during survey about minimum wage for disabled workers.

Tags: Research & Science , Community Impact , Department of Economics

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