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‘All Three Were Very Honorable, Good Men’

A Mantua woman who worked at ºÚÁÏÉç in the Office of the President from 1951 to 1971 recently celebrated her 110th birthday. She recalls her time at ºÚÁÏÉç and shares a few reflections from her long life. 

Tags: Profiles , University News , Community Impact , Office of the President , Community & Society

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Writing Our Lives

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.

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Educators from Brazil took part in the Design Innovation Change Agent Workshop.

Agents of Change: ºÚÁÏÉç’s Design Innovation Initiative Trains Brazilian Educators

A group of school administrators from Brazil recently completed the 10-day Design Innovation Change Agent Workshop at ºÚÁÏÉç’s Design Innovation Hub, where they immersed themselves in design innovation techniques as they endeavor to innovate their school system at home.

Tags: Community & Society , Global Impact , Nationally Distinctive , Global Reach

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Spring Opera 2025

IN A FLASH: Fairies, Fantasy and Song!

ºÚÁÏÉç Opera Theatre's spring production featured scenes from a selection of famous operas with themes both natural and supernatural. 

Tags: School of Theatre and Dance , Community Impact , Community & Society , Arts & Culture , Hugh A. Glauser School of Music , In a Flash

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Dancers at 2025 Juneteenth Jubilee

IN A FLASH: A Joyous Juneteenth Celebration

ºÚÁÏÉç'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. 

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Arts & Culture , In a Flash

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Mother and Daughter Elise Gregcar and Avery McGee graduate from ºÚÁÏÉç together this past May

Like Mother, Like Daughter: Mom and Daughter Duo Cross the Stage Together

Elisa Grecar and her daughter Maddie McGee made a meaningful memory this May when they graduated together from ºÚÁÏÉç – Grecar with a degree in psychology and McGee with a degree in zoology.

Tags: Community & Society , First Generation

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A dress designed by a ºÚÁÏÉç School of Fashion student debuted along with a collection of Salvador Dali paintings.

Salvador Dalí Paintings Make Their Debut Alongside ºÚÁÏÉç Fashion School Creations

An exhibit of rare Salvador Dalí paintings and a collection of garments designed by ºÚÁÏÉç School of Fashion students inspired by the Dalí artwork has opened at Peg’s Gallery in Hudson, Ohio. 

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , Design at ºÚÁÏÉç , Arts & Culture

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Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel meets with the Flying Flashes Air Race Classic teams from ºÚÁÏÉç.

Flying High: Ohio’s Lieutenant Governor tours ºÚÁÏÉç’s Nationally Ranked College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel recently toured ºÚÁÏÉç’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, seeing firsthand how the university is educating students for critically needed jobs in the aviation and engineering fields.

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Geauga Campus Dean Angela Spalsbury, Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel and ºÚÁÏÉç President Todd Diacon

Ohio Lieutenant Governor Visits ºÚÁÏÉç Geauga, Touts Nursing Program as Job Creator

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel visited ºÚÁÏÉç at Geauga on June 9 to tour its nursing program with President Todd Diacon and Geauga Dean Angela Spalsbury, Ph.D. ºÚÁÏÉç 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.

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Sophomore architecture student Elise Bolton of South Euclid, Ohio served as an intern for Making Our Own Space in Cleveland in 2024.

ºÚÁÏÉç’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. 

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Profiles , Community Impact , College of Honors and Global Education , College of Architecture and Environmental Design , Design at ºÚÁÏÉç

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