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Junior running back Jo-el Shaw following his first of three touchdowns.

FlashFAST Football Debuts at Home With 54-14 Win

ºÚÁÏÉç was flat out dominant in a 54-14 victory over Howard University Saturday in its 2018 home opener at Dix Stadium. Behind six rushing touchdowns, the Golden Flashes out-gained the Bison on the ground 355-65.

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , Success Story

Kent Campus

The annual Black Squirrel Festival offers ºÚÁÏÉç students a chance to learn about student organizations, explore different university departments and learn more about the Kent community.

37th Annual Black Squirrel Festival Features Student Organizations, Vendors, Food and Freebies

A ºÚÁÏÉç tradition for 37 years, the annual Black Squirrel Festival will take place Friday, Sept. 7, from noon-5 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza. The Black Squirrel Festival, which is hosted by the Flash Activities Board, attracts more than 3,000 students, faculty and staff…

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Kent Campus

A College of Business Administration graduate show off her glasses while in line to enter ºÚÁÏÉç’s Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.

ºÚÁÏÉç Holds Summer Commencement Ceremonies on Aug. 18

The ºÚÁÏÉç alumni network again grew its ranks this summer as more than a thousand Golden Flashes got their degrees. ºÚÁÏÉç held its Summer 2018 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). The Kent Campus conferred 1,325 degrees.

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Kent Campus

ºÚÁÏÉç students model original designs created by Fashion School students during the school’s 2018 spring fashion show.

ºÚÁÏÉç Fashion School Receives Top Honors in the Nation and Midwest

ºÚÁÏÉç’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising is once again ranked high among the nation’s elite, according to .

Tags: College of the Arts , Success Story , Arts & Culture , School of Fashion

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Professor James Tyner Receives a 2018 Faculty Excellence Award

Their remarkable work takes place in studios, classrooms, laboratories and outdoors. They have been published in prestigious journals, authored books and received significant research grants. Now, they add a new honor to their list of notable achievements. ºÚÁÏÉç President Beverly …

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Department of Geography

ºÚÁÏÉç President Beverly J. Warren presented 13 ºÚÁÏÉç faculty members with the 2018 President’s Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition.

ºÚÁÏÉç President Beverly J. Warren Announces 2018 Faculty Excellence Award Recipients

Their remarkable work takes place in studios, classrooms, laboratories and outdoors. They have been published in prestigious journals, authored books and received significant research grants. Now, they add a new honor to their list of notable achievements. ºÚÁÏÉç President Beverly …

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Firestone Community Learning Center student learns to operate a video camera during a class in Franklin Hall in the ºÚÁÏÉç College of Communication and Information.

New Partnership With Akron Public Schools Illuminates Career Path for High School Students

A group of sophomores from Firestone Community Learning Center in Akron  spent a week at ºÚÁÏÉç exploring university programs and learning more about college and careers. ºÚÁÏÉç the Program The program is part of ºÚÁÏÉç’s new partnership with Akron Public Schools, in whi…

Tags: Community & Society , Office of the Provost , Success Story

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Students gathered around a table

ºÚÁÏÉç Joins the LeBron James Family Foundation’s Efforts to Get Akron Students College and Career Ready

With a shared mission to help the youth in Akron earn a life-changing education, ºÚÁÏÉç has teamed up with the LeBron James Family Foundation (LJFF) to provide LJFF’s I PROMISE students with increased resources to help prepare them for college and beyond. As part of this long-term par…

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College of Architecture and Environmental Design

ºÚÁÏÉç Receives First LEED Platinum Recognition for New Architecture Building

A green roof, a geothermal heating and cooling system that is 300 percent more efficient than standard systems, and a 15,000-gallon gray tank that recycles rainwater for irrigation and flushing bathroom fixtures. These are just a few of the sustainability features that helped ºÚÁÏÉç’s…

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George R. Newkome, Ph.D., a two-time ºÚÁÏÉç alumnus, smiles with ºÚÁÏÉç President Beverly J. Warren.

Alumnus Dr. George R. Newkome Awards $1 Million Gift for Endowed Professorship in Materials Science at ºÚÁÏÉç

George R. Newkome, Ph.D., and his wife, Mary Jane Saunders, Ph.D., have pledged $1 million to fund a first-ever professorship in materials science in ºÚÁÏÉç’s College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Newkome is a two-time ºÚÁÏÉç alumnus. “George and Mary Jane both have a passion and d…

Tags: Research & Science , College of Sciences and Humanities , Division of Institutional Advancement , Success Story , Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

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