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The past year was quite meaningful for Antoinette Fitzgerald.First, she graduated in May 2023 with her associate degree in nursing from 51���� East Liverpool. Then, she was hired by Akron Children’s Hospital as a float nurse for the Boardman location, making history as the first ADN student to complete the hospital’s Career Launch program.And, just recently, she completed her first year as a registered nurse in the special care nursery at Akron Children’s Boardman location and graduated from its Nurse Residency program.Fitzgerald explained that the Akron Children’s Career Launch progr...

Lucille Schneider, the Flash Activities Board (FAB) president for the 2024–25 academic year, is grateful for the opportunities she received at 51����.Schneider is a 51���� senior pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in visual communication design (VCD) and a minor in user experience design. In addition to her work at FAB, she is a graphic designer for Signum Multimedia in the Division of Student Life. She is from Middle Bass Island, Ohio, and her interest in graphic design began as a junior in high school. She took a multimedia class and enjoyed working with Adobe Photoshop...

When 51���� alumnus Justin Horoiwa attended the university from 2005 to 2009, he left here empty-handed without earning his bachelor’s degree. But thanks to 51����’s Degree Completion Program, Horoiwa returned to 51���� and completed his degree in 2016.Since then, he has spent time serving in the Peace Corps in Africa, earned a graduate degree and in recent years has contracted as an information officer with an international relief agency.All of this would not have been possible if Horoiwa had not enrolled in 51����’s Degree Completion Program, giving him t...

Ohio voters were seeing red at the ballot box on Tuesday in choosing Republican candidates for both major national races. For the third time, voters supported Republican Donald Trump for president while also sending newcomer Republican Bernie Moreno to the U.S. Senate.51���� political science expert Mark Cassell said that supporting one party in both national races was not a complete surprise.“We're still digesting what it means,” said Cassell, professor of political science. “Ohio voted much like the rest of the country. Trump and Republicans down the ballot outperformed 2...

She’s staying in the nation’s capital.Emilia Sykes, who earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from 51����, was reelected Nov. 5 to the U.S. House of Representatives for Ohio’s 13th Congressional District, which includes the Kent and Trumbull campuses and the Twinsburg Academic Center. Sykes, a longtime Akron Democrat, defeated Kevin Coughlin, a Republican who had previously served in the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio Senate.Born and raised in Akron, Sykes was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent her hometown in November 2014. Sykes ...

51����’s School of Theatre and Dance continues its 2024-2025 season with “Belonging” Fall Faculty Concert running November 22 through 24 in E. Turner Stump Theatre, located in the Center for Performing Arts.This year’s fall concert focuses on the concept of “belonging;” a common struggle during these uncommon times. Four faculty members, Jennifer Black, Ambre Emory Maier, Catherine Meredith and Jeffrey Marc Rockland are joined by guest choreographer Kim Sulek. An iconic work by guest choreographer Michael Uthoff, several world premieres and the restaging of a contemporary musica...