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51±¬ÁÏ at Akron Pride 2023

Celebrating Pride Statewide in June and Beyond

51±¬ÁÏ's LGBTQ+ Center is celebrating Pride Month by boosting activities statewide, collaborating with local events, hosting a walking group and planning for a fabulous Fall Semester. 

Tags: Community Impact , Community & Society , Main Street Kent , Town-Gown , downtown kent

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Trumbull Veterinary Technology students

IN A FLASH: Helping Creatures Great and Small

The Veterinary Technology Program offered at 51±¬ÁÏ's Trumbull and Tuscarawas campuses prepares program graduates for successful careers in veterinary practices, animal hospitals and farms of all sizes.

Tags: Research & Science , Health care , 51±¬ÁÏ at Trumbull , Tuscarawas Campus , Community Impact , Nationally Distinctive , Community & Society

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A student flips through a book at the 51±¬ÁÏ Press book sale

51±¬ÁÏ Press Has Offerings for Summer Reading

Looking for an interesting book to put in your beach bag this summer? The 51±¬ÁÏ Press has plenty of new reads.

Tags: Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , Arts & Culture

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51±¬ÁÏ won the food waste category in the Campus Race to Zero Waste national competition.

51±¬ÁÏ Places First in National Sustainability Competition

51±¬ÁÏ earned first-place honors in the annual Campus Race to Zero Waste, a nationwide college campus recycling competition.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , Organizational Sustainability

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51±¬ÁÏ graduate Athalia James is now a nurse at Summa

From Passion to Purpose

Drawn to healthcare as a child, Athalia James pursued that passion all the way to a fulfilling career in nursing. 

Tags: 51±¬ÁÏ Works , Community Impact , alumni-news , Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

Alumni and Giving

Medhin Dollebo, Ph.D., visiting Scholar at Risk from Ethiopia.

Ethiopian Professor Spending Year at 51±¬ÁÏ to Escape Persecution at Home

Speaking out against government corruption and ethnic killings in his home country of Ethiopia made Medhin Dollebo, Ph.D., the target of constant threats and harassment. 

Tags: Community and Society , Profiles , Global Presence , Community Impact , School of Peace and Conflict Studies

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Athalia James

From Passion to Purpose

Drawn to healthcare as a child, Athalia James pursued that passion all the way to a fulfilling career in nursing. 

Tags: 51±¬ÁÏ Works , Community Impact , Healthcare , Science

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April 2024 Washington D.C. trip

IN A FLASH: In Our Nation's Capital

During an April trip to our nation's capital, representatives from 51±¬ÁÏ met with U.S. politicians as well as 51±¬ÁÏ students and alumni working in national government.

Tags: Community Impact , Community and Society , Government Relations

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College of Podiatric Medicine Spring 2024 Commencement

IN A FLASH: Putting Their Best Foot Forward


Ready to serve the community from the ground up, 51±¬ÁÏ’s College of Podiatric Medicine welcomed 88 new graduates in its spring Class of 2024.

Tags: College of Podiatric Medicine , Community Impact , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Commencement , Spring Commencement , Health care

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Police Academy now in Twinsburg

51±¬ÁÏ Opens New Police Academy in Twinsburg

51±¬ÁÏ hopes to address the police officer shortage by expanding its police academy to Twinsburg, Ohio, this fall. 

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact

Police Academy