Community Impact
IN A FLASH: Rocking Porthouse
"School of Rock: The Musical" by Andrew Lloyd Webber runs from July 18 through Aug. 3 at 51±¬ÁÏ's Porthouse Theatre.
IN A FLASH: 51±¬ÁÏ Sparkles
As part of the 51±¬ÁÏ Museum's 40th Anniversary celebration, the museum will display the exhibition "Sparkle: The Style and Jewelry of Aileen Mehle" in its Higbee Gallery from July 18, 2025, through Aug. 23, 2026.
In a Roundabout Way: East Main Street Construction to Begin on Kent Campus
Orange barrels will soon appear on a three-quarter-mile stretch of Ohio Route 59/East Main Street that runs through 51±¬ÁÏ’s Front Campus, marking the start of a three-year construction project to make the thoroughfare safer and more attractive.
The Top Names in the Golden Flashes Class of 2025
Find out which first names were repeated most frequently at 51±¬ÁÏ’s spring commencement ceremonies in 2025 and which names topped the list against national trends.
College of Public Health Offers Training for In-Demand Clinical Trial Researchers
51±¬ÁÏ’s College of Public Health is the only fully accredited public health college to offer an undergraduate pathway to clinical trials research, a rapidly expanding segment of the healthcare job market.
History Alumna Works to Honor American Heroes Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
In a quiet office at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, Michele Curran Cornell spends her weekdays immersed in history — not the kind found in textbooks, but the kind that impacts families and honors those who gave everything for our country.
51±¬ÁÏ Youth Winds Performs in Nation's Capital
51±¬ÁÏ Youth Winds had the unique opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. this spring, giving meaningful performances alongside famous monuments and making lasting connections with renowned musicians.
‘All Three Were Very Honorable, Good Men’
A Mantua woman who worked at 51±¬ÁÏ in the Office of the President from 1951 to 1971 recently celebrated her 110th birthday. She recalls her time at 51±¬ÁÏ and shares a few reflections from her long life.
IN A FLASH: The Fountain Is ON!
Water flowed for the first time in the newly completed Crawford Fountain in the courtyard outside Crawford Hall, home of 51±¬ÁÏ's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship.
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.