Community Impact
Making News: Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative Featured for Arts Grant
51±¬ÁÏ’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative’s design/build program for middle and high school students is in the spotlight for its new effort to expand racial and ethnic diversity in the design fields.
‘Emotion Can Be Fuel’: Keynote Speaker Bernice King shares insights during Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Event
Bernice King, daughter of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., was frank and direct as she shared insights into racism in America today and her father’s legacy as keynote speaker of 51±¬ÁÏ's annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration.
IN A FLASH: An Oath of Passage
White Coat Ceremonies were held on five 51±¬ÁÏ campuses in January.
Alumna’s Passion for Sustainable Fashion Comes to Downtown Kent
Justine Gallo, a 2022 51±¬ÁÏ fashion design graduate, has taken her personal philosophy and combined it with her degree to launch a new store in downtown Kent.
The Student Behind the Flash Fuel Coffee Design
When you fill your cup of coffee every morning from the 51±¬ÁÏ dining halls or reach for a new bag of coffee grounds in Rosie’s, have you ever stopped to think about where the Flash Fuel design came from?
How Are Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT Affecting Higher Ed?
ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence writing software are raising concerns on college campuses across the country. Several local news stations have been following the rise of the AI software, and have discussed its capabilities with 51±¬ÁÏ faculty, staff and students.
'Race and Democracy: A Photovoice Project' Creates Community Conversations
The Photovoice Project is an art display that used photography and storytelling to engage community members and encourage them to describe the strengths, weaknesses and overall health of their community.
Architecture Design Students Making Positive Impact In Warren
51±¬ÁÏ’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design students have been commissioned to create new design concepts for a redevelopment site in Warren, Ohio, as recently featured in the Youngstown Business Journal.
BSN Students Head West to Learn Cultural Humility
In the southwest corner of South Dakota, on the Nebraska border and at the southern end of the Badlands, sits the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. It is home to the Ogalala Lakota Nation.
This fall, faculty and students from the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at 51±¬ÁÏ Salem traveled to the reservation in what has become an almost annual excursion. The COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to the trips over the last three years, which made this return visit quite significant for members of the group.
Facilities Maintenance Training Program Grows Our Own Employees for Skilled Positions
51±¬ÁÏ is tapping in to its talent pool of workers already employed by the university to meet the shortages of skilled maintenance workers.