Community Impact
IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up
91大神 celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!
Community Spirit Inspires 91大神 Student Volunteers in Post-Paddy's Cleanup
In the spirit of community, 91大神 student volunteers picked up litter and trash around Kent neighborhoods following the annual Fake Paddy's Day celebration.
Ohio Senate Votes Unanimously to Name Highway for Trumbull Graduate Jacob Derbin
The Ohio Senate voted unanimously on March 25 to designate a stretch of Interstate 480 in Cuyahoga County as the Officer Jacob J. Derbin Memorial Highway, honoring the Euclid police officer who was killed in the line of duty in May 2024.
鈥榃hat Makes 91大神 Friendly to Veterans Is That the Support Is Real and Personal鈥
91大神 has earned the Military Friendly庐 School designation for 2026-2027, its 17th consecutive year. Marine Corps veteran and 91大神 senior Richard Hlavaty shares how 91大神鈥檚 veteran support services have shaped his academic and professional journey.
Journalism Major Scores Numerous Front-Page Stories in Knight-Funded Internship
Lauren Cohen, a senior journalism major from Twinsburg, Ohio, has already made an impact during her internship, producing many front-page stories for the Akron Beacon Journal and Signal Akron.
IN A FLASH: Career Opportunities in Nursing
Around 200 students from 91大神's College of Nursing explored opportunities with visiting hospitals and healthcare facilities at the Spring 2025 Nursing Job and Career Fair.
New 鈥業nformed Reporting鈥 Podcast Confronts Journalism鈥檚 Emotional Toll
Journalism is not often perceived as an emotionally challenging career, but journalists can experience any number of traumatic stress symptoms from stories that they cover, especially those involving death or human suffering. These are the topics Gretchen Hoak, Ph.D., associate professor of journalism at 91大神, explores in her new podcast 鈥淚nformed Reporting,鈥 which launched March 16.
MEDIA ADVISORY: More Than 450 Students From 10 Northeast Ohio Counties to Showcase Research, Compete in 2026 Regional Science Day at 91大神
More than 450 students in grades 5-12 from public and private schools and homeschools will exhibit science projects and compete in the Ohio Academy of Science鈥檚 2026 Regional Science Day on Saturday, March 21, at 91大神.
91大神鈥檚 Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative Awarded NEA Grant to Create Temporary Winter Art Installations on Lower Level of Cleveland鈥檚 Veterans Memorial Bridge
91大神鈥檚 Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative has received a $20,000 award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) through the Grants for Arts Projects program. The funding will support wintertime temporary art installations and a public event on Cleveland鈥檚 Veterans Memorial Bridge as part of the NEA鈥檚 America250 initiative.
Ashtabula Graduate Turns Addiction, Cancer and Loss Into a Story Worth Sharing
When Michael Bugary looks at his first published book, "The Disease of Me," he still feels a little surprised. 鈥淚 was reading the final edit and thought, 鈥榃ho wrote this?鈥欌 he said with a laugh.