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Parking lot at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University's Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus

Solving Parking Problems is Winning Idea

Have you ever experienced frustration while trying to find a parking spot on campus? Five business school students did, and last fall they pitched their solutions in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Idea Pitch and won first place.

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society

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MLK Family Event at King Kennedy Community Center

MLK's Life and Legacy Celebrated Through Family Engagement

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Flashes Fighting Hunger initiative engaged families and the community through an MLK-themed event at Ravenna's King Kennedy Center. 

Tags: Martin Luther King Jr. , Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration , Community Impact , Community & Society , Black History Month , Ravenna

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Brandon Bell singing "Lift Every Voice and Sing"

IN A FLASH: Lifting Every Voice

A recent graduate lent his voice to an inspiring opening of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

Tags: Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration , Martin Luther King Jr. , University News , Community & Society , Office of University Outreach and Engagement , Black United Students , Amoaba Gooden

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Black squirrel near a tree on Front Campus

IN A FLASH: A Squirrel Instead?

At Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State, campus black squirrels may need to step in for Groundhog Day forecasting duties. 

Tags: Black Squirrel , University News , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Spring Semester

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MLK event panel

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s MLK Celebration Focuses on Following Dr. King’s Principles: Live a Life of Love and Peace During Conflict

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University used its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Feb. 1 to inaugurate a new series of educational programs to help foster a better understanding of the many diverse voices in the university community. 

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Decorated door at DeWeese Health Center

IN A FLASH: Flashes Fight the Flu

On-campus flu vaccine clinics help keep Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State students, faculty and staff healthy throughout the flu season. 

Tags: Flu Shot , flu vaccine , University Health Services , Students First , Community Impact , University News , Community & Society

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An image of a healthy Black mother and child.

Shining a Light on Black Maternity Care: Movie Screening and Panel Discussion Planned for Black History Month

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, in conjunction with University Libraries, on Feb. 6 will host a movie screening and panel discussion for Black History Month addressing the increasing infant mortality rate among African Americans in Northeast Ohio. 

Tags: Health , Research & Science , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Work continues on the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Ice Arena

IN A FLASH: Ice Arena Renovations Continue

Work continues on the renovations and improvements to the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Ice Arena.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Office of the University Architect , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Senior fashion design majors Mackenzie Karsten and Daniella Byrnes review candidates during model tryouts at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's School of Fashion

Strutting Our Stuff: Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s School of Fashion to Help Raise Money for Ronald McDonald House Charities

Students, faculty and alumni from Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s world-renowned School of Fashion will be sending some of their most exciting designs down the runway on Feb. 8 in Haute for the House, a fashion show to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio. 

Tags: Arts & Culture , Student Life , Global Reach , Community & Society , Students First , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , Organizational Sustainability

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From left: George Sarkis, Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Alum and CEO of State and Federal Communications Elizabeth Bartz, Akron Mayor Shammas Malik andSteve Millard

Strongly Rooted: '80 graduate and Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State donor is serious about local workforce development

Thirty years ago, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University alumna Elizabeth Bartz had a big decision to make.   She had an excellent job in Washington, D.C., but was looking to move back home to Northeast Ohio. A 1980 graduate with a bachelor’s degree in journalism, Bartz earned her master’s degree in pol…

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