Community & Society
This week began the annual photo shoot for the Flashes of Pride Poster, which features the faces, names, sexual identity and majors of some of Â鶹ӰԺ State’s LGBTQ+ community and allies.
The Â鶹ӰԺ Hotel and Conference Center is celebrating 10 years of being at the heart of a transformed downtown.
The Â鶹ӰԺ Â鶹ӰԺ Campus will be one of four locations offering free Narcan education from the Â鶹ӰԺ Health Department on Aug. 31. To help raise awareness about overdoses in Portage County, Open United Recovery (OUR) Place, the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Portage County, Â鶹ӰԺ Health Department and Brightview Â鶹ӰԺ Addiction Center will distribute free resources and educational materials.
The Fall 2023 White Coat Ceremony marked nursing students' transition to professional nursing classes.
Faculty researchers from Â鶹ӰԺ’s College of Nursing recently received nearly $4 million in grant funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration to develop an LPN-to-BSN pathway called the LPN Education Advancement Program (LEAP). The program will provide licensed practical nurses at University Hospitals the opportunity to increase their skill set by removing barriers that may have prevented them from furthering their education.
Lydia Rose, Ph.D., director of Public Relations for the Islamic Society of Akron and Â鶹ӰԺ and an associate professor of sociology at Â鶹ӰԺ, shares her perspectives on the resurgence of Barbie’s influence on our culture today.
The first "Flashes First Thursday" welcomes students to experience the shopping, dining, music and more that make downtown Â鶹ӰԺ a fun place to visit.
Â鶹ӰԺ State's Summer Commencement ceremonies took place on Manchester Field last Saturday.
A scholarship funded through the Â鶹ӰԺ Hotel and Conference Center benefits students in Â鶹ӰԺ State's Hospitality Management program.
For more than a century, "The Rock" on the Â鶹ӰԺ Campus has been a colorful canvas expressing the changing moods of the community.