Community & Society
‘I Love This,’ How Summer Advantage Helped a First-Gen Student Find Her Path
When Yeshe Mulugeta arrived at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ, she expected the transition to be challenging, but not overwhelming. ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ’s Summer Advantage Program provides first-generation students with the award-winning support needed to overcome academic challenges and move forward with confidence. It helped turn things around for Mulugeta.
It's ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ's Day of Giving
Be the hero in someone's story. April 14 is ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ's 24-hour Day of Giving, part of Flashes Give Back Week, a weeklong celebration of all the ways Golden Flashes support our blue and gold communities.
Building a Career – And a Life – In New York City Fashion
A 2024 graduate from ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ's School of Fashion shares an update about her life after ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ and beginning her exciting career in New York City.
IN A FLASH: Preparing For Disaster
When disaster strikes: Students at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ at Trumbull received real world disaster training through a partnership with a local hospital.
Where They Were on May 4, 1970
A future ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ president and a past ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ administrator were serving at universities in Dayton and Texas on May 4, 1970, and had to find ways to manage student protests in reaction to the shootings.
City of Cleveland and ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Launch Initiative to Strengthen Police-Community Trust
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ and the City of Cleveland have launched a new research and training initiative aimed at strengthening trust, collaboration and accountability between the Cleveland Division of Police and city residents. The project is supported by a $20,000 grant from ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ’s Community Engaged Research Institute.
From ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ to the Moon: Alumna Helps NASA Tell the Artemis Story
As four astronauts aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft speed toward the moon on the Artemis II mission — the first crewed lunar voyage in more than 50 years — a ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ graduate is among those who helped make the moment possible.
Community Spirit Inspires ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Student Volunteers in Post-Paddy's Cleanup
In the spirit of community, ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ 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.
‘What Makes ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Friendly to Veterans Is That the Support Is Real and Personal’
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ has earned the Military Friendly® School designation for 2026-2027, its 17th consecutive year. Marine Corps veteran and ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ senior Richard Hlavaty shares how ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ’s veteran support services have shaped his academic and professional journey.