Community & Society

Robots Take Over the College of Aeronautics and Engineering
¹ú²úÂ×Àí's College of Aeronautics and Engineering hosted a qualifying competition for the First Tech Challenge 2024 Robotics Competition.
High Style: ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s School of Fashion Rules the Runway
​Students, faculty and alumni from ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s world-renowned School of Fashion sent some of their most exciting designs down the runway on Feb. 8 in Haute for the House, a fashion show that benefitted Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio.

IN A FLASH: Thinking Ahead to Summer
¹ú²úÂ×Àí students who are thinking ahead for summer attended the Summer Job and Internship Fair on the second floor of the Kent Student Center.

The History of Black History Month
Mwatabu S. Okantah, professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí, was featured on WKYC Studios’ Good Company discussing the history and importance of Black History Month.

Touchdown! ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Football Squad Scores with I Promise School Students
Golden Flashes football team members spent a recent afternoon visiting with students at the LeBron James Family Foundation’s I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, where they checked out the school’s facilities and spent time reading to youngsters.

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Kindness Warms International Students' Heads - and Hearts
A ¹ú²úÂ×Àí staffer's aunt helped graduate students from Rwanda prepare for their first winter in northeast Ohio.

IN A FLASH: Promoting Kindness
Members of ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's LGBTQ+ community and their allies used The Rock to share a call for kindness.

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.
MLK's Life and Legacy Celebrated Through Family Engagement
¹ú²úÂ×Àí's Flashes Fighting Hunger initiative engaged families and the community through an MLK-themed event at Ravenna's King Kennedy Center.

IN A FLASH: Lifting Every Voice
A recent graduate lent his voice to an inspiring opening of ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.