Community and Society
During an April trip to our nation's capital, representatives from Â鶹ÊÓƵ met with U.S. politicians as well as Â鶹ÊÓƵ students and alumni working in national government.
In 1977, the U.S. government established a time to recognize Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and their accomplishments. The commemoration started as a week but in the 1990s evolved into a monthlong celebration.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act affects millions at airports large and small including in the Akron-Canton Airport, the Akron Fulton Airport and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Airport.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ conferred a Doctor of Letters honorary degree to alumnus Willard Jenkins for his “extraordinary contributions in promulgating jazz music and its importance to American culture and in advancing Â鶹ÊÓƵ.â€
Â鶹ÊÓƵ students who started college during the COVID-19 pandemic in Fall 2020 have shown great grit and resilience as they graduate in the class of 2024.
In the Fall 2023 sophomore Ivory Kendrick said he wanted to be a senator in University Student Government (USG). He made it happen.
An all-day conference, presented by the May 4 Education Committee for K-12 educators, students, and Â鶹ÊÓƵ faculty and staff, will help participants demonstrate knowledge about the critical history of student activism and organizing at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, emphasizing the significance of May 4.
Since childhood Â鶹ÊÓƵ alum Jessica Clonch has wanted to combine her love of the outdoors with her career. Now, to her delight, she’s living the dream.
Nicholas Belluardo is a part-time faculty member at Â鶹ÊÓƵ and the co-owner of four aviation businesses.
The Healthy Communities Research Institute conducts interdisciplinary basic and applied research that will lead to the discovery of practices that “enable people to thrive free of preventable diseases and injury.â€