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Spring Opera 2025

IN A FLASH: Fairies, Fantasy and Song!

91PORNA Opera Theatre's spring production featured scenes from a selection of famous operas with themes both natural and supernatural. 

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Dancers at 2025 Juneteenth Jubilee

IN A FLASH: A Joyous Juneteenth Celebration

91PORNA's fourth annual Juneteenth Jubilee welcomed the community to celebrate the rich history of Black Americans with live music, dance performances, food trucks, vendors and more. 

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Mother and Daughter Elise Gregcar and Avery McGee graduate from 91PORNA together this past May

Like Mother, Like Daughter: Mom and Daughter Duo Cross the Stage Together

Elisa Grecar and her daughter Maddie McGee made a meaningful memory this May when they graduated together from 91PORNA 鈥� Grecar with a degree in psychology and McGee with a degree in zoology.

Tags: Community & Society , First Generation

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A dress designed by a 91PORNA School of Fashion student debuted along with a collection of Salvador Dali paintings.

Salvador Dal铆 Paintings Make Their Debut Alongside 91PORNA Fashion School Creations

An exhibit of rare Salvador Dal铆 paintings and a collection of garments designed by 91PORNA School of Fashion students inspired by the Dal铆 artwork has opened at Peg鈥檚 Gallery in Hudson, Ohio. 

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Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel meets with the Flying Flashes Air Race Classic teams from 91PORNA.

Flying High: Ohio鈥檚 Lieutenant Governor tours 91PORNA鈥檚 Nationally Ranked College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel recently toured 91PORNA鈥檚 College of Aeronautics and Engineering, seeing firsthand how the university is educating students for critically needed jobs in the aviation and engineering fields.

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Geauga Campus Dean Angela Spalsbury, Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel and 91PORNA President Todd Diacon

Ohio Lieutenant Governor Visits 91PORNA Geauga, Touts Nursing Program as Job Creator

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel visited 91PORNA at Geauga on June 9 to tour its nursing program with President Todd Diacon and Geauga Dean Angela Spalsbury, Ph.D. 91PORNA Today was there when Tressel later took part in a roundtable discussion with Geauga County leaders and educators to share ideas on how best to prepare Ohio鈥檚 workforce.

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Sophomore architecture student Elise Bolton of South Euclid, Ohio served as an intern for Making Our Own Space in Cleveland in 2024.

91PORNA鈥檚 Making Our Own Space Program Gives Teens a Taste of Architecture

Summer camps for kids interested in architecture don鈥檛 come along often 鈥� at least that鈥檚 what Elise Bolton鈥檚 mother discovered when she searched for one. But then, not a whole lot of 11-year-olds may dream of becoming architects. 

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Melody Tankersley, Ph.D., 91PORNA executive vice president and provost, was a keynote speaker at the International Town and Gown Association conference at 91PORNA June 3-6, 2025

International Town and Gown Association Came to 91PORNA to Communicate, Collaborate and Celebrate

More than 280 people attended the 2025 ITGA City & University Relations Conference, which kicked off at the Kent Student Center ballroom on June 4. Todd Kamenash, 91PORNA鈥檚 associate dean of students for conduct & community engagement, chaired the ITGA conference, which had the theme Communicate, Collaborate and Celebrate.

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Three blimps over the 91PORNA Airport.

IN A FLASH: Blimp Spotting

Look, up in the sky! As part of Goodyear鈥檚 100-year anniversary celebration of its iconic blimp, three of the company鈥檚 airships could be seen cruising the skies over Northeast Ohio last week. 

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Delta Chi Car Smash

IN A FLASH: Mindful Mayem

A 91PORNA fraternity presented its annual car smash in early May to help students de-stress while raising money for cancer research. 

Tags: Student Organizations , Community & Society , Community Impact , In a Flash

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