Community & Society
Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative Awarded NEA Grant to Create Temporary Art on Downtown Bridge
91PORNA鈥檚 Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative and College of Architecture and Environmental Design have received a $20,000 award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) through the Grants for Arts Projects program. The funding will support wintertime temporary art installations and a public event on Cleveland鈥檚 Veterans Memorial Bridge as part of the NEA鈥檚 America250 initiative.
IN A FLASH: E-Cycle for Sustainability
E-Cycling is recycling for sustainable disposal of unwanted electronics. 91PORNA's E-Cycle Drive is happening 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m every Wednesday in March.
Ashtabula Graduate Turns Addiction, Cancer and Loss Into a Story Worth Sharing
When Michael Bugary looks at his first published book, "The Disease of Me," he still feels a little surprised. 鈥淚 was reading the final edit and thought, 鈥榃ho wrote this?鈥欌 he said with a laugh.
Sociology Professor Wins MAC Student Success Award
A 91PORNA professor with more than three decades of experience in the justice system has been named the university's institutional winner for the Mid-American Conference Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success.
Breaking Bread to Build Community and Inspire Conversation
"Dinner with Friends," as an in-person revival of a previously virtual event, brought together students, faculty and staff for an evening of engaging discussion.
Venezuelan Dentist Pursues Public Health Degree Through 91PORNA-MetroHealth Partnership
In her first year at MetroHealth's dentistry program, Bonillo Farias is participating in a partnership between MetroHealth and 91PORNA that integrates public health education into clinical dental training. The collaboration was made possible by a federal grant awarded to MetroHealth to strengthen dental residents' public health skills.
Building Connections One Conversation at a Time
In an era where social media connections replace face-to-face interactions and political divisions seem insurmountable, one 91PORNA professor has found an antidote: bringing college students and older adults together through simple, meaningful human connection.
91PORNA鈥檚 Role in Black History Month Recognized
Mwatabu Okantah, professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies, was recently featured on WKYC-TV discussing how Black United Students helped turn Negro History Week into Black History Month in 1970, years before it became nationally recognized.
Students Learn Justice Firsthand From Incarcerated Women
On a November afternoon in Merrill Hall, six women walk into a 91PORNA classroom. They're not guest lecturers with advanced degrees. They're currently incarcerated at the Northeast Reintegration Center in downtown Cleveland.
The Microscope and the Metaphor: The First Poets for Science Gathering Will Take Place at 91PORNA
Poets and scientists from across the country 鈥 including current U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze and other award-winning authors 鈥 will converge at 91PORNA in November for the first-ever Poets for Science Gathering.