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Parking lot at 91PORNA's Kent Campus

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.

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society

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MLK Family Event at King Kennedy Community Center

MLK's Life and Legacy Celebrated Through Family Engagement

91PORNA's Flashes Fighting Hunger initiative engaged families and the community through an MLK-themed event at Ravenna's King Kennedy Center. 

Tags: Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration , Community Impact , Community & Society , Black History Month ,

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Brandon Bell singing "Lift Every Voice and Sing"

IN A FLASH: Lifting Every Voice

A recent graduate lent his voice to an inspiring opening of 91PORNA's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

Tags: Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration , University News , Community & Society , Office of University Outreach and Engagement , Black United Students , In a Flash

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Black squirrel near a tree on Front Campus

IN A FLASH: A Squirrel Instead?

At 91PORNA, campus black squirrels may need to step in for Groundhog Day forecasting duties. 

Tags: Black Squirrel , University News , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Spring Semester , In a Flash

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MLK event panel

91PORNA’s MLK Celebration Focuses on Following Dr. King’s Principles: Live a Life of Love and Peace During Conflict

91PORNA used its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Feb. 1 to inaugurate a new series of educational programs to help foster a better understanding of the many diverse voices in the university community. 

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Decorated door at DeWeese Health Center

IN A FLASH: Flashes Fight the Flu

On-campus flu vaccine clinics help keep 91PORNA students, faculty and staff healthy throughout the flu season. 

Tags: University Health Services , Community Impact , University News , Community & Society , Student Life , In a Flash

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Students, faculty and staff discussed MLK's ideas about peace and conflict at 100 Plates.

A Community Discussion Over Lunch Focuses On MLK's Ideas About Peace and Conflict

The 100 Plates event allowed students, faculty and staff to discuss Martin Luther King Jr.'s ideas about peace and conflict. 

Tags: University News , Student Life , Community & Society

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An image of a healthy Black mother and child.

Shining a Light on Black Maternity Care: Movie Screening and Panel Discussion Planned for Black History Month

91PORNA’s Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, in conjunction with University Libraries, on Feb. 6 will host a movie screening and panel discussion for Black History Month addressing the increasing infant mortality rate among African Americans in Northeast Ohio. 

Tags: Health , Research & Science , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Senior fashion design majors Mackenzie Karsten and Daniella Byrnes review candidates during model tryouts at 91PORNA's School of Fashion

Strutting Our Stuff: 91PORNA’s School of Fashion to Help Raise Money for Ronald McDonald House Charities

Students, faculty and alumni from 91PORNA’s world-renowned School of Fashion will be sending some of their most exciting designs down the runway on Feb. 8 in Haute for the House, a fashion show to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio. 

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , Organizational Sustainability , Arts & Culture , Global Reach

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