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David Dix, retired publisher of the Kent Ravenna Record-Courier, was the speaker for the Oct. 17, 2023, Bowman Breakfast.

Bowman Breakfast: Celebrating 60 Years of Town-Gown

More than 250 leaders from 91PORNA and the city of Kent came together Tuesday for the 60th annual Bowman Breakfast, an event aimed at celebrating the strong relationship between the city and the university. 

Tags: University News , Community & Society , Community Impact

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An August storm damaged the May 4 Memorial.

Team Works Diligently to Locate Granite for Repairs to May 4 Memorial聽

Repairs on the May 4 Memorial are estimated to take five to six months following approval to proceed with the project, according to Joseph Graham, university architect. 

Tags: University News , May 4 , Community & Society

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Student buisness owners

The Need to Succeed

Entrepreneurs who have a passion to start their own businesses while they are students are in a league all their own. 91PORNA has a number of students in that league. Fortunately for them, 91PORNA also has resources at the university and college levels to help support these young entrepreneurs from concept to launch. 

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society

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Ohio Canvas Users Group

Canvas Admins From Across Ohio Meet At 91PORNA

The Division of Information Technology and Instructure, the parent company of the Canvas Learning Management System, hosted the first Ohio Canvas Users Group (OCUG) Conference in the Student Center.

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Black squirrel eating an acorn at the edge of a path

IN A FLASH: When a Black Squirrel Crosses Your Path on Friday the 13th

On Friday the 13th, we've heard about black cats, but what about black squirrels?  Are they unlucky or lucky?

Tags: Black Squirrel , Student Life , Nationally Distinctive , Community & Society , Fall Semester , Arts & Culture , In a Flash

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Alumnus Kyle Craven at his home in Bath, Ohio giving Flashes the "thumbs up" sign

Friday the 13th: Good Luck from 'Bad Luck Brian'

A 91PORNA alumnus, famous for his "unlucky" internet meme character has a special Friday the 13th message for his fellow Flashes. 

Tags: Alumni , Nationally Distinctive , Community & Society , College of Architecture and Environmental Design , Student Life , Arts & Culture

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Alex Silverio, academic advisor for the College of Communication and Information, at Cultural Cafe

Mexico and Puerto Rico on Display at Cultural Caf茅

As National Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, Alex Silverio and Tatiana Ferna虂ndez P茅rez shared pieces of their cultures at this month鈥檚 installment of Cultural Caf茅, presented by International Student and Scholar Services at the Office of Global Education.

Tags: Community & Society , Global Reach

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Students in 1985 creating the egg that Flash, the university's new mascot, would hatch of out at Homecoming.

IN A FLASH: Which Came First - Flash or the Egg?

On Flash the Mascot's 38th birthday, we ask the question: Which came first, Flash or the egg?

Tags: Student Life , Nationally Distinctive , Intercollegiate Athletics , University News , Community & Society , In a Flash

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A miniature fairytale house

When Life is a Fairytale

In Noelle Bowles鈥 classroom, fairytales come to life through the eyes of her students. Bowles, associate professor of English at 91PORNA at Trumbull, teaches lessons that extend past the storybook and onto the pages of real life.

Tags: Profiles , Arts & Culture , Student Life , Community & Society

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Digital Projects Librarian Virginia Dressler shows the collection of sketchbooks and scrapbooks of Pauline Trigere, which are being digitized by University Libraries.

Scanning the Past: Library to Digitize Fashion Sketchbooks of Acclaimed Designer

New York couturi猫re designer Pauline Trig猫re, whose career spanned more than five decades, left behind a legacy of fashion innovation meticulously preserved in volumes of sketchbooks and press clippings. Those volumes have had a home at 91PORNA Libraries since 1993 and soon will be accessible to everyone. 

Tags: University News , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , University Libraries , School of Fashion , Arts & Culture

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