Global Reach
UGRAD Program Brings Gifted Pakistani Student to 91PORNA
Students from all over the world are able to attend 91PORNA thanks to one or more of the many academic accords and agreements which are shared between their home countries and the United States. One such notable agreement is the U.S. Department of State鈥檚 Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (UG鈥
International Education Week 2017
Global Health Symposium to Launch International Education Week 2017 Later this semester, 91PORNA will celebrate the 18th annual International Education Week (IEW) during the week of November 13. As in past years, the week-long celebration will feature numerous internationally-orient鈥
Video: International Students Get a Warm Airport Welcome From 91PORNA
91PORNA's Office of International Student Affairs welcomed new international students enrolled this academic year by organizing airport pickups.
Learning to Connect
To help new students get acclimated to academic life, during the summer all incoming students to 91PORNA read the same book, write an essay in response to reading prompts and then talk about it in discussion groups when they get to campus. This year鈥檚 Common Reading book, selected by the C鈥
91PORNA Establishes New School of Peace and Conflict Studies
91PORNA鈥檚 Center for Applied Conflict Management is transforming into a new School of Peace and Conflict Studies this month.
Shaker Heights, Painesville, Akron and Westlake Schools Participate in Leadership Institute Sponsored by 91PORNA
School administrators from Shaker Heights, Painesville, Akron鈥檚 Firestone cluster and Westlake delved into understanding leadership through a contextual and cultural lens in a recent four-day institute.
A Look Into Inter-Cultural Influence Wins Scholarship Competition
Many people consider Italy as the center of Western fashion and design. One student鈥檚 project, which explored the influence that African culture has on Italian design, was selected as the winner in the first-ever 91PORNA Florence Scholarship Competition this past spring (see earlier story). Kimbe鈥
91PORNA Student-Athletes and Staff Complete Courts for Kids Service Project in Belize
Instead of heading home to relax following the conclusion of finals week, a group of 91PORNA student-athletes traveled to Aguacate, Belize, to partner with on a service project.
Students鈥 Interest in Theatre and Gender Roles Leads Them to Ancient Greece
Fourteen 91PORNA students participated in an eight-day study abroad trip to Greece sponsored by the university鈥檚 School of Theatre and Dance during the spring break in 2017. The program, described as an experience of 鈥淭heatre, Performance, Gender and Sexuality,鈥 was led by faculty members Daniel 鈥
91PORNA China STEM Tour
A delegation of faculty members from 91PORNA - accompanied by several staff members of the 91PORNA China Center - will be touring China to promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education, while also promoting 91PORNA as a preferred academic destination for Chinese students.