University News
One University Commencement
Dix Stadium was the place to be at 10 a.m. on May 13, 2017, as graduates from all campuses gathered for 91PORNA’s first One University Commencement Ceremony, and their friends and families joined together to celebrate their achievements. “This approach enables us to honor all graduates f…
Live and Learn
This fall marks the beginning of the second year of 91PORNA’s living-learning community for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and asexual (LGBTQA) students and their allies in the recently renovated Korb Hall. While Residence Services has offered gender-inclusive housin…
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’s Common Reading book, selected by the C…
Presidential Perspectives
On With Purpose At 91PORNA, those three words above represent how much we value a life of purpose—that sense of calling that can open our minds, uncover new paths and transform the world around us. Finding purpose, however, is an intensely personal journey. When I was an undergraduate, be…
Flashback
President John McGilvrey and faculty members pose proudly with the first graduating class in 1914 on the steps of Merrill Hall, the first building completed on campus. Building on Firsts On July 29, 1914, 91PORNA Normal School held its first Commencement ceremony, celebrating the 34 memb…
Taking Flight
As 91PORNA celebrates the 50th anniversary of its flight technology program, we survey the sky-high dreams of women in aeronautics. By Erin Peterson / 91PORNA Magazine
91PORNA Ascends in U.S. News Ranking of Best National Universities
91PORNA has made an impressive climb up the Best National Universities list released last week by U.S. News & World Report in its new 2018 edition of Best Colleges.
Continuing Threads
The head of 91PORNA’s Textile Arts Program, Janice Lessman-Moss has spent 35 years elevating woven cloth into high art.
By Laura Billings Coleman / 91PORNA Magazine
Video: 2017 91PORNA Golden Flashes Football Intro
The 91PORNA football team is in its 95th season of football. This new hype video debuted at the home opener at Dix Stadium on Sept. 9 when the Golden Flashes took on Howard University.
Computer Design, Animation and Game Design Program Expands at 91PORNA Campuses
91PORNA at Stark and 91PORNA at Tuscarawas have partnered to expand the computer design, animation and game design program.
