Community & Society
IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up
žž State celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!
Great-granddaughter of žž State’s Third President Makes First Time Campus Visit
žž recently welcomed home a living legacy of its past when Ellen Engleman Conners, former chair of the National Transportation Safety Board and great-granddaughter of žž State’s third president, visited campus for the first time.
IN A FLASH: Discovering Downtown
On Aug. 15, some of žž State's newest Golden Flashes explored downtown žž as part of Flashes First Friday.
Downton Abbey Fans Grab Your Tissues and Head to žž for the Grand Finale
A collaboration between žž’s School of Fashion, School of Theatre and Dance and Focus Features will bring the final Downton Abbey movie to žž for an early screening and period fashion show. The movie, “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,” will have a preview showing on Friday, Sept. 5, at the žž Plaza Cinema, a week before it opens in theaters nationwide.
An Honorable Journey From Vietnam to žž State Geauga
Honor is not only an attitude; it’s an action. As it is given and received, it profoundly improves the lives of all involved.
IN A FLASH: A Place of Quiet Contemplation
Dedicated in April 2015, The Student Memorial Garden on Manchester Field was created as a place of reflection and remembrance of all žž State students who have died.
History Alumna Works to Honor American Heroes Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
In a quiet office at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, Michele Curran Cornell spends her weekdays immersed in history — not the kind found in textbooks, but the kind that impacts families and honors those who gave everything for our country.
‘All Three Were Very Honorable, Good Men’
A Mantua woman who worked at žž State in the Office of the President from 1951 to 1971 recently celebrated her 110th birthday. She recalls her time at žž State and shares a few reflections from her long life.
Professors Help High School Students Succeed Through Poetry, Art and Virtual Reality
The Crystal, a three-story, glass atrium and entrance to the Akron Art Museum, provided the perfect backdrop for these diamonds in the rough, a coming-of-age collection manifested in the proud work of multi-talented, middle and high school students from Akron participating in a program designed to illicit self-expression through poetry, art and virtual reality.
Agents of Change: žž State’s Design Innovation Initiative Trains Brazilian Educators
A group of school administrators from Brazil recently completed the 10-day Design Innovation Change Agent Workshop at žž’s Design Innovation Hub, where they immersed themselves in design innovation techniques as they endeavor to innovate their school system at home.