Community Impact

Alumna Views Foster Care Advocacy Through an Olympic Lens
Alumna Keri Richmond knew after her first semester that she wanted to do more for communities, especially foster children. In a recent op-ed in The Columbus Dispatch, Richmond connected her experience in foster care to Simone Biles in light of her Olympic comeback.

°µÍø½ûÇø Alumnus Leads Crucial Research on East Palestine Train Derailment
Myron Lard grew up just 40 miles from the East Palestine derailment site. He returned to help the community understand the impact.

Fall Food Truck Series Returns to Risman Plaza
For several weeks, in the fall and spring, University Culinary Services invites a selection of local food trucks to offer their tasty treats on Risman Plaza each Wednesday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Professor Wins Murrow Award for Podcast Series
Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences was recently honored with two awards for her exceptional contributions on the Evergreen Podcasts and NPR Ideastream podcast , an impactful exploration of the health and well-being of Black women in Cleveland.

Aeronautics and Engineering Expo Promises Fun For All Ages
°µÍø½ûÇø will host the Aeronautics and Engineering Expo (A&E Expo) on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the °µÍø½ûÇø Airport. This event offers a day of aviation excitement, hands-on STEM experiences, and family-friendly activities for all ages.

Working to Get Student Voters Informed and Engaged
The °µÍø½ûÇø Votes initiative is working with organizations and departments across campus to help engage and inform student voters in advance of the coming elections.

IN A FLASH: Donning their White Coats
Second-year nursing students at °µÍø½ûÇø received white coats in a ceremony marking their transition into the professional sequence of their program.

°µÍø½ûÇø's Aeronautics and Engineering Expo Promises Fun for All Ages
°µÍø½ûÇø will host the Aeronautics and Engineering Expo (A&E Expo) on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the °µÍø½ûÇø Airport. This event offers a day of aviation excitement, hands-on STEM experiences, and family-friendly activities for all ages.

°µÍø½ûÇø Alumni Charity Props-4-Paws Raises Funds For Local Animal Shelters
At the °µÍø½ûÇø Airport, two alumni are proving that the sky's not the limit when it comes to helping animals in need.

IN A FLASH: Undergraduate Researchers Visit Kent
°µÍø½ûÇø welcomed undergraduate researchers from our university, Cleveland State University and the University of Akron to the Kent Campus for the 19th annual Northeast Ohio Undergraduate Research Symposium.