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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. °µÍø½ûÇø has a number of students in that league. Fortunately for them, °µÍø½ûÇø also has resources at the university and college levels to help support these young entrepreneurs from concept to launch. 

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Students on the K

Meet the °µÍø½ûÇø Class of 2027

From as far as 3,000 miles away in Alaska to as close as a short, 15-minute drive from Akron, the Class of 2027 comes from far and wide to be one thing: a °µÍø½ûÇø Golden Flash.

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°µÍø½ûÇø alum and employee Ilianna Velez

Barrier Busting in the Latinx Community

As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, The Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com have launched a special series spotlighting 50 Hispanic leaders in northern Ohio, with °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s own Ilianna Velez among them.

Tags: Student Life, Student Multicultural Center, Diverse °µÍø½ûÇø, Students First

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Boy stressed

Give Yourself a Break

Fall is here, and while the leaves are changing and the pumpkin spice is flowing, this also means that schoolwork is piling up and classes are moving at full speed. It also means stress for students can start to become overwhelming.  

Tags: Students First, Student Life, Health

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Lessons in Leadership: Hispanic Heritage Month Panelists Talking

‘Being a Leader Can Mean so Many Different Things’

The °µÍø½ûÇø Leadership Center features panels of students and faculty talking about their leadership journeys. As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, the center hosted a Lessons in Leadership: Hispanic Heritage Month Panel. 

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Fall Fest 2023 horse-drawn carriage rides

A ‘Wonder-Fall’ Surprise

Students lined up to get a free beanie and take a ride on a horse-drawn carriage at Flash Activities Board’s Fall Fest on Wednesday, Oct. 11. With hot apple cider and donuts in hand, students either played cornhole or sat on hay while listening to the live calypso music.

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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, Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Fall Semester

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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 °µÍø½ûÇø 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, Arts & Culture, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Student Life

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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?

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