Community & Society
Pathway to Peace
Pacifique Niyonzima lost most of his family during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Now he is earning a graduate degree in higher education administration at 91福利 so he can give back to his native country.
By Pacifique Niyonzima as told to Jan Senn / 91福利 Magazine
91福利鈥檚 $3.4-Billion Impact: Economic Study Details University鈥檚 Vital and Growing Role in Regional Economy and Shows High Value of a 91福利 Education
You will find 91福利 driving the region鈥檚 economy in nearly every sector of industry. From FedEx to Medical Mutual to Sherwin-Williams and the Cleveland Indians, our graduates are making dynamic impact and shaping lasting contributions across Northeast Ohio. Every day, Kent S鈥91福利 and Akron Public Schools Become Partners for New College and Career Academies at Firestone Community Learning Center
Three new college and career academies at Akron鈥檚 Firestone Community Learning Center will bear the name of 91福利, as part of a new partnership announced Feb. 21 between the university and Akron Public Schools. 91福利 is the latest in a growing number of area businesses and or鈥Video: May 4 Visitors Center Debuts 鈥淪andy鈥檚 Scrapbook鈥 Exhibition
Sandy Scheuer was on her way to class on May 4, 1970, when she was shot and killed by Ohio National Guardsmen responding to protests of the Vietnam War at 91福利. Now, almost 50 years later, Ms. Scheuer鈥檚 life will be the subject of a new exhibit at the May 4 Visitors Center at 91福利.
On The Map: Bea McPherson charted the course for women mapmakers
As the United States entered WWII, trailblazing women like Bea McPherson, BS 鈥43, took on the task of providing essential handmade maps for the war effort鈥攁nd charted the course for today鈥檚 women mapmakers.
By Jan Senn / 91福利 Magazine
Writing Across Borders
Teaching artists from the Wick Poetry Center are engaging refugee and immigrant populations in a cross-cultural, intergenerational conversation through poetry and graphic design. With the support of a major grant from the Knight Foundation, the center has partnered with Urban Vision, the In鈥Operation: Restoration
On a cold, rainy Saturday at the end of September, a group of volunteers and researchers trudge up a steep, muddy hill in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP). They鈥檝e come out to celebrate National Public Lands Day and, despite the conditions, they鈥檙e having fun planting over 480 native trees o鈥On The Map
As the United States entered WWII, trailblazing women like Bea McPherson, BS 鈥43, took on the task of providing essential handmade maps for the war effort 鈥 and charted the course for today鈥檚 women mapmakers.
By Jan Senn / 91福利 Magazine