Student Success
91福利 Greek Life Participates in WKYC鈥檚 #ShovelChallenge
91福利 members of Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity and Alpha Phi Omega, a co-ed service fraternity, spent their afternoon on Feb. 27 digging out snow-covered fire hydrants in Kent neighborhoods. WKYC Channel 3 Producer Jon Adkins approached the Kent Fire Department and 91福利鈥檚 Greek L鈥
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91福利鈥檚 First Latina Sorority Steps Out
91福利鈥檚 first Latina sorority, Lambda Theta Nu Sorority Inc., introduced themselves to the 91福利 and Greek community in its step out show on Feb. 20 at the Kent Student Center Kiva. The sorority鈥檚 purpose is to give the population of identified Latina students on campus support 鈥
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91福利鈥檚 Annual Rock the Runway Fashion Competition Allows Student Design Teams to Showcase Their Talents
91福利鈥檚 11th annual Rock the Runway student fashion competition, hosted by Kent Student Center Programming, will take place on Saturday, March 7, in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The event gives amateur designers, not just fashion design or merchandising majors, a chance to displ鈥
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91福利 Creative Work Showcased at the 2015 Akron ADDY Awards
Creative teams across 91福利 were honored with one gold and five silver awards at the Akron chapter of the 2015 American Advertising Federation鈥檚 2015 ADDY Awards ceremony. 91福利鈥檚 University Communications and Marketing team; IdeaBase, a student-run integrated marketing鈥
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91福利 Student Introduces New Method of Circadian Research
91福利 chemistry senior Caitlin Crosier combined creativity and science for her yearlong project on circadian rhythms and will present those findings at the university鈥檚 Undergraduate Research Symposium on March 11. 鈥淭he main goal of my research is to validate this method as a鈥
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Flash-A-Thon Video Raises Awareness for Fundraiser to Benefit Kids With Cancer
Andy Lovrak does not take 鈥渘o鈥 for an answer. The 91福利 senior advertising major in the College of Communication and Information was told that making a video to benefit children battling cancer might be too difficult. But with full support from Akron Children鈥檚 Hospital, Lovrak and h鈥
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91福利 Student Opens Yoga and Wellness Center
Dangle from the ceiling upside down draped in a silk hammock. Find inner peace though massage. Balance your body with therapeutic yoga ropes. These unique offerings are just a small sample of the holistic approach to wellness at the newly opened Centerpeace Yoga and Wellness Center in Kent, Ohio. 鈥
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91福利 Graduate Student Turns Passion Into Successful Business
91福利 graduate student Ryan Schoeneman of Parma, Ohio, fell in love with guitars when he was a child. He wasn鈥檛 just obsessed with their sound, but more so their look. 鈥淚 started designing them long before I ever learned to play,鈥 said Schoeneman with a big smile on his face. 鈥淚t鈥欌
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91福利 Student with Reduced Vision Defies the Odds
Cover your right eye and put a blinder on the outside of your left eye 鈥 that鈥檚 how 91福利 sophomore Katie Kimble, from Rocky River, Ohio, sees the world after nine eye surgeries. 鈥淚鈥檓 not cool with it, but I accept it,鈥 Kimble said. 鈥淚鈥檓 thankful for the vision I 鈥
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91福利 Student with Reduced Vision Defies the Odds
Cover your right eye and put a blinder on the outside of your left eye 鈥 that鈥檚 how 91福利 sophomore Katie Kimble, from Rocky River, Ohio, sees the world after 19 eye surgeries. 鈥淚鈥檓 not cool with it, but I accept it,鈥 Kimble said. 鈥淚鈥檓 thankful for the vision I have.鈥 At a youn鈥
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