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Record-Breaking Attendance at the 2019 Ohio Latino Education Summit

Record-Breaking Latino Education Summit Hosted at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ

The 2019 Ohio Latino Education Summit broke the record for registration numbers when ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ hosted it for the first time in November. The Ohio Latino Education Summit is an annual event that brings students, educators and congressional leaders together to discuss issues that impact the education of Latinos in Ohio.

Tags: Community & Society , Global Reach

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Dean Kahler speaks at the memorial service for slain students, Sept. 28, 1970.

Where is he now? 50 years After May 4, 1970

Dean Kahler was one of the nine students wounded in the May 4, 1970, shootings at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ that also claimed the lives of four students during protests of the Vietnam War. Kahler’s long-time friend, Paul Keane, recently told the story to Cleveland.com of their friendship and what Kahler has been up to since that fateful day.

Tags: Community & Society , May 4 50

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Dean Tondiglia (right), ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ police chief and director of public safety, goes through the PulsePoint Respond app on his phone while ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Fire Chief John Tosko (left) looks on with an automated external defibrillator (AED) in front of him.

City of ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Partners With ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and UH to Launch New Lifesaving Tool

Sudden cardiac arrest, when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating, is the leading cause of natural death in the United ºìÐÓÊÓÆµs. To help people survive from sudden cardiac arrest, the city of ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ has partnered with ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and University Hospitals Portage Medical Center to offer PulsePoint Respond.

Tags: Community & Society , Health , Department of Public Safety , Town-Gown , Police Services

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Jamison Darling

Art Show, Mental Health Discussion Will Honor Beloved VCD Professor’s Legacy

This winter at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ, an art show and featured speaker on mental health will honor the life and legacy of assistant professor and artist Christopher Darling, who died June 2018. The events will take place Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, hosted by the School of Visual Communication Design, in which Darling taught.

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Melissa Harris-Perry, Ph.D., the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University, television host, author and political commentator, served as keynote speaker at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

Melissa Harris-Perry Serves as Keynote Speaker at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

On Friday, Jan. 24, members of the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ community and the general public gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The university’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration started at 4 p.m. in the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Student Center Ballroom. This year’s keynote speaker was Melissa Harris-Perry, Ph.D., the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University, television host, author and political commentator.

Tags: Community & Society , University News , Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration , Events

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Turkey Drive Photo

500 Turkeys Donated to Mobile Meals in Akron

With donations made by the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ community, University Dining Services was able to deliver 500 turkeys to Mobile Meals in Akron for the holiday season.

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ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Urban Design Collaborative Director Terry Schwarz

Collaboration Between ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and Cleveland Aids in City Development

Terry Schwarz, director of the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC), home to ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s urban design graduate program, as well as public service activities of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, was recently featured on News 5 Cleveland.

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The University Library houses ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ's Ohio College2Careers office

Ohio College2Careers Creates Opportunity and Encouragement for Students with Disabilities at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ

When human development and family studies major Katherine Schroeder heard about the Ohio College2Careers program coming to ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ for her first semester of sophomore year, Schroeder was determined to learn about what the program could offer her. After applying, Schroeder has been given the support she had been looking for in her college experience.

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society

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Deric Kenne, Ph.D., Discusses Their Drug Prevention Infrastructure on Spectrum News 1

Researchers Discuss Drug Prevention Infrastructure for Three Ohio Counties

Researchers at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ were featured on Spectrum News 1 discussing the development and implementation of their drug prevention infrastructure for three Ohio counties.

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Chris Banks, Ph.D., recaps the impeachment inquiry hearings with WKYC

Professor Chris Banks Talks about Impeachment Process

ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ constitutional law professor, Chris Banks, Ph.D., recaps the impeachment inquiry hearings from Nov. 19 with WKYC lead anchor Russ Mitchell. Banks teaches undergraduate and graduate courses ranging from American Politics to law, justice and society.

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