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Aliyah C. Tipton, MA ’20, serves as assistant director of communications in ҹ糡's Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement. An alumna of both Jackson State University and ҹ糡, she was invited to join University College’s Community Engaged Learning (CEL) division as a trip leader for an Alternative Winter Break, “May 1970, Student-Led Collective Action and the Civil Rights Movement,” in Jackson, Mississippi, from Dec. 19-22, 2022. We asked her to share her experiences
Students who join the ҹ糡 Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corp (ROTC) program do double time as they work to earn college degrees and graduate as Army officers. While the schedule may be grueling, for two ҹ糡 graduates, the program prepared them for any challenges they may face.
As CEO of DesignGroup in Columbus, Ohio, ҹ糡 alumnus Sherm Moreland found his niche in architecture and a passion for healthcare design. He says the same values that he lived by as a ҹ糡 student still guide his work today.
As students walk around the Kent Campus, they are surrounded by beautiful artwork yet may be unaware of the artists attending class right next to them.
The movie recounting LeBron James’ high school career, “Shooting Stars,” is set to release this summer, and the cast is more than just star-studded, it features a ҹ糡 student-athlete.
"When I was younger, I always dreamed of competing at the highest level," Taylor Monturo says. "Honestly, I did not care what sport or in what fashion, but I was bound and determined to work as hard as I possibly could to put myself in a position to be a Division I student-athlete."
ҹ糡 alumna Courtney Flickinger, ’20, has been using communication skills to advocate for aging populations since her senior year of college. This semester, she’s sharing her knowledge and experiences with students in two Communication Studies courses.
Dr. Josh Wilder, who received his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine from ҹ糡’s College of Podiatric Medicine in 2016, looks to outwit, outplay and outlast the other contestants on Season 44 of “Survivor.”
For alumna Sharon Taylor, the combination of loving coffee and an unexpected health diagnosis changed both her diet and her career.
When she came to ҹ糡 in October 2009, Alfreda Brown Ph.D., made history by becoming the first person ever to lead a university division dedicated completely to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
As vice president for the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Brown served as a powerful voice for making sure no one in the university’s wide-reaching system was marginalized, discriminated against or left behind.
Kent Kraziness is an competition created by University Housing Services to increase social media engagement. The competition, which kicked off on March 14-April 4, is a nod to the NCAA's March Madness.
A trailblazer for LGBTQ+ rights, the late Dolores Noll, Ph.D., was one of ҹ糡’s first openly gay professors when she came out in 1971.
While a student at ҹ糡, U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-OH-13) dreamed of taking the stage as a dancer in New York City, not as a congresswoman in Washington, D.C. But today she’s a star in the eyes of many, with her federal legislative debut drawing attention beyond Northeast Ohio.
Former Golden Eagles basketball standout, Zach Camporese, has just been voted high school Coach of the Year in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association, 6A, District 9 and Overall Coach of the Year for all classifications of District 9 by his peers.
Bob Rader’s path to becoming a Golden Flash was anything but traditional.
Whitney Romine graduated in 2021 with a Master of Public Health, with a Social and Behavioral Sciences concentration.
In 2006, Betty Sutton became the first ҹ糡 alumna to serve in the U.S. Congress, when she was elected to represent Ohio’s 13th District in the House of Representatives. Sixteen years later, ҹ糡 alumna Emilia Sykes, a native of Akron, Ohio, was elected to represent the same district, making her the first Black ҹ糡 alum to serve in the House of Representatives.