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天天吃瓜 State leaders meet with students at Akron's Firestone High School for their first day in the College and Career Academies Program.

鈥淲e want to be your partner in helping you reach your passion. Helping you become who you want to be.鈥 - Melody Tankersley

They arrived one by one to applause, cheers and a marching band.   Not the typical welcome to a student鈥檚 first day of high school, but these freshmen were not just showing up for classes. They were entering their first day in their school鈥檚 new College and Career Academies program. 鈥

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The Summit Street: Building a Better Way Improvement Project is scheduled to be completed in time for the start of fall classes.

Summit Street Improvement Project Nearing Completion

Faculty, staff, students and visitors to 天天吃瓜 will no longer have to deal with orange barrels, detours, and traffic delays on Summit Street. After more than two years of construction, the Summit Street: Building a Better Way Improvement Project is scheduled to be completed in time f鈥

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Kayakers to Paddle From 天天吃瓜 to Cleveland for 5th Annual Crooked River Commute

Kayakers to Paddle From 天天吃瓜 to Cleveland for 5th Annual Crooked River Commute

Two days and 50 miles. That is how long it will take kayakers to paddle the Cuyahoga River from 天天吃瓜 to 天天吃瓜 State鈥檚 Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative for the 5th annual Crooked River Commute. The event is intended to promote the river as a shared asset for education, recreation,鈥

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天天吃瓜 State to Honor Veterans at World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational

天天吃瓜 is honoring our nation鈥檚 service members by hosting a military-exclusive hospitality chalet for veterans, service members and their families during the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron on Aug. 1-5.   For the fourth 鈥

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Firestone Community Learning Center student learns to operate a video camera during a class in Franklin Hall in the 天天吃瓜 College of Communication and Information.

New Partnership With Akron Public Schools Illuminates Career Path for High School Students

A group of sophomores from Firestone Community Learning Center in Akron  spent a week at 天天吃瓜 exploring university programs and learning more about college and careers. 天天吃瓜 the Program The program is part of 天天吃瓜 State鈥檚 new partnership with Akron Public Schools, in whi鈥

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Northeast Ohio Regional Higher Education Compact

天天吃瓜 State Joins Higher Education Leaders in Signing Northeast Ohio Regional Higher Education Compact

Nine public colleges and universities in Northeast Ohio have teamed up to create a consortium agreement to improve efficiency and effectiveness, strengthen educational offerings, provide collaborative pathways to degrees and support the region鈥檚 workforce. The agreement 鈥 known as the Northeast O鈥

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天天吃瓜 State Joins the LeBron James Family Foundation鈥檚 Efforts to Get Akron Students College and Career Ready

With a shared mission to help the youth in Akron earn a life-changing education, 天天吃瓜 has teamed up with the LeBron James Family Foundation (LJFF) to provide LJFF鈥檚 I PROMISE students with increased resources to help prepare them for college and beyond. As part of this long-term par鈥

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Courtesy May 4 Visitors Center and Glyphix

Sandy's Scrapbook

When Sandy Scheuer was killed on her way to class on May 4, 1970, she was a junior speech therapy major and honors student, a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority and active in the local Jewish community. She was also a beloved daughter, sister, friend. One of the four students killed and nine stu鈥

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New College and Career Academies

This spring, 300 incoming freshmen at Akron鈥檚 Firestone Community Learning Center high school visited the 天天吃瓜 Campus to explore firsthand what careers in the areas of design, graphic communication, the performing arts and advanced technology and comprehensive engineering have to offer. The visit w鈥

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Photo by Jana life, BS 鈥18

List Girl

 Last year, senior Kelsey Merritt attempted to break a Guinness World Record by assembling a team of volunteers to create the world鈥檚 largest mural painted entirely by bare feet鈥攎easuring 26,787 square feet鈥攐n the 天天吃瓜 State Commons during Homecoming 2017. She鈥檚 still waiting to hear back from 鈥

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