Alumni
Honors College Offered Recent Graduate Financial Assistance and a Sense of Community
Honors College helped recent graduate John Comi build a sense of community as well as meet his financial obligations.
‘No Matter Where Life Takes Us, We Will Always Have These Friendships’
Three friends who attended schools together their entire lives, beginning at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Child Development Center, have graduated together in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s spring Class of 2025. Now, they are contemplating where their post-graduate lives will take them and how they will maintain their close friendship.
IN A FLASH: Blimp Spotting
Look, up in the sky! As part of Goodyear’s 100-year anniversary celebration of its iconic blimp, three of the company’s airships could be seen cruising the skies over Northeast Ohio last week.
Alumni Spotlight: Riley Jones, B.S. ’24, Computer Engineering Technology
What began as a high school job bagging groceries at Heinen’s led Riley Jones to a full-time career in IT. Now an IT Specialist at the company’s corporate office, Jones manages technology systems across retail stores, warehouses, and a datacenter.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Flashes Give Back Week: Serving Communities, Supporting Students and Showing Gratitude
From April 21-26, Golden Flashes came together in remarkable ways to make an impact during Flashes Give Back Week, a weeklong initiative celebrating all the ways Flashes give back.Join InAlumni and friends volunteered where it mattered most - at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University and in their communities. Throug…
A True Hero: Lucas Slusher, ’17, Is Helping Change the Perception and Function of Prostheses with Hero Arm
One ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì graduate’s journey to find the right prosthesis led to a monumental win for limb loss awareness in Ohio.Lucas Slusher, ’17, was born without his right arm below his elbow, which is called a congenital amputation. Since birth, he has had several prostheses to help adapt to li…
How ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Prepares Pilots to Master the Skies … Even the Blimp!
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering thoroughly prepares graduates for successful careers in aviation – whether that means piloting a fixed-wing airplane or one of America’s most beloved aircraft.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Alumnus Antonio Gates Takes First Steps Toward Enshrinement
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University alumnus Antonio Gates has begun his journey to football immortality, recently visiting the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, to meet with officials and begin preparations for his enshrinement. The former basketball standout at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì will become just the second Golden Flash to earn a gold jacket, joining linebacker Jack Lambert who was enshrined in 1990.
‘This Is an Aspect of Wanting to Share Black History in a Way That Is Hopeful’
Accomplished sociologist, TV host, podcaster, author ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì alumna Bertice Berry, Ph.D.,used her alma mater as a familiar setting for her book "BlackWorld," which explores a "unique corner of heaven" where the living can visit with and learn from the deceased. She also some of her memories of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì and personal insights into the university's place in history.
IN A FLASH: Photo Field Trip
A photo team from ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì's Division of University Communications and Marketing captured spectacular images of a ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì alumna and Cleveland's Rocket Arena - home of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
