Profiles
Flash Focus: Abigale Traska
Meet Abigale Traska, an alumna and current graduate student from Brunswick, Ohio, whose willingness to explore her options has yielded a promising future.
From Golden Flashes to Boutique Fashion, a Mother-Daughter Journey
For Barbara Mucci, the path from the classroom to owning a small business has been full of surprises. One surprise is being able to work alongside her daughter, Erica Sutton. These alumnae credit their ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì experiences with helping them to open Mainstream Boutique in Hudson, Ohio.
Flash Focus: Payton Schramski
Meet Payton Schramski, a senior interior design major with a marketing minor, from Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Flash Focus: Richard Skains
Meet Richard Skains, a sophomore economics major and USG director from Rocky River, Ohio, who guides – and literally drives –fellow students toward success.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Cadet's Quick Thinking Saves Four
At 2 a.m. on Pymatuning Reservoir in Pymatuning State Park when a boat capsized, Cadet 1st Lt Jacob Brass used his military training to save four people without hesitation.
Flash Focus: Marching Golden Flashes Drum Majors
Meet Merilee, Bailey, Brittany and Julia, the four students serving as the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Marching Band drum majors for 2025.
School of Fashion Senior Wins $50,000 Scholarship From Council of Fashion Designers of America
Ababa Lorde, a senior in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s School of Fashion, won a $50,000 scholarship from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), a New York-based nonprofit that is committed to supporting the American fashion designers of the future.
Flash Focus: Liberty Prosser
Meet Liberty Prosser, a graduate student furthering her studies in criminology and criminal justice after having graduated from ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì in 2025, with dual Bachelor of Arts degrees – one in sociology with a concentration in social problems, deviance and crime, and another degree in criminology and justice studies with a minor in forensic anthropology.
Flash Focus: Derrick Tindimwebwa
Meet Derrick Tindimwebwa, a sophomore construction management major from Kampala, Uganda, whose family ties led him to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì where he's building community and managing connections between the university and the community.
Directing His Destiny: ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Junior Shows Passion Has No Age Limit
While most people his age were settled in their careers, 50-year-old Ron Sonedecker was learning to direct, winning awards and swapping computer code for camera shots. Enrolling at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì in 2023, the junior digital media production major has taken a long journey to get where he feels he belongs.
