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Fonda and John Elliot pictured in their caps and gowns during ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University's fall 2024 commencement ceremony. (Photo credit: Bob Christy)

John and Fonda Elliot Create New Scholarship Program With $1 Million Gift to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì

John Elliot, a 1970 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University graduate, and his wife, Fonda, have created The Elliot Scholars program at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì with a $1 million donation. This new scholarship program will provide support to first-generation students of any major who require financial support to attend ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì.

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Future Flashes Days

Welcoming Future Flashes

Future Flash Days offer an opportunity for admitted students and their families to come from all over the country to visit ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì to experience campus life and learn more about our academic programs to further inform their decision to choose ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì. 

Tags: Finding Future Flashes, Admissions, Division of Enrollment Management, Students First, University News

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CVA Valentine's Day Art Sale

IN A FLASH: From the Hearts of Student Artists

Student art clubs sold their creations as Valentine's Day gift ideas sale in the atrium of the Center for the Visual Arts.

Tags: School of Art, Student Organizations, Arts & Culture, Students First, College of the Arts

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Flash Focus: Adriana Hines

Meet Adriana Hines, a senior criminology and justice study major with a concentration in justice and human relations, from Washington, D.C., whose high school experiences led to interests in law and criminal justice.

Tags: Profiles, Student Life, Students First

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Professor Mary Russell, Ph.D., instructs a student in her biological sciences lab at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Trumbull Campus.

Belonging Champions: Faculty Working to Transform the Student Experience Are Changing Themselves in the Process

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Professor Mary Russell, Ph.D., recalls the very day she realized that her participation in the Belonging Champions program was transforming her and her classroom.

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Lunar New Year Celebration

IN A FLASH: Celebrating the Lunar New Year

To celebrate the Lunar New Year last week, University Culinary Services offered a special menu of Chinese dishes at Eastway Center.

Tags: University Culinary Services, Students First, Arts & Culture, Student Life

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Flash Focus: Christopher Shaffer

Flash Focus: Christopher Shaffer

Meet Christopher Shaffer, a senior aerospace engineering major with a minor in physics, from New Bern, North Carolina, whose curiosity in sciences paved the way for his academic career.

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Images of shoe designs generated by AI

A Fashionable Use of Artificial Intelligence

Lauren Copeland understands the importance of becoming familiar with artificial intelligence – and balancing technology with human thought and creativity – to train students to be confident in their skills and what they can provide to the industry. Her Fashion Fundamentals class was recently tasked with creating shoe designs using an AI platform.

Tags: Student Life, Students First, Arts & Culture

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Nursing students smile at the 2025 White Coat Ceremony

‘The Legacy of Being a ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Nurse’

Henderson Hall’s auditorium was filled with nursing students, excitement and a little nervous energy during this year's White Coat Ceremony, where second-year nursing students donned their white coats and made a pledge to provide the highest quality care and service to their patients.  

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‘Where Art, Fashion and Education Intersect’

ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Museum, under the leadership of director Sarah Spinner Liska, Ph.D., J.D., is becoming a dynamic hub for creativity, fashion and education. Liska was recently featured in a Cleveland.com article highlighting some of her current initiatives and her focus on increasing student involvement.

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