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For generations of �Ը������� University students, alumni, faculty and staff, there were certain places that felt like home. Ray’s Place was one of them. And Charlie Thomas was one of the people who made it that way.

The Flash Activities Board, known as FAB, is usually a student’s first introduction to the �Ը������� University community. Whether a student is looking for a quick evening activity, roaring crowds or somewhere to meet new friends in general, an event by the FAB should be their first stop.

Before Pinterest boards and TikTok DIYs, there was “Design on a Dime.” Now, 2019 �Ը������� University graduate Maddie Scalzi is bringing the 2000s HGTV show back to life, one DIY and thrifted find at a time.

�Ը������� University offers a variety of resources to help parents and families stay engaged with their students and the greater �Ը������� community. Parents and Families Appreciation Weekend, coming up on Sept. 25-26, will feature many events across campus and downtown.

�Ը������� University opened the 2026 Fall Semester with its largest incoming architecture class in 25 years and its largest nursing class in a decade, continued national recognition for affordability and financial strength, and a new initiative built to help every incoming student thrive from day one — all while remaining the largest public university in northern Ohio.

When Lillian Glaze, a junior visual communication design major, opened the “WNBA Launch” email, she immediately realized the assignment was much bigger than she expected. She would be the technical director for the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) brand reveal at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, helping bring the city’s newest professional sports team to life for thousands of viewers.  

�Ը������� University’s Center for Student Involvement hosted its first Leaders Lunch Club of the semester at the Pepsi Leadership Center on Sept. 2 with Sarah Spinner, Ph.D., J.D., director of the �Ը������� University Museum, as its first featured speaker to kick off the fall event series. “Leadership is not a title that’s given to you,” Spinner said. “Someone doesn’t make you a leader. Leadership is how you choose to act.”

Joy is stitched into everything Leah Thompkins creates – by design.  

Kendall Myers has spent the past several years studying creatures that are easy to overlook. 

The �Ը������� University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, in Room 247 at the Design Innovation (DI) Hub on the Kent Campus. 

Courtney Donovan, ’20, came to �Ը������� to study art and pursue her interest in the sciences. She left with a career hand-sculpting new eyes, ears and noses for patients rebuilding their lives after cancer and trauma.

�Ը������� University’s Aeronautics and Engineering Expo returns Sept. 26 with historic and modern aircraft, airplane rides, drone and robotics demonstrations, and family-friendly STEM activities at the �Ը������� University Airport.

�Ը������� University President Todd Diacon is making the case for why �Ը�������’s Regional Campus system matters, not just to the students it serves, but to the communities built around it.

�Ը������� Dodgeball enters its 25th season ranked fourth nationally and third in the Ohio Region. Team leaders and members describe a close-knit community built on Wednesday and Friday practices, with the squad eyeing a rematch against rival Ohio State University after a semifinal loss last year.

�Ը������� University’s College of Nursing has more than 1,600 undergraduate nursing students on campus this fall — the most in 10 years — News 5 Cleveland recently reported.

For college students, voting can sometimes feel like one more complicated thing to figure out — especially when you’re living away from home, moving between addresses or trying to understand where and when you’re supposed to cast a ballot. But it doesn’t have to be.

As the world prepares for the 25th commemoration of the terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, our �Ը������� community will be recognizing this day during a special event on Sept. 10.

�Ը������� University will be closed Sept. 7 to observe Labor Day. No classes are scheduled on the holiday, and university offices are closed. The university will resume normal operations on Sept. 8.

"Magan's Fare," a short film co-directed by two �Ը������� University faculty members, was just listed on as one of seven short films from Scott Feinberg's predictions for the Oscars for Best Live Action Short.