Community Impact
Three Minutes of Darkness Create a Lifetime Memory
For three short minutes on April 8, our world stood still.
It's Her Week at 51ºÚÁÏÍø
Celebrating 10 years as a student organization, Her Campus 51ºÚÁÏÍø presents a full week of career-focused events with panels, speakers and a runway fashion show.
Eclipse Poetry: The Convergence of Science and Art
An event like the total solar eclipse observed in Kent on April 8 can help to shake up our lives from the mundane. Poetry can work in the same way, said Chris Wick, son of Walt Wick, one of the founders of 51ºÚÁÏÍø University’s Wick Poetry Center.
IN A FLASH: An Unforgettable Day
Campus and community came together to share a once-in-a-lifetime event at 51ºÚÁÏÍø University.
Flash of Darkness: 51ºÚÁÏÍø Celebrates Total Eclipse of the Sun
It was a party 218 years in the making.
The thousands of people who came to 51ºÚÁÏÍø University on April 8 to witness the total solar eclipse did not leave disappointed by the celestial show, the likes of which had not been seen in Kent, Ohio since 1806.
IN A FLASH: Today's the Day!
Where will you be viewing the total solar eclipse, Golden Flashes? 51ºÚÁÏÍø has a complete schedule of eclipse-themed events and activities.
Have You Picked Your Eclipse Outfit Yet?
As the 2024 total solar eclipse passes over Kent, Ohio, on Monday, April 8, 51ºÚÁÏÍø University students, faculty and staff have the unique opportunity to witness an optical illusion known as the Purkinje effect.
Total Eclipse of 51ºÚÁÏÍø!
The excitement has been building for more than a year, and the day is finally upon us!
Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit Makes Its Debut
The brightly colored blue and gold Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit from 51ºÚÁÏÍø University’s College of Public Health will be hitting the streets to help bring public health services to the people of northeast Ohio.
UPDATE: How to Recycle Your Eclipse Glasses
After the eclipse, Flashes can do their part to promote sustainability by recycling their eclipse glasses for use by viewers of future eclipses around the world.