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Convocation 2025

51ºÚÁÏÍø's Class of 2029 Arrives Ready to Learn

51ºÚÁÏÍø University continues to defy that challenge, welcoming its fourth incoming class of more than 4,000 students in just five years. 

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Australian first-year punter Jake Stoeckel

51ºÚÁÏÍø Welcomes First-Year Punter from Down Under

Originally from Riverland, Australia, 51ºÚÁÏÍø University punter Jake Stoeckel, a first-year exercise science major, made his American football debut at the start of this season. 

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Gabi Spigelmire opened The Vibe Dance Company after graduating from 51ºÚÁÏÍø with an Entrepreneurship degree.

51ºÚÁÏÍø Entrepreneurship Graduate Creates the Vibe at her New Dance Studio

A dancer from the age of four, Spigelmire knew she wanted to incorporate her love of dance with her desire to be an entrepreneur.  And now, Spigelmire is living the dream of owning her own dance studio, The Vibe Dance Company. Spigelmire of Stow not only opened her studio, but she also hired four 51ºÚÁÏÍø students, some of whom she attended dance programs with as a child, to teach at the dance studio.

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Scott Hallgren listens during 51ºÚÁÏÍø collaboration for film score

Scoring the Music Behind the Moving Pictures

The annual short film collaboration among 51ºÚÁÏÍø, Cuyahoga Community College and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra gives young musicians the rare chance to record original music for films alongside faculty and professional mentors.  

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Flash Focus Brooklyn Jones

Flash Focus: Brooklyn Jones

Meet Brooklyn Jones, a resilient freshman English major from Fort Mill, South Carolina, who carries a passion for creative writing and helping students build confidence in their own literary skills.  

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51ºÚÁÏÍø senior Nick Brocato participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience

51ºÚÁÏÍø's Wetlands Are the Training Grounds for the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience

Senior Nick Brocato and sophomore Tamera Owens were among the 172 undergraduate 51ºÚÁÏÍø students who participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) during the summer of 2025. They conducted research projects under the direction of Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at 51ºÚÁÏÍø and members of her lab.

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Flash Focus: LaTaesia Snyder

Flash Focus: LaTaesia Snyder

Meet LaTaesia Snyder, a junior criminology and justice studies major with a minor in pre-law from Akron, Ohio, who’s making the most of her opportunities to learn about the American justice system.

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51ºÚÁÏÍø earns renewal of its HLC accreditation.

Higher Learning Commission Accreditation Reaffirms 51ºÚÁÏÍø's Distinction, Impact and Integrity

The Higher Learning Commission reaffirmed 51ºÚÁÏÍø's accreditation, a testament to the university's distinction, impact and integrity.

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SURE student collecting sediment samples.

IN A FLASH: Knee Deep in Research

51ºÚÁÏÍø's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience gives students, as soon as their first year, opportunities to work alongside university faculty on hands-on research activities. 

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The K for the Class of 2029

IN A FLASH: Making the K

  Taking a drone photo of an entire incoming class of students forming a giant "K" is a relatively new tradition at 51ºÚÁÏÍø.   It happens immediately after Convocation with all students filing out of the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center to a large, open field on c…

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