Profiles
When she came to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University in October 2009, Alfreda Brown Ph.D., made history by becoming the first person ever to lead a university division dedicated completely to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
As vice president for the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Brown served as a powerful voice for making sure no one in the university’s wide-reaching system was marginalized, discriminated against or left behind.
Kent Kraziness is an competition created by University Housing Services to increase social media engagement. The competition, which kicked off on March 14-April 4, is a nod to the NCAA's March Madness.
A trailblazer for LGBTQ+ rights, the late Dolores Noll, Ph.D., was one of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s first openly gay professors when she came out in 1971.
While a student at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University, U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-OH-13) dreamed of taking the stage as a dancer in New York City, not as a congresswoman in Washington, D.C. But today she’s a star in the eyes of many, with her federal legislative debut drawing attention beyond Northeast Ohio.
Former Golden Eagles basketball standout, Zach Camporese, has just been voted high school Coach of the Year in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association, 6A, District 9 and Overall Coach of the Year for all classifications of District 9 by his peers.
Judy Devine has been called the matriarch of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University athletics.
While a student at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University, U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-OH-13) dreamed of taking the stage as a dancer in New York City, not as a congresswoman in Washington, D.C. But today she’s a star in the eyes of many, with her federal legislative debut drawing attention beyond Northeast Ohio.
During her visit to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University at Stark on March 14, Congresswoman Sykes talked about the power of a public education that’s affordable and close to home.
Bob Rader’s path to becoming a Golden Flash was anything but traditional.
Whitney Romine graduated in 2021 with a Master of Public Health, with a Social and Behavioral Sciences concentration.
In 2006, Betty Sutton became the first Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ alumna to serve in the U.S. Congress, when she was elected to represent Ohio’s 13th District in the House of Representatives. Sixteen years later, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ alumna Emilia Sykes, a native of Akron, Ohio, was elected to represent the same district, making her the first Black Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ alum to serve in the House of Representatives.