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The University of Akron is a comprehensive research and teaching university, offering more than 300 programs of study. At Akron, you will find a metropolitan setting that places you in the heart of a dynamic, regional economy, and in sync with the pulse of business, government and the community. Most important, here you will discover energy, in the high-tech classrooms of our new academic buildings, in our new Student Union and Student Recreation and Wellness Center, and among the 200 student organizations on campus.

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The University of Akron is a comprehensive research and teaching university, offering more than 300 programs of study. At Akron, you will find a metropolitan setting that places you in the heart of a dynamic, regional economy, and in sync with the pulse of business, government and the community. Most important, here you will discover energy, in the high-tech classrooms of our new academic buildings, in our new Student Union and Student Recreation and Wellness Center, and among the 200 student organizations on campus.

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Marketing Students Compete in the National Collegiate Sales Competition
Through the Fisher Institute for Professional Selling in the College of Business Administration, Marketing undergraduate students recently participated in the National Collegiate Sales Competition (NCSC), held at Kennesaw State University in Georgia.
Julia Mallinak
Chelsea Davis
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Academic competition - 2016 Apr 26
UA Students volunteer at the 2016 Science Olympiad
UA students helped in assisting over 500 grade school and high school students during the 2016 Time Warner Cable Akron Regional Science Olympiad.
AlRitia Gore
Joan Wood
Asritha Nallapaneni
Pritam Patil
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Community Service - 2016 Apr 26
Undergraduate Students Inducted Into Beta Gamma Sigma
Their academic record, combined with other criteria, qualified these students for membership in this premier honor society recognizing business excellence.
Jessica Dixon
Joseph Micale
Thomas Kennedy
Brandon Johnson
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Honor Society - 2016 Apr 12
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MBA Students Inducted Into Beta Gamma Sigma
Their academic record, combined with other criteria, qualified these students for membership in this premier master's in business honor society recognizing excellence.
Ahmed Zaki Elywa
Gopinath Merugumala
Nathanael Newhouse
Mark Taylor
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Honor Society - 2016 Apr 12
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Alternative Spring Break: Students give back through service
Each year, UA's Department of Student Life service office, serveAkron, organizes the Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program. More than ninety Zips volunteered during the week of Spring Break, March 21-25, 2016, with three diverse non-profit organizations in Georgia, North Carolina, and Florida. In all, these volunteers dedicated 3,056 hours to making a difference.
Megan Brophy
Amanda Jancewicz
Todd Simmons
Morgan Gotthardt
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Community Service - 2016 Mar 30
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Fall 2015 University of Akron Graduates
Congratulations to more than 1,300 students for earning their degree!
Mandie LaNeve
Rikki Horrigan
Maria Powell
Kaylie West
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Graduation - 2016 Mar 9
Zips for St. Jude surpass $300k in tenth year
Zips for St. Jude, a registered student organization, works each year to raise funds and awareness for the work being done at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, to fight childhood cancers.
Cassandra Milham
Jessica Dixon
Erik Zito
Sarah Suchanek
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Community Service - 2016 Mar 4
Akron names fall 2015 President's List recipients
More than 750 University of Akron students have been named to the President's List. To qualify, students must be undergraduate, enrolled full-time and achieve a 4.0 grade point average for the semester.
Isabella Bartholomew
Cassandra Milham
Katie Whyte
Alyssa Lieb
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Achievement (Other) - 2016 Feb 2
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Students make the Dean's List at The University of Akron
Congratulations to more than 3,600 students who made the fall 2015 Dean's List!
Jillian Roth
Megan Brophy
Kelsey Fields
Jessica Dixon
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Achievement (Other) - 2016 Feb 2
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Akron names summer 2015 President's List recipients
Nearly 100 University of Akron students have been named to the President's List. To qualify, students must be undergraduate, enrolled full-time and achieve a 4.0 grade point average for the semester.
Sarah Suchanek
Katelyn Pavick
Sharon Cade
Valerie Yoder
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Achievement (Other) - 2015 Oct 14
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Students make the Dean's List at The University of Akron
Congratulations to more than 180 students who made the summer 2015 Dean's List!
Carrie Claypool
Brittany Bates (Hill)
David Havener
Emily Lather
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Achievement (Other) - 2015 Oct 14
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Spring 2015 University of Akron Graduates
Congratulations to over 2,770 students for earning their degree!
Taylor Habegger
Christine Varnes
Ronell Grimes
Jeremy Pawlak
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Achievement (Other) - 2015 Aug 3
Students make the Dean's List at The University of Akron
Congratulations to more than 3,400 students who made the spring 2015 Dean's List!
Megan Brophy
Isabella Bartholomew
Kelsey Fields
Cierra Simmons
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Achievement (Other) - 2015 Jun 9
Akron names spring 2015 President's List recipients
More than 800 University of Akron students have been named to the President's List. To qualify, students must be undergraduate, enrolled full-time and achieve a 4.0 grade point average for the semester.
Katie Whyte
Alyssa Lieb
Sadie Thorman
Amelia Dyck
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Achievement (Other) - 2015 Jun 9
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Zips Aero design team lands in 1st place, breaks own world record
The University of Akron's Zips Aero design team once again earned the top prize at the 2015 SAE Aero Design West competition in Van Nuys, California April 24-26. The team finished 1st overall and set a new record for accuracy in the Advanced Class competition -- breaking their own world record from 2014--and finished 3rd overall out of 41 teams competing in the Regular Class competition.
Luke Held
Derek Carr
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Achievement (Other) - 2015 May 27
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College of Applied Science and Technology recognizes outstanding students
These honors are given based on the students' academic achievements in the area pertaining to each individual award.
Carla Long
Charles Moore
Brandon Farmer
Simone Griffiths
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Achievement (Other) - 2015 May 7
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Students selected to speak at Spring Commencement ceremonies
Learn more about the five students selected to speak during five graduation ceremonies May 8-10.
Garrett Dowd
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Achievement (Other) - 2015 May 6
Students capture 2nd place in National Surveying Competition
The competition included survey field work performed in January and February, and a research paper was completed in March.
Zachary Hayes
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Achievement (Other) - 2015 May 6
Adult students inducted into Alpha Sigma Lambda
Alpha Sigma Lambda, the oldest and largest adult honorary society in the United States, inducted more than 60 University of Akron students.
Anthony Brautigam
Meaghan Diaz
Sharon Cade
Natalie Miller
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Achievement (Other) - 2015 May 6
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Nation's first baccalaureate students in corrosion engineering graduate from UA
It's estimated that the corrosion of our aging infrastructure is a $400 billion per year national problem. These students will bridge the work of corrosion scientists who research and develop technology with corrosion technicians who apply that technology in the field.
Stephen Ball
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Achievement (Other) - 2015 May 6
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Business students inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma
Their academic record, combined with other criteria, qualified more than 40 students for membership in this premier honor society recognizing business excellence.
Alyssa Lieb
Julia Mallinak
Brian McGill
Daniel Wyrock
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Achievement (Other) - 2015 May 6
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The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Inducts New Members
The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
Cynthia Mullins
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Honor Society - 2015 Apr 24
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LIFE Awards recognize student achievements
Legacy. Integrity. Fellowship. Excellence. University of Akron students take top honors at the annual campus LIFE Awards ceremony.
Megan Brophy
Isabella Bartholomew
Todd Simmons
Elizabeth Church
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Achievement (Other) - 2015 Apr 23
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Alternative Spring Break: Students give back through service
Each year, the Department of Student Life's Civic Engagement Program organizes the Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program. Ninety Zips volunteered from March 23-26 with three diverse non-profits. This group dedicated over 2,400 community service hours and impacted a host of non-profits, communities and lives.
Rebecca Schaming
Brennan Earl
Brooke Fraley
Dj Douglass
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Community Service - 2015 Apr 2
Students inducted into the Kappa of Ohio chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma
Student in the top 20 percent of their graduating College of Business Administration master's class
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Achievement (Other) - 2015 Mar 12
Education Learning Community students tutor at Leggett Elementary
UA College of Education Learning Community students give back by volunteering at a local elementary school.
Jennifer Dougherty
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Bianca Felipe
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Community Service - 2015 Mar 12
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A leadership experience takes students to Haiti
Fifteen members of The University of Akron community visited Haiti and the Dominican Republic in December as part of a Leadership Experience Project supported by The Institute for Leadership Advancement at UA.
Michael Robinson
Cinara Foor
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Achievement (Other) - 2015 Mar 12
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Students surpass fund-raising goal for good cause
St. Jude Up 'til Dawn, a registered student organization, works each year to raise funds and awareness for the work being done at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis to fight childhood cancers.
Cassandra Milham
Meredith Collins
Katelin Short
Hailey Altman
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Community Service - 2015 Feb 5
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Fall 2014 University of Akron Graduates
Congratulations to over 1,200 students for earning their degree!
Kaitlyn McCallin
Heidi Honeck
Steven Vesey
Mohammed Al Sulayyim
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Achievement (Other) - 2015 Feb 2
Students make the Dean's List at The University of Akron
Congratulations to over 3,600 students who studied hard fall 2014!
Jillian Roth
Megan Brophy
Kelsey Fields
Cierra Simmons
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Achievement (Other) - 2015 Jan 7
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