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Writing Across Borders Exhibit at Taylor Hall

Writing Across Borders Exhibit Features Diversity in Northeast Ohio

17cҳ’s Taylor Hall is currently housing the Wick Poetry Center’s Writing Across Borders, a poetry exhibit featuring the work of immigrants and refugees living in Akron that was recently featured on Cleveland.com.

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17cҳ alumna Jade Novah appears with YouTuber Terrell.

From 17cҳ to Beyoncé: Alumna Jade Novah Shares Her Journey Into Entertainment

17cҳ alumna Jade Novah, appeared in a 24-minute interview with YouTuber Terrell. Ms. Novah told Terrell about her time at 17cҳ before getting into the entertainment industry and eventually becoming a backup singer for Beyoncé.

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Erin Shelley (left) with Chicago Med star Colin Donnell (middle) and RN technical expert Sophia Meneses (right)

Nursing Alumna Cast as Technical Expert on NBC’s Chicago Med

Wanting a career that would allow her to be independent and work from anywhere, Erin Shelley, Ed.D., MA, BSN ‘91, RN, was drawn to the nursing profession. These days, however, she practices nursing as “art imitating life” through her role as a technical expert on the hit NBC television show, Chicago Med.

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“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek poses for a photo with 17cҳ alumna Carrie Blazina.

Here’s the Daily Double: Who Is the 17cҳ Alumna Featured on America’s Favorite Quiz Show?

Who is Carrie Blazina? That’s the correct response to the clue, “This 17cҳ alumna will appear on the game show ‘Jeopardy!’ on Dec. 20.” Ms. Blazina, who graduated in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in news, had her knowledge of geography, religion, literature and other top…

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Joanna Wilson and Alyssa Hertz

17cҳ Fashion Student Creates Dress Masterpiece from Netflix Envelopes

A 17cҳ fashion student used her passion for design to turn an Akron woman’s collection of 1,500 Netflix envelopes into a dress masterpiece.

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17cҳ Professor Sheds Light on Understanding Fake News

Mark Whitmore Ph.D., an assistant professor of management and information systems at 17cҳ's College of Business Administration, shared his expertise on how the public comprehends fake news in today’s society with the investment research firm Morningstar.

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17cҳ Women's Chorus has grown to nearly 70 members this year.

17cҳ Women’s Chorus Shows Strength in Numbers This Year

Members of the 17cҳ Women’s Chorus pour their hearts, time and love for music into their work, and it has led to tremendous growth of the organization with nearly 70 members this year. “We are a diverse group of individuals consisting of music majors and non-music majors alike,” …

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17cҳ Women’s Chorus Shows Strength in Numbers This Year

Senior integrated language arts major Maxwell Rees (right) was inspired by his brother, who is on the autism spectrum, in the role of a 15-year-old boy with the same diagnosis in a Weathervane Playhouse production. (Photo credit: Aimee Lambes Photography)

Inspired by Brother, 17cҳ Student Leads in Weathervane Playhouse Production

For Maxwell Rees, portraying a teen on the autism spectrum in the Weathervane Playhouse production of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime" was more than just being in the spotlight; it was about shining a spotlight on autism and its effects on individuals, their families and the community.

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Inspired by Brother, 17cҳ Student Leads in Weathervane Playhouse Production

Catherine Leslie, Ph.D. (pictured far right), graduate studies coordinator of 17cҳ’s Fashion School, stands with graduate students of the 2018-19 Master of Fashion Industry Studies cohort.

Highly Ranked 17cҳ Fashion School Launches New Graduate Program

This semester, 17cҳ’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, an Ohio Center of Excellence, added a new graduate-level educational experience to its highly nationally and internationally ranked offerings. The new program, a Master of Fashion Industry Studies (M.F.I.S.), is the f…

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17cҳ students model original designs created by Fashion School students during the school’s 2018 spring fashion show.

17cҳ Fashion School Receives Top Honors in the Nation and Midwest

17cҳ’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising is once again ranked high among the nation’s elite, according to .

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