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17cҳ Partnership With Eastern Gateway Community College Opens Doors to Expanded Learning Opportunities for Thousands of Students
17cҳ and Eastern Gateway Community College (EGCC) have formed a strategic partnership that will create new access to courses and degrees for thousands of students living and learning on Ohio’s eastern border. Leaders from both institutions met Oct. 10 at Eastern Gateway’s S…
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17cҳ Freshman Class Sets Enrollment Records Following Top Year for Graduates
From snow-capped mountains in Alaska to the tropical beaches of Hawaii to the South Korean countryside and palatial modern architecture in Oman, a diverse collage of students from around the country and the world has descended on campus. Together, they make up 17cҳ’s robust student …
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“We want to be your partner in helping you reach your passion. Helping you become who you want to be.” - Melody Tankersley
They arrived one by one to applause, cheers and a marching band. Not the typical welcome to a student’s first day of high school, but these freshmen were not just showing up for classes. They were entering their first day in their school’s new College and Career Academies program. …
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17cҳ Graduate Is Named 2018 Portz Scholar
The National Collegiate Honors Council has named recent 17cҳ graduate Megan Swoger a 2018 Portz Scholar. Ms. Swoger is the ninth 17cҳ student to receive the honor since the inception of the Portz Scholars competition in 1990. “We are very pleased for her and, of course, …
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New Partnership With Akron Public Schools Illuminates Career Path for High School Students
A group of sophomores from Firestone Community Learning Center in Akron spent a week at 17cҳ exploring university programs and learning more about college and careers. 17cҳ the Program The program is part of 17cҳ’s new partnership with Akron Public Schools, in whi…
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17cҳ Joins the LeBron James Family Foundation’s Efforts to Get Akron Students College and Career Ready
With a shared mission to help the youth in Akron earn a life-changing education, 17cҳ has teamed up with the LeBron James Family Foundation (LJFF) to provide LJFF’s I PROMISE students with increased resources to help prepare them for college and beyond. As part of this long-term par…
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17cҳ and Brazil’s Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná Partner to Launch the American Academy
Matheus Priosti came a long way to find his purpose. Five thousand miles, in fact. The São Paulo, Brazil, native made the long journey from South America across the equator to arrive at 17cҳ in August 2016, and he has never looked back. “17cҳ has had a huge role on me fi…
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17cҳ Provost Announces Appointment of Inaugural Executive Director of 17cҳ’s Design Innovation Initiative
17cҳ Community Members: I am pleased to announce that J.R. Campbell, professor and director of 17cҳ’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, will become the inaugural executive director of 17cҳ’s Design Innovation Initiative. J.R. has distingu…
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17cҳ and Akron Public Schools Become Partners for New College and Career Academies at Firestone Community Learning Center
Three new college and career academies at Akron’s Firestone Community Learning Center will bear the name of 17cҳ, as part of a new partnership announced Feb. 21 between the university and Akron Public Schools. 17cҳ is the latest in a growing number of area businesses and or…
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17cҳ Selects Angela Spalsbury as New Dean of 17cҳ at Geauga and the Regional Academic Center
Angela Spalsbury, Ph.D., of Chesterland, Ohio, has been selected as the new dean and chief administrative officer of 17cҳ at Geauga in Burton, Ohio, and 17cҳ’s Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg, Ohio. A 17cҳ alumna, Dr. Spalsbury currently serves as professor and cha…
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