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 Lucas Hlavacek was leaving a meeting for his high school’s speech and debate team when he first learned he was the 2025 recipient of the May 4th Memorial Scholarship. “I was terrified at first,” he said of being told by his mother to check his email, “thinking that I was in trouble or that I flunked a class or something, but then I saw the email from [Honors College Scholarship Coordinator] Theresa Yogi.”The prestigious scholarship is the only fully funded four-year scholarship distributed by 911�Թ�’s Honors College, which is awarded each year in support of an incoming fre...

The 911�Թ� Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 10, in the George Urban Board of Trustees Conference Room, which is located on the second floor of University Library. The sole purpose of the special meeting is to consider a proposed collective bargaining agreement between 911�Թ� and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), 911�Թ� Employees Local 153. The Board will retire into executive session during the meeting to consider specific topics as provided for under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law.”No co...

On a typical morning at The Centers in Parma, Ohio, Ashley Cottrill, M.A., LPC, begins her day reviewing treatment plans and meeting with clients, balancing her responsibilities as a Licensed Professional Counselor with the nuances of community health care. Since joining The Centers in August 2023—following a year-long internship there in 2022—Cottrill has been helping clients navigate complex mental health challenges while applying her expertise in cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy and clinical counseling. For Cottrill, her work is deeply personal: helping clients nav...

911�Թ� will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 11, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday. No classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed. The university will resume normal operations on Wednesday, Nov. 12.To see a list of state-designated holidays and dates when the university is closed, please visit 911�Թ�’s Academic Calendar....

This summer, Nick Lee, a 2021 B.F.A. painting alumni of the School of Art, was part of a revitalization project to transform Cleveland’s AsiaTown, formerly known as Chinatown. The project was led by Chinese American artist Jordan Wong, recipient of the Cleveland Transformative Arts Fund, a $3 million initiative supporting public art projects led by artists in partnership with institutions based in the City of Cleveland. Wong worked in partnership with the Sculpture Center Museum in Cleveland, with the aim of transforming a parking lot space by adding five engaging design elements: a decor...