Wow, time really does fly when you’re having fun. We’re still smiling — and having fun — after 25 yrs! Of course, the best part of the celebration is cake!
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Wow . . . Wow . . . Wow . . . As I often say, the hallmark of a Buchtel College A&S education is the community-engaged experiential learning of our students. Thank you amazing BCAS faculty!
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We had so many faculty members honored 
with 2023 EX[L] Awards 
for community-engaged teaching & campus-community collaboration. Also, Dr. Carolyn Behrman and the Dept. of Sciology each received the Distinguished Award For Excellence In Community Engagement. 
with 2023 EX[L] Awards for community-engaged teaching & campus-community collaboration. Also, Dr. Carolyn Behrman and the Dept. of Sciology each received the Distinguished Award For Excellence In Community Engagement. 
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So proud to have Sarah as our student speaker 🧑🎓 at spring commencement!
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Congrats! 
Sarah Meade will be the student speaker at Spring 2023 BCAS Commencement Ceremony this Saturday. She is graduating with a B.A. in History and a minor in classical studies. She will return to UA this fall for a master’s degree! Read more 
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Sarah Meade will be the student speaker at Spring 2023 BCAS Commencement Ceremony this Saturday. She is graduating with a B.A. in History and a minor in classical studies. She will return to UA this fall for a master’s degree! Read more buff.ly/42mO0fB
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So proud of our Buchtel College faculty doing such amazing work!
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Congratulations to our BCAS faculty who won UA Achievement Awards on Tuesday! Their teaching, service, and community engagement make a difference to our students, our campus and our community. @UAkron_Geosci @The_Visco
to our BCAS faculty who won UA Achievement Awards on Tuesday! Their teaching, service, and community engagement make a difference to our students, our campus and our community. @UAkron_Geosci @The_Visco
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Thank you Dr. Carolyn Behrman for a career devoted to public & community engagement through students’ experiential learning and civic engagement.
Thank you Dr. Suzette Speight for a career devoted to understanding and improving issues involving diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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Dean @MSMcKinney presented 2023 Dean’s Leadership Awards to Dr. Suzette Speight, @zipspsych and Dr. Carolyn Behrman, Anthropology. On behalf of all of us in BCAS, thank you for all that you do! 
to Dr. Suzette Speight, @zipspsych and Dr. Carolyn Behrman, Anthropology. On behalf of all of us in BCAS, thank you for all that you do! 
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Thank you, Gary, for all that you do to help us do all that we do!
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Dean @MSMcKinney presented the April “Above and Beyond” award to Gary Bishop, director of operations and technology for the college. Thanks for delivering exceptional service to our faculty and students! 
award to Gary Bishop, director of operations and technology for the college. Thanks for delivering exceptional service to our faculty and students! 
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Happy 70th birthday Zippy . . . a proud Arts & Sciences Dean loves 💙 💛 our art and science Zippy!
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We love 💙💛 our amazing alums! Thanks Alumni Advisory Council for your service & congrats Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award recipients Dr. Michele Campbell (Ex Dir, LeBron James Family Foundation) & Dr. Chris Kuhar (Ex Dir, Cleveland Metro Parks Zoo).
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We excitedly welcomed UAkron College of Arts & Sciences alumni back to campus today for another BCAS Alumni Advisory Council meeting!
The day included a business session, a tour of the Nicholas and Dorothy Cummings Center for the History of Psychology, and a ...
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We have such amazing Buchtel College alums — 90,000 of them — and a great honor to recognize two with the 2023 Buchtel College Distinguished Alumni Award: Dr. Michele Campbell & Dr. Chris Kuhar. 💙 💛 #GoZips
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Congrats to alumna Dr. Michele Campbell ‘15 Executive Director, LeBron James Family Foundation and alumnus Dr. Christopher W. Kuhar Executive Director, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo for receiving the BCAS Distinguished Alumni Award!
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Getting ready for our Alumni Advisory Council spring meeting
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Congrats Jordie! So proud of our amazing Buchtel College students.
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Meet Jordan Lowry! She created her own game, Zippy Run, inspired by Temple Run for her minor in Emerging Technologies. Jordie coded and designed all the art aspects herself. Let's give a round of applause for this talented and multifaceted creator. 
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Thank you for your civic engagement Nicole!
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Our own Nicole Londo (undergraduate in Education) delivering a powerful testimony in front of the Ohio Legislature against Senate Bill 85. She did and amazing job and was one of a deluge of oppositional testimony submitted on Wednesday! @uakron #akron #education
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Congrats to all of our Buchtel College undergrad scholars!
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It's the FINAL DAY of Undergraduate Research Week! 
#URW2023 Many of our students travel & present their research at conferences. Our @gsguakron awarded a @zipspsych undergrad an award for Best Poster by a Future Graduate Student! Keep on rising, Zips! 
#URW2023 Many of our students travel & present their research at conferences. Our @gsguakron awarded a @zipspsych undergrad an award for Best Poster by a Future Graduate Student! Keep on rising, Zips! 
This here is my proud Dean look . . . congratulating Biology majors Brooke Campbell and Brittany Moore on their 1st place award at our Buchtel College Celebration of Research & Creativity!
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The 1st place winners for Best Research Poster in our Arts and Sciences' Celebration of Research & Creativity were Biology's Brooke Campbell & Brittany Moore, here pictured with our Dean & Zippy. Good job, Brooke and Brittany! #gozips #biology #UA #TheUniversityofAkron #uakron
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More of our amazing Buchtel College undergrad scholars!
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It's DAY FOUR of Undergraduate Research Week! #URW2023 Thesse amazing students come from @UAkron_Geosci, Chemistry & @zipspsych. Their research includes understanding pollution history from measuring sediment core to investigating mind-wandering. Wait, what was that last one?
#URW2023 Thesse amazing students come from @UAkron_Geosci, Chemistry & @zipspsych. Their research includes understanding pollution history from measuring sediment core to investigating mind-wandering. Wait, what was that last one?
I spot a proud Dean learning from one of our amazing Buchtel College undergrad scholars!
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It's DAY THREE of Undergraduate Research Week! #URW2023 Today we spotlight 2 chemistry majors doing research that has applicaations to solar energy. Anthroplogy and biomimicry are also strong research areas for our undergrads. Keep rising, Zips!
#URW2023 Today we spotlight 2 chemistry majors doing research that has applicaations to solar energy. Anthroplogy and biomimicry are also strong research areas for our undergrads. Keep rising, Zips!
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Check out these amazing Buchtel College undergrad scholars!
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It's DAY TWO of Undergraduate Research Week! #URW2023 We spotlight three of our students majoring in biology/biomedical science, one in psychology, and one in chemistry. Keep on rising, Zips! @ZipsBiology @zipspsych
#URW2023 We spotlight three of our students majoring in biology/biomedical science, one in psychology, and one in chemistry. Keep on rising, Zips! @ZipsBiology @zipspsych
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Congrats Zachary on your Student Innovation Award! This is what we’re all about in Buchtel College. Amazing students working with amazing faculty mentors!
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Zachary Nopper showing off his cool research on testing an underwater force plate developed right here at UA. Zachary won 2nd place in the Student Innovation Award contest! #gozips #biology #UA #TheUniversityofAkron #uakron
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A proud Dean so impressed with our amazing Buchtel College undergrad scholars!
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It's Undergraduate Research Week! #URW2023 Our students explore statistics, history, geology and biology. Their curiosity and dedication are inspiring.
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Wow . . . Wow . . . Wow . . . 5 of the Top 10 Seniors at UA — yep, that’s half — are Buchtel College students! Congrats to Alexis, T., Camryn, BreAnna, and Claire. So proud of these amazing students.
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Congratulations to our 5 outstanding graduates who made it to the Top 10 Seniors list at @uakron! We are incredibly proud of your hard work, dedication, and achievements. Your passion and commitment to excellence are an inspiration to all. #ForeverAZip
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Gorgeous day! This is the scene in our “backyard” of the CAS building 🌸🌺🌷🌿🌼
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To all students - SU Ballroom this Wed 4/5 from 11am - 1pm. Learn about majors, minors, certificates and a chance to win prizes for attending. And FREE PIZZA!
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Gonna be a great day of celebrating our amazing students and their work!
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Our undergraduate students are doing some amazing research 
. On April 6, we celebrate their work, not only in fields of natural science, but the visual and fine arts, in dance and music, and in the spoken word. Students - register by EOB on March 30 buff.ly/3nmOZx6
. On April 6, we celebrate their work, not only in fields of natural science, but the visual and fine arts, in dance and music, and in the spoken word. Students - register by EOB on March 30 buff.ly/3nmOZx6
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Undergraduate students in art, creative writing, dance, music, scientific research, poetry, and fine arts - you can still register to show your work on April 6! We are celebrating and rewarding your research & creativity! Sign up 🔗 buff.ly/3nmOZx6
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Gonna be fun . . . celebrating the research and creativity of our amazing Buchtel College students on April 6.
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Undergrads, listen up! 
Want to showcase your talents & research? Register for "Celebration" and on April 6 present your research poster, performance, artwork or spoken word piece. 
Gain experience, network with peers and faculty, and win prizes! buff.ly/3nmOZx6
Want to showcase your talents & research? Register for "Celebration" and on April 6 present your research poster, performance, artwork or spoken word piece. Gain experience, network with peers and faculty, and win prizes! buff.ly/3nmOZx6
We’re fortunate to have Dr. Mary Triece leading the Women’s Studies Program at UA!
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While she serves as the director of the Women's Studies Program at the University of Akron, this native lone star woman is known to get behind the mic for some karaoke singing and has a love for a particular super food.
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀🌎 Did you know Earth’s mantle is made up of mostly green minerals, like olivine?
What’s other green geoscience-related things can you think of? Bonus points for pictures! #GoGreen
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Thank you for all you do for our students. You are one of our greatest UA-Buchtel College ambassadors!
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Dean @msmkinney awarded March “Above and Beyond” award to @TheronBrown1 in @uakronmusic for his community-engaged outreach. He dedicates his time & energy connecting w/a variety of orgs & community groups, while encouraging students to make the most of these same opportunites.
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At the 1851 Women’s Convention in Akron, Ohio, Sojourner Truth challenged notions of racial and gender inferiority in her “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech. Her stirring speech highlighted inequality in America and is now recognized as one of the most famous speeches in American history.
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An amazing new Crouse Hall coming this fall! So excited to have this beautiful facility — state-of-the-art labs & classrooms — for our Geosciences and Physics faculty and students.
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@MSMcKinney had a hard hat tour of our new home for Geosciences & Physics and we’re blown away by the progress! Can't wait to see the finished product. #CrouseHall #construction #newbuilding #excited @UAkron_Geosci
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The University of Akron School of Music celebrates Women's History Month with a recital featuring works composed and performed by women composers and artists on Sunday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Guzzetta Recital Hall.
This concert is free and open to the public.
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The great news about OIP client Michael Sutton and his friend Kenny Phillips being granted full-ride #scholarships to the University of #Akron picked up exposure to a national audience with this story on ABC News.
#wrongfulconviction #Ohio #justice
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U of A offers full scholarships to 2 men who were wrongfully convicted
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The weather isn’t looking so nice tomorrow, but last weekend Dr. Peck's sedimentology class got Cuyahoga Valley National Park and examined ancient marine rocks, fossils, structures and geomorphology in the nice 50°F weather! 
#ZipsRock #FieldTrip
#ZipsRock #FieldTrip
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We're looking for a Assistant Professor of Instruction in Microbiology/Immunology and are interested in applicants that can bring innovative and inclusive teaching practices to our programs. Apply here: bit.ly/3ZSP35H or PM for more info.
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So glad we were able to welcome Michael Sutton to campus today, and so proud of our students and their commitment to social justice. These students truly do demonstrate our Buchtel College motto: We change lives that change the world.
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Our Sociology and Criminal Justice students brought newly exonerated man, Michael Sutton, with @theOhioInnProj
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Thank you Dr. Carter from for helping these students find their big dreams and !
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The class of 2028 visited our family at @uakron for a special visit designed to fuel their big dreams. Their day started campus talking about the impact of hip hop in their lives with Dr. Carter, a professor from The LeBron James Family Foundation School of Education. 
Their day started campus talking about the impact of hip hop in their lives with Dr. Carter, a professor from The LeBron James Family Foundation School of Education. Show this thread
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Thank you Dr. Peralta for ALL that you do to support our students, faculty, staff, and the Akron community. We’re fortunate to have you as part of our Buchtel College faculty!
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Congratulations to our February "Above & Beyond" award recipient, @robperalta, professor of sociology and director of the Center for Conflict Management. Thanks for all you do to suppoert our students and the community!
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