The Hower House Victorian Mansion was built in 1871 and was the long-time home of one of Akron’s leading industrial families. The mansion was deeded to UA and turned into a museum in the 1970s. It is located at 60 Fir Hill St., just around the corner from Bierce Library.  The Hower House is currently presenting a new exhibit: “Poe & Doyle Victorian Crime Fiction.” Stepping into the museum...

The University of Akron Dance Institute is offering adult ballet classes for UA students and adults of all  levels of experience. The classes are taught by Dance Institute instructor Julie Schullo in Guzzetta Hall 192 on Thursdays from 6:45 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. for the full 15-week semester.   This fall marks Schullo’s 22nd year teaching ballet classes for adults at UA.   The ballet classes...

Insomnia Cookies is hosting their Annual PJ Party for students. On Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, The University of Akron students can head to their local Insomnia Cookies store on 367 S Main St at 9 p.m. Those who arrive with PJs will receive a free classic cookie, no purchase necessary.  Insomnia Cookies was developed in a dorm room by University of Pennsylvania student Seth Berkowitz and has since...

Handshake, an online recruiting platform for higher education students and alumni, is hosting a Northeast Ohio Regional Virtual Interview and Exploration Day for students and alumni of all majors on September 21, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Registration is required to attend online through the Handshake website or app.  The event will provide students and alumni of all majors with the opportunity...

On Feb. 24, 2022, the Russian invasion of the Ukraine began. Hanna Bezuhla, a business-to-business sales consultant and content creator at lemlist, an outreach platform, shared her firsthand stories of the war.   Bezuhla recalled the exact moments that she realized the war started.   “I faced the war in Kyiv – woke up from a phone call followed by the sound of air raid sirens and...

I first met graphic design major and marketing minor Kohl Spieker when I was a freshman at the University of Akron. Spieker’s skill in graphic design was immediately apparent to me, as was his kind and thoughtful nature. As Art Director for the Mary Schiller Myers School of Art’s annual Senior Portfolio Exhibition, these characteristics serve him well.   Spieker’s leadership puts many...