By John Fees, Contributor
March 30, 2026 • No Comments
On Wednesday, April 8, The University of Akron Residence Hall Program Board (RHPB) is hosting an open mic night for students to come and show off their talents. This event is free and open to all students. The upcoming open mic night is a student run event where UA students can show off their skills, whether thats singing, dancing, playing an instrument, telling jokes, etc. Students interested in participating need to sign up through QR codes posted on flyers around campus or through this link on the RHPB Instagram in order to be able to perform. “We always keep students up to date on events through our...
By Allison Cawrse, Newswriting Student
March 9, 2026 • No Comments
The Undergraduate Student Government invites students to learn from local and on-campus women leaders at the Women’s Empowerment Summit, in Student Union Room 312, on March 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. The summit starts with an all-women student panel. Each panelist represents a student organization including Ignite, the Society of Women Engineers, Women in Business, Women in Psychology, and the Association for Women Geoscientists. The event will then feature a discussion and forum with women leaders in the Akron community, as well as a student presentation on women, gender, and politics. “I find that it’s really important...
By Allison Cawrse, Newswriting Student
March 6, 2026 • No Comments
The Taylor Institute for Direct Marketing invites students to Marketing Career Networking Night, an opportunity to informally network with marketing professionals, in Polsky Building Room 567, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The event begins with a panel of industry experts discussing topics relevant to developing students along their professional journey. Then, students go to stations that interest them to talk with marketing professionals. The marketing professionals at this event are from agencies, local businesses, bigger corporations, entrepreneurs, and the University of Akron Marketing Advisory Board. “This is an opportunity...
By Paul Davis, Newswriting Student
February 25, 2026 • No Comments
Akron will open its football season in Fall 2026 looking to translate the offseason progress unfolding right now into results on the field. The Zips have multiple receivers with game experience returning to the roster and have added a strong slate of younger players and transfers who have begun to adapt to the system and the culture. This new combination is creating excitement in the off season. The University of Akron’s wide receiver coach, J.D. Brookhart, is enthusiastic about the Zips football program based on the off-season work taking place during the winter months. “I feel good about the team overall, but...
By Avery Shepard, Newswriting Student
March 9, 2026 • No Comments
Cleveland International Piano Semi-Finalist Jonathan Mamora visited the University of Akron in a collaboration with Piano Cleveland for an 11-day residency, from Feb. 18 to Feb. 28. The 11-day residency at the University of Akron helped high school and college students grow their skills and connect with professional musicians. Mamora led applied teaching sessions on campus as well as a private event with Akron Public Schools’ I Promise School. “Working with Mamora was a pleasure. He gave such insightful comments on the phrasing for our trio, and helped us improve our sound greatly,” said Sam Wagner, a student at...
By Allison Cawrse, Newswriting Student
March 9, 2026 • No Comments
The Undergraduate Student Government invites students to learn from local and on-campus women leaders at the Women’s Empowerment Summit, in Student Union Room 312, on March 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. The summit starts with an all-women student panel. Each panelist represents a student organization including Ignite, the Society of Women Engineers, Women in Business, Women in Psychology, and the Association for Women Geoscientists. The event will then feature a discussion and forum with women leaders in the Akron community, as well as a student presentation on women, gender, and politics. “I find that it’s really important...
By Jaevion Bannerman, Newswriting Student
February 22, 2026 • No Comments
Rubber City Theatre opens its month-long spring repertory season shows, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “The Verge” at the Sandefur theater, located inside Guzzetta Hall at 228 E Buchtel Avenue, on the campus of The University of Akron, beginning on Saturday Feb. 21. According to its website, the Spring Repertory Season features rotating repertory. This means the company presents multiple plays performed on alternating dates rather than one after another. The artists rehearse all productions together, and performances rotate throughout the schedule. “We have a good mix,” Sharon Jackson, Rubber City Theatre’s...
By Sara Albulut, Newswriting Student
February 19, 2026 • No Comments
There is still time to see the 90th Juried Student Exhibition at the Emily Davis Gallery in the Myers School of Art. The exhibition remains free and open to the public through Feb. 27 during the gallery’s open hours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The exhibition features student artwork in a variety of mediums including ceramics, photography, graphic design, sculpture, and printmaking. More than 200 works were submitted to the exhibition, which was juried by Jenny Gerow, Chief Curator of the Akron Art Museum. In a juried show, the juror or jurors review all the submissions and select those that will have...
