Students plan historical exhibition
By Dylan Reynolds
April 4, 2016
Students in The University of Akron’s new Museums and Archives certification program is planning to exhibit a collection of artifacts related to old buildings that the University has purchased and refurbished. Some of these buildings include the Polsky building, Quaker Square, The Cummings Center, an...
Inspiring young girls into STEM fields
By Kaitlin Erdman
March 7, 2016
It is known that women are underrepresented in STEM fields, but an event held every year at The University of Akron is working to change that. Last Saturday, UA held the 2016 Kid’s Career Day in the Student Union. This event, sponsored by Lockheed Martin and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, was a half...
Many questions, few answers
By Grant Morgan, Managing Editor
November 19, 2015
“No topic is off-limits,” UA President Scott Scarborough told the crowd at yesterday’s Akron Press Club event in Quaker Square’s banquet hall, where nearly 175 educators, students, staff, alumni, administrators and community members came to hear him speak. But assuring that no topics are off-limits d...
A ‘normal meeting’
By Buchtelite Editorial Board
November 18, 2015
UA President Scott Scarborough began his Akron Press Club speech yesterday by pulling out the dry erase markers and telling the audience he was going to run it like he does “normal meetings” with “faculty, staff, or students.” He asked audience members to raise their hand and propose topics, ...
