Profiles
The Maltempi family is not your average ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø family. Three generations of the Maltempis have attended ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. Seven family members have graduated from or are currently attending ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø alumna Roe Green admits she’s counting down the days to May 12. That’s the day she’ll both deliver the spring commencement address and receive a special honor after the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Board of Trustees approved awarding her a Doctor of Humane Letters, an honorary degree.
"When I was younger, I always dreamed of competing at the highest level," Taylor Monturo says. "Honestly, I did not care what sport or in what fashion, but I was bound and determined to work as hard as I possibly could to put myself in a position to be a Division I student-athlete."
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø alumna Courtney Flickinger, ’20, has been using communication skills to advocate for aging populations since her senior year of college. This semester, she’s sharing her knowledge and experiences with students in two Communication Studies courses.
Dr. Josh Wilder, who received his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s College of Podiatric Medicine in 2016, looks to outwit, outplay and outlast the other contestants on Season 44 of “Survivor.â€
For alumna Sharon Taylor, the combination of loving coffee and an unexpected health diagnosis changed both her diet and her career.
When she came to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø in October 2009, Alfreda Brown Ph.D., made history by becoming the first person ever to lead a university division dedicated completely to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
As vice president for the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Brown served as a powerful voice for making sure no one in the university’s wide-reaching system was marginalized, discriminated against or left behind.
Kent Kraziness is an competition created by University Housing Services to increase social media engagement. The competition, which kicked off on March 14-April 4, is a nod to the NCAA's March Madness.
A trailblazer for LGBTQ+ rights, the late Dolores Noll, Ph.D., was one of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s first openly gay professors when she came out in 1971.
While a student at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-OH-13) dreamed of taking the stage as a dancer in New York City, not as a congresswoman in Washington, D.C. But today she’s a star in the eyes of many, with her federal legislative debut drawing attention beyond Northeast Ohio.