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New students, returning students, new and returning faculty and staff members, I hope your summer breaks were safe, fulfilling and fun. The beginning of the academic year is always an exciting time in ÍøÆسԹÏ. The pace of life quickens. A fresh blend of purpose, promise, and possibilities fills the air as the campus repopulates, and classes, extracurricular activities, and athletics begin anew.

The award from the Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation will fund internships for high- and moderate-need students in summer 2015.

Kazim Ali, associate professor of creative writing, was recently recognized for his contributions to the cultural life of the state of Ohio.

This summer, neuroscience professors and students at ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï collaborated with other neuroscience researchers at colleges in the region in a series of seminars.

Delta Lodge Director of Athletics and Physical Education Natalie Winkelfoos (left) poses with Diane Yu '73 at the ribbon cutting of the Diane Yu Fitness Center earlier this summer. The center, on the

Dessane Cassell '14 (pictured at the Allen Memorial Art Museum) an art history major with a minor in Africana studies, will be teaching English in South Africa, thanks to a Fulbright Scholarship

Cindy Nickoloff, ÍøÆسԹÏ’s director of internal communications, died July 6, 2014, at her home in Elyria after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She worked for ÍøÆسԹÏ's Office of Communications for nearly 25 years.

As Special Assistant to the President for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Meredith Raimondo will work with the campus community implement the new sexual misconduct policy.

A public groundbreaking ceremony will be held Thursday, June 12, at the ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Inn.

The community's celebration of Juneteenth, a holiday symbolizing the end of slavery, will begin on June 8 and end with a festival and picnic on Saturday, June 14.