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Welcome to Flash Focus! In this series, we introduce you to fascinating student Flashes from all walks of life.Meet Renee Ellis, a second-year fashion design and fashion merchandising double major and member of the Honors College from Chicago, Illinois.Ellis says she has wanted to study fashion since she was a little girl and was heavily inspired by her family.  “Growing up, my mother introduced me to fashion. She is a huge fashionista and loves everything that sparkles,” Ellis said. “My grandmother is also incredibly fashionable and introduced me to styling and curating outfits.”Ellis sa...

From childhood dreams to professional achievements, Sophia Matar is blazing a trail in computer science, inspired by her mother’s legacy and driven by her own passion for robotics and AI. Matar, a graduate student at ��������, is following in the footsteps of her mother and pursuing her master’s in computer science while working a full-time job at Sherwin-Williams in Cleveland.Matar’s mother, Maha Allouzi, Ph.D., earned her Ph.D. in computer science from Kent State in May 2022 and is now an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science.Working at Sherwin-Williams&...

Jennifer Walton-Fisette, Ph.D, recently gave the annual Amy Morris Homans keynote lecture at the recent National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE) conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico.Titled, "From the Margins to Pushing the Margins: Advocating for Social Justice and Equity in Physical Education," Walton-Fisette discussed a number of topics, including:Her personal and professional journey centered on research and pedagogy related to social justice and equity issues in physical education and physical education teacher education,An overview of federal education laws that hav...