A team of students took their skills to new heights—literally—by designing, building and flight-testing a custom eight-motor drone similar in design to the C-21 Dragon Assault Ship from the movie Avatar.The project, completed as part of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) course in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering taught by assistant professor Riu Lui, Ph.D. challenged students to create a novel multirotor platform from scratch.“It is novel in design and electrical integration – complex, but I’m proud they made it,” Lui said. “It’s a great showcase of our college’s approach to hands-...
Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Lawrence R. Armstrong, ’79, ’80, returned to his alma mater Thursday, Feb. 27, to share insights from his first book, “Layered Leadership.” Offered as both an in-person and virtual event, more than 100 individuals from the community attended to hear the author describe his holistic, humanist approach to leadership and how that has propelled his firm, Ware Malcomb, into a globally recognized architecture and design powerhouse.“Layered Leadership,” published in early March 2025, a USA Today Bestseller and recipient of a Literary Titan Silver Book Award, explores t...
Gerald Canton, '79, M.Ed. '98
Gerald Canton, '79, M.Ed. '98, Chagrin Falls, OH, has retired after 30 years as a classroom teacher and baseball coach at Howland and Berkshire local schools and as adjunct faculty member at . He is presently serving as Village of South Russell, OH, councilman and substitute teaching faculty member at Chagrin Falls Local Schools. He is married to retired Kent State administrative assistant Darleane Canton and blessed with seven children and 11 grandchildren.