News
Dec. 23, 2020
Dear ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Students, Faculty and Staff,
As previously noted by ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s Office of Security and Access Management during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October, there has been an increase in fraudulent scams and attempts by cybercriminals to access…
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Dec. 18, 2020
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s inaugural drive-thru food distribution event on Dec. 16 in partnership with the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank served more than 200 households. The foodbank said more than 26,000 people in Portage County face food insecurity – 30% of…
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Dec. 18, 2020
The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Police Department was recently awarded national accreditation for the ninth time by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. in the Law Enforcement program. The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Police Department was first accredited in 1991.
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Dec. 18, 2020
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï will implement a new administrative policy regarding painting the Rock, which is located on Hilltop Drive on the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus. The policy, which goes into effect Jan. 11, 2021, is one of the institutional responses to racially offensive language that was…
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Dec. 15, 2020
Researchers Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., and Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., from ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s College of Education, Health and Human Services suspected a relationship between boredom and social media use but wondered about cause and effect. Does social media use cause boredom? Or does…
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Dec. 14, 2020
The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï alumni family will grow by more than 2,500 new graduates as the university holds its fall commencement. The accomplishments of the Fall Class of 2020 will be recognized with a virtual commencement recognition ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 19.
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Dec. 9, 2020
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s College of Business Administration offers one of the nation’s most outstanding online Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles the college in its Top 50 Online MBA…
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Dec. 8, 2020
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï has named Margaret (Peggy) Shadduck, Ph.D., of Richardson, Texas, as its new vice president for Regional Campuses and dean of the College of Applied and Technical Studies. Shadduck was selected following a national search.
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Dec. 1, 2020
The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Board of Trustees ratified the university’s Fiscal Year 2020 Efficiency Report and Master Recommendations report, which showed an effectiveness and efficiency savings for Fiscal Year 2020 of $31,286,881. The savings is $6.2 million more than originally…
Nov. 30, 2020
Inclement weather is expected this week for Northeast Ohio with several inches of snow predicted for Portage and nearby counties. At this time, we do not anticipate any change in campus operations, and classes will continue remotely as planned.