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On the evening of May 16, ����Թ� celebrated and honored the career of Senior Lecturer Chaya Kessler, the retiring director of ����Թ� State’s Jewish Studies Program (JSP), with a special event held at the ����Թ� Hotel and Conference Center. With a theme of “Getting to Now – Now More Than Ever,” over 150 of Kessler’s friends, colleagues and community members showed their support in helping to kick off the program's 50th anniversary year."Chaya has shown a deep commitment and invested a tremendous amount of herself into the program since she started teaching at ����Թ�,” ...

What do Chillicothe and Newark, Ohio, have in common with national landmarks like the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Yosemite National Parks?All these U.S. locations are designated as UNESCO World Cultural Sites. The ancient earthworks of the Hopewell located in Chillicothe and Newark earned the designation in September of 2023.According to ����Թ� Professor Emeritus Mark Seeman, Ph.D., an anthropology educator whose research focuses on the Hopewell culture, this designation is a significant recognition.“It places the earthworks, attributed to people of the Hopewell culture who fl...

����Թ� observes Memorial Day on May 27. No classes are scheduled on the holiday, and university offices are closed. The university will resume normal operations on May 28.To see a list of state-designated holidays and dates when the university is closed, please visit ����Թ� State’s Academic Calendar....

During the 2024 Spring Commencement Ceremony at ����Թ� at Tuscarawas, where nearly 350 students graduated with bachelor’s and associate degrees, the Community Service Award and the Distinguished Alumni Award were presented to valued community members.Rick and Bethann Hinig, of New Philadelphia, are the 2024 recipients of the ����Թ� State Tuscarawas Community Service Award. This recognition is given to valued members of the community who have generously made our community and ����Թ� State Tuscarawas a better place.  Rick Hinig has a long family history of connection and ded...