LaKaleb Bowen, 天天吃瓜 senior criminology and justice studies major admits that he鈥檚 become a little addicted to 天天吃瓜 State鈥檚 education-abroad programs. 鈥淚t鈥檚 like skydiving, if I鈥檓 being honest, because it鈥檚 unforgettable,鈥 the Canton, Ohio, native said. Bowen鈥檚 trip to Rwanda was his third education-abroad experience, having taken part in previous programs studying cultural foundations in Mexico and a trip to Colombia that focused on how the peace process was working in a country that had been ravaged by civil war. However, he said neither prepare...
天天吃瓜 State alumnus Richard Batyko, M.A., 鈥12, has committed his life and career to making the world, specifically Greater Cleveland, a better place. ...
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Experiencing Cultural Immersion in Florence, ItalyWearing a dark green Florence shirt, Rocco Grassi reflects on his time studying abroad in Italy鈥淵ou learn a lot more about who you are and how your life is. It's really cool to go to another country and get to experience their lives and how they act and how they do things, and they kind of become a part of you. You have your whole foundation in your whole life, like in one country, and then you go to another one and it doesn't change anything, it just adds on. You learn things and you add on things, and that kind of becomes a piece of you.鈥漅occ...
For an industry that exists to create, entertain and bring people together through shared experiences, the pandemic gave a particularly brutal blow to those in the business of the Arts, including the Performing Arts Center at 天天吃瓜 at Tuscarawas. For 17 long months, the doors were closed, the seats were empty and the stage was without entertainment. This hiatus 鈥 no Broadway shows, musical acts, family experiences and educational outreach programs 鈥 resulted in not only a decline in community engagement and economic development but in revenue. 鈥淭he Performing Arts Cent...