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Teaching is a privilege, according to Janice Lessman-Moss, professor in ����Թ�’s School of Art’s Textile Program, whose enthusiasm for working with students led her to be honored with the university’s Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest teaching award a tenured or tenure-track professor can receive. The awards are sponsored by the ����Թ� Alumni Association and are presented to three faculty members annually. The recognition was humbling, according to Ms. Lessman-Moss, and affirmed to her that the students feel good about what she is teaching. “I lov...

����Թ� State Tuscarawas College Credit Plus (CCP) sophomore Breanna Burrier received the College Writing II Academic Research Writing Award at the 2019 Spring Awards Ceremony recently. Her award-winning paper, titled “English as a Second Language for Elementary Students,” is the result of a class project during her College Writing II class with Dr. Nicole Willey. Students were given the opportunity to spend time and interact with students, teachers and staff in the New Philadelphia West Elementary School. “It helped me gain more insight and gave me an opportunity for community involvement ...

Students in ����Թ� State Ashtabula’s Associate of Applied Science degree program for Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) are developing and implementing ‘Every Moment Counts’ (EMC) program as part of their first fieldwork experience and creating the necessary EMC toolkit materials for Ashtabula city schools. Every Moment Counts is a 6-week program that aims to help children and youth become mentally healthy in order to succeed in school, at home, and in their community.  It is viewed as a perfect fit for students preparing for a career in Occupational Therapy. OT is a health rehabilitat...

����Թ� at Salem recognized the academic achievements of several students during its annual Student Awards Ceremony, while also honoring the service of faculty, staff and a community partner. The awards and recipients are: Academic Awards: Human Services Award for Intern of Excellence: Catherine Leipply Human Services Award for Champion of Advocacy: Sarah Martin Human Services Award for Professional Dedication: Melinda Winters Insurance Studies Student of the Year 2018-2019: Myranda Joseph Insurance Studies Program Pulse Award:...

Cheers! Interested in learning more about the minute-by-minute details of Brexit negotiations? Want to know more about what’s next in British politics? Business? The Royal Family? On Wednesday, April 24, at 2 p.m. in the Moulton Hall Ballroom, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the United States of America, Sir Kim Darroch, will speak to students and faculty at ����Թ� to share information about these questions and more. In a conversation moderated by Mark Arehart of WKSU, Ambassador Darroch will discuss the latest developments for Brexit, British culture and business, and maybe e...

����Թ� Wired Article "Tracking our Trash" by Henry Palattella Sorted, transported and covered: Transforming trash as it travels to its forever home Think of the last thing you threw away on ����Թ� State’s campus. Maybe it was a scrap of paper. Maybe it was the remnants of a Prentice wrap. Maybe it was an empty Starbucks cup (OK, it was probably an empty Starbucks cup.) During Recyclemania in 2018, ����Թ� State’s campus generated more than one million pounds of trash and recycling, which averages out to 31.4 total pounds of trash per person. Have you ever thought about what happens to your 3...

Everyone’s favorite event is back. ����Թ� Libraries will host its seventh annual Stress-Free Zone on Monday, May 6, and Tuesday, May 7. The event is open to students, staff and faculty from 3-5 p.m. in the Garden Room on the first floor of University Library. Stress-Free Zone aims to take care of students by providing them this necessary break. “Stress-Free Zone gives students a mental break from studying,” said Cynthia Williams, director of marketing, communications and public relations for University Libraries. “Studies have shown it is important to take a break from stu...

Bill Schroeder was from Lorain, Ohio, and attended Colorado School of Mines on a ROTC scholarship before transferring to ����Թ� to study psychology. He was also an Eagle Scout, musician and athlete. On May 4, 1970, the 19-year-old stopped to see what was happening on the Commons and then proceeded on his way to class when he was shot and killed by Ohio National Guardsmen responding to protests of the Vietnam War at ����Թ� State. From April 22 to Aug. 1, ����Թ� State’s May 4 Visitors Center will honor Mr. Schroeder’s life with an exhibition titled “Bill: An All-American Boy.” Mr. ...