ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Hotel and Conference Center. Rates vary depending on dates and occupancy. For more information and to book reservations, visit or call 330-346-0100.
Do ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State employees get a discount at the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Hotel?

When Kellie Miley graduated from Rootstown High School in 2008, she is the first to admit she was not ready for college. In high school, she barely cracked a book yet managed a 3.2 grade point average (GPA).
Getting by with little effort changed when she started as a freshman at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï. By the end of the year, Ms. Miley found herself academically dismissed for poor grades.
Another October, another Columbus Day.
Tatyana Ragon has witnessed firsthand the good that can come from a bad situation. Once, she felt broken.
On Friday, Oct. 19, six more names were added to the elite group of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï faculty members who have been awarded the Alumni Association’s Distinguished Teaching Award and the University Teaching Council’s Outstanding Teaching Award.
The Center of Pan-African Culture is currently accepting enrollment and seeking new faculty and staff volunteers for the Fulani Institute of Academics and Arts (FIAA), a creative and cultural enrichment institute designed to critically and creatively empower young people to be change agents in their communities and beyond.
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï will hold its annual Veterans Day observance on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 11 a.m. at the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Student Center Kiva.

Familiar Face
Larrie King
Assistant Professor of Design
School of Visual Communication Design
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus


This semester, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, an Ohio Center of Excellence, added a new graduate-level educational experience to its nationally and internationally ranked offerings.
Dear Employees of the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Community,
This message serves to provide you with guidance should local, state and/or federal law enforcement visit our university campuses for the purposes of immigration law. As a public institution, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State must comply with all federal laws and directives, including those related to law enforcement activities.
Dear Colleagues:
Please take note of the following important information regarding your 2024 Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï's holiday closure for 2024 will begin Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at 10:30 p.m. All offices will re-open on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Employees not eligible for the paid leave include student employees, classified temporary staff, temporary agency staff, short-term unclassified appointments, unclassified intermittent appointments and employees in a lay-off status. More information on the holiday schedule, including how employees should report time during that period, will be available later this month.