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Earth Fest 2024

IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!

Tags: Earth Day, Total Solar Eclipse, Environmental Science and Design Research Institute, Community Impact, Community & Society, Organizational Sustainability, Research & Science

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Geauga Campus Dean Angela Spalsbury, Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel and ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State President Todd Diacon

Ohio Lieutenant Governor Visits ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Geauga, Touts Nursing Program as Job Creator

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel visited ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï at Geauga on June 9 to tour its nursing program with President Todd Diacon and Geauga Dean Angela Spalsbury, Ph.D. ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Today was there when Tressel later took part in a roundtable discussion with Geauga County leaders and educators to share ideas on how best to prepare Ohio’s workforce.

Tags: Community & Society, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Works, Community Impact

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Sophomore architecture student Elise Bolton of South Euclid, Ohio served as an intern for Making Our Own Space in Cleveland in 2024.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s Making Our Own Space Program Gives Teens a Taste of Architecture

Summer camps for kids interested in architecture don’t come along often – at least that’s what Elise Bolton’s mother discovered when she searched for one. But then, not a whole lot of 11-year-olds may dream of becoming architects. 

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Profiles, Students First, Community Impact, Honors College, College of Architecture and Environmental Design

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Three blimps over the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Airport.

IN A FLASH: Blimp Spotting

Look, up in the sky! As part of Goodyear’s 100-year anniversary celebration of its iconic blimp, three of the company’s airships could be seen cruising the skies over Northeast Ohio last week. 

Tags: Alumni, College of Aeronautics & Engineering, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Airport, Community Impact, Community & Society

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Delta Chi Car Smash

IN A FLASH: Mindful Mayem

A ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State fraternity presented its annual car smash in early May to help students de-stress while raising money for cancer research. 

Tags: Student Organizations, Community & Society, Community Impact

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Happy 115th Birthday, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State!

In May, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï observes two historic institutional anniversaries, the first is of their founding as a school and the second is of the college being established as a university. 

Tags: University News, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact, Community & Society

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Earth Fest 2025

IN A FLASH: ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State's Earth Fest

In April, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s Earth Fest was part of a full month of events and activities celebrating Earth Day and Earth Month. 

Tags: Research & Science, Community Impact, Community & Society, Student Organizations, Organizational Sustainability

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Tom McNeal with a student at the CDC.

IN A FLASH: Building Skills With 'Bots

Kid-friendly 'bots help young people learn about programming, counting, logical thinking and more. 

Tags: Community Impact, Research & Science, Child Development Center, College of Education Health and Human Services, School of Teaching Learning and Curriculum Studies

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Lauren Paterson and Marc Myers

The Interview That Turned Into an Inter-Generational Friendship

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State graduate student Lauren Paterson and former teacher Marc Myers were recently featured on WBUR’s ‘Here and Now’ sharing their work together on The Legacy Project.

Tags: Community & Society, School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences, Community Impact

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Adeagbo in the Ohio Statehouse

Aging with Care Through Technology

As a doctoral student of sociology, Adedayo Adeagbo is doing her research on dignity care for aging people using advancements of technology in healthcare. With a specialization in medical sociology, Adeagbo’s thesis is built on the perceptions and attitudes of healthcare workers and the use of robots for caring for older adults.

Tags: Health, Profiles, Community Impact, Community & Society, Student Life

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