Community & Society
No Desk Jobs for These ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Alumna
Walk the halls of some secondary private schools in Ohio and you will see students adorned in what appears to be typical school attire: striped skirts, traditional ties and stark white button-up oxfords. What you do not see are the amazing women around the globe who use se…
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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Journalism Professor Says Clinton Nomination Highlights Double Standard
Danielle Sarver Coombs, Associate Professor in the College of Communication and Information, feels that women have to run their campaigns differently than their male counterparts. She recently shared her views with the Akron Beacon Journal for a story about Hillary Clinton's selection a…
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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Observes 46th Annual May 4 Commemoration
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï held its 46th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place April 26 through May 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provided an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the t…
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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Student Creates Care Packages for the Homeless
When the concept of homelessness comes to mind, people tend to focus efforts on food donations, but Ashley Flowers, a junior majoring in psychology and criminology and justice studies at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, wants to remind people that clothing and toiletries also are essential items. A native …
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Life-Changing Event Inspires ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Entrepreneur to Help Prevent Infectious Diseases
In 2009, Shanice Cheatham, who received her bachelor’s degree from ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï in 2013 and is pursuing a graduate degree in environmental health sciences at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State, was told that her father had a 10 percent chance of living after being infected with MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylo…
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A Very Special Thank You to the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Community for Its Generosity on Giving Tuesday
The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï community gave generously on Giving Tuesday this Dec. 1, far exceeding expectations. As promised, President Beverly Warren personally matched $25,000 in a gift to the Distinctive ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Fund, a fund that will support the university’s five priorities for a distinctive Ke…
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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Community Members Share What They Are Thankful for This Year
Happy Thanksgiving! Watch this video to find out what members of the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï community, including President Beverly Warren, are thankful for this year.
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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Named to 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï has been named to the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which is the highest federal recognition an institution can receive for its commitment to community, service-learning and civic engagement. The Corporation for National and Community …
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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Researchers Use LEGO Camps to Build Relationships With the Community
A special classroom at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï turned into a LEGO® city filled with roaring lions, speeding cars and spinning tops. The moving creations are part of a unique summer camp, LEGO WeDoâ„¢ Robotics, put on by the Research Center for Educational Technology in the College of Education, Healt…
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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Named to 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï has been named to the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which is the highest federal recognition an institution can receive for its commitment to community, service-learning and civic engagement. The Corporation for National and Community Se…
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