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Student Turns Freshman Year Involvement into National Award

If you want an example of how to dive into your freshman year, meet new people and get involved on campus, look no further than ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï School of Communication Studies student Nicole Machovina. Machovina’s freshman resume is so extensive, and her dedication to creating the ultimate re…

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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Student Wins Spot on National Martial Arts Team

Vincent Ripepi, a junior at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, will be traveling around the world on the prestigious Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) National Team for Olympic-style sparring. The Hudson Hub Times reports that Ripepi was placed on the team after competing last month in the AAU National Championsh…

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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State student Keri Richmond poses on the second floor of the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Student Center. Recently, Richmond spoke on Capitol Hill about foster care and shared her experience as a foster youth. Photo Credit: Kami Swingle

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Student Helps Congress Change Child Welfare Laws

The pain of moving from one home to the next, time and time again, for four years straight is helping Keri Richmond speak out for other foster children without a voice. Richmond, a ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï junior majoring in public relations in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, s…

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From Homeless to Philanthropist: ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Student Who Received Help From Others Pays It Forward

Anything is possible. Theresa Medrano, a ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï senior from Westlake, Ohio, is living proof of this. At age 17, like most high school seniors, Medrano should have been thinking about senior prom and graduation. But she became a victim of domestic violence and was forced to withdraw …

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President Warren Talks With WKYC ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Making a Global Difference

As ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï students get ready to return for the fall semester, President Beverly Warren is gearing up for her second year as president. President Warren told WKYC’s John Anderson about her goals to make a global difference and how she is matching ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s world-class programs wi…

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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State student Theresa Medrano stands near the pillars of Merrill Hall on campus.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Student Who Received Help From Others Pays It Forward

Anything is possible. Theresa Medrano, a ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï senior from Westlake, Ohio, is living proof of this. At age 17, like most high school seniors, Medrano should have been thinking about senior prom and graduation. But she became a victim of domestic violence and was forced to withd…

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A summer 2015 graduate shows off her diploma during the Commencement ceremony.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Holds Summer Commencement Ceremonies

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï held its Summer 2015 Commencement ceremonies for the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus on Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State conferred 1,476 degrees, including 931 bachelor’s degrees, 453 master’s degrees, 76 doctoral degrees and 16 educa…

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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï student Anna Hoffman, a global communication studies and political science major, traveled to Ireland this summer to study the country’s efforts to save its national language. (Photo credit: Alex Ledet)

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Student’s Project Draws Attention to Endangered Irish Language

Anna Hoffman, a ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï global communication studies and political science major from ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, Ohio, traveled to Ireland this summer to study the country’s efforts to save its national language. Her research project was funded through a fellowship from the  Pulitzer Center on Cr…

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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Student’s Project Draws Attention to Endangered Irish Language

Communication studies student’s project earns international media attention for research efforts Anna Hoffman, a ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï global communication studies and political science major from ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, Ohio, traveled to Ireland this summer to study the country’s efforts to save its national langua…

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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State students, including members of its athletics teams, fraternities and sororities, joined community members to restore the Mitchell/McClelland Ballpark in the McElrath neighborhood of Ravenna Township, Ohio.

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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