Success Story
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State President, Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Take ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï President Beverly Warren, Athletic Director Joel Nielsen, and Head Football Coach Paul Haynes spent a cold Tuesday afternoon at Dix Stadium after taking part in the Ice Bucket Challenge, a national campaign aimed at increasing awareness and contributions for ALS – Amyotrophic L…
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Meet ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Police Services’ First K-9 Unit
A new four-legged friend has come to the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus as ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s Police Services welcomed Coco, a 2-year-old German Shepherd who, together with her partner Officer Anne Spahr, form ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Police Services’ first K-9 unit. Coco is trained in evidence search and recovery, area sea…
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Congratulations, Graduates
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï held its summer Commencement ceremonies at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State conferred 1,636 degrees, including 851 bachelor’s degrees, 462 master’s degrees, 74 doctoral degrees, 227 associate …
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New ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State President Embarks on Listening Tour
Beverly Warren, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s new president, wants to learn what makes the university so exceptional and how we can share our unique story with the world. On July 1, her first day as the university’s leader, Warren began this quest by embarking on a listening tour. Over the next s…
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Architecture Students Redesign Local City Following Downtown Fire
On March 22, 2014, a massive fire swept through historic Garrettsville, Ohio, destroying an entire commercial block and 13 businesses. Residents in the quaint Portage County village of just over 2,200 people immediately began pulling together, with efforts to relocate the local food bank, which was …
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Golden Flashes Continue Success in the Classroom
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s student-athletes continued their run of success in the classroom during the spring of 2014 by posting the third highest term grade point average (GPA) in recorded history. The athletic department finished with a 3.085 spring GPA, a number that ranks behind only a 3.11 in t…
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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State FlashFest 2014
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State's 20th anniversary FlashFest was headlined by Capital Cities along with Ab-Soul, Scavenger Hunt, and Evan Evolution and Dominic Parisi.
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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Spring Commencement 2014
Across ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s eight-campus system, 4,551 students graduated this spring, including those receiving associate degrees.
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Scholar Offers Relief With Pain Management Knowledge
Scholar of the Month Wendy Umberger Professor College of Nursing 2002-present Wendy Umberger is a professor in the College of Nursing. Her program of research centers on the treatment and care of people experiencing chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP), psychological factors related to the pain exp…
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Scholar Helps Fight Crime With Violence Prevention Research
Scholar of the Month Eric Jefferis Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences College of Public Health 2004-present Eric Jefferis is an associate professor of social and behavioral sciences in the College of Public Health. His research focuses on intentional injury, violence preven…
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