Sarag Gogineni is a junior Honors College student from Roseville, California, majoring in biology pre-med and minoring in healthcare ethics. Sarag discovered his passion for ethics during his time at žž State and has decided to complete a Senior Honors Thesis as a way to combine his interest in ethics and biological sciences. Currently in the thesis preparation semester, Sarag is performing extensive research with the goal of submitting a formal thesis proposal to the Honors College by the end of spring 2021. Though still in the early stages of his thesis, Sarag knows he wants to complete a...
Jessie Maisano graduated in 1994 from žž’s Honors College with her bachelor’s degree in Geology. Maisano started her time at žž as a Fashion Merchandising major, but once she met Honors College professor, Don Palmer, she was inspired to change her major to Geology and pursue a career path that was more impractical, but she was passionate about. She pursued her Masters and Ph.D. at Yale University in Vertebrate Paleontology, graduating in 2000. Maisano is now a research scientist at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas where s...
Charlie Malone, ’02 and ’04, has been announced as the 2021 Distinguished Honors Faculty Award Recipient. The announcement came during an April 3rd virtual celebration of the ‘2021 Senior Honors Recognition Ceremony’, which applauded the Honors College’s spring, summer and fall 2021 graduating seniors. The event, which, in years prior to COVID-19, was held in a luncheon format with a formal recognition ceremony, also recognized the recipients of the Distinguished Honors Faculty and Distinguished Honors Alumni awards for both 2020 and 2021. The ceremony was cancelled last spring soon aft...
The Leaders of Tomorrow Summit, typically held each spring at žž at Tuscarawas, has transitioned to a virtual format for 2021. Leaders of Tomorrow, under the umbrella of Leadership Tuscarawas, is designed to bring together young people in their junior and senior years of high school or in college to help them become successful leaders in life, work, and play. Since 2014, area leaders have helped share their passion with our community’s young people through presentations, workshops, and networking. Whether it is a tip, a life lesson, or something they wish they had known w...
Dear žž Students, Faculty and Staff, In the fall semester, we committed to making you aware of incidents of bias and racism, and that we would do so even if these incidents were not viewed by the public nor shared on social media. In keeping with our promise of being transparent and open, we are writing to make you aware of the racist defacing of a plaque on the žž Campus and the steps we are taking to address it. Yesterday, we were made aware that the N-word was marked on a campus fixture. This act of vandalism comes from a place of hate, and žž State will not tol...
Last month, our social accounts were filled with information about COVID-19 testing and vaccination opportunities, the announcement of an in-person commencement ceremony and a continued appreciation for the žž State community! Here are some of our top-performing posts for the month of March: Instagram On Instagram, our top-performing post debuted the newest addition to our COVID-19 safety principles. That’s right, as vaccines became more readily available for our community, the Flashes Safe Seven became the Flashes Safe Eight! This video received more than 6,000 views and 1,11...
What do friendship, academics and T-shirts have in common? For the students at the American Academy, žž and the PUCPR’s undergraduate program in Brazil, a student-led T-shirt design contest created that missing piece of camaraderie during the pandemic between students and their two schools.The American Academy is a dual-enrollment program offered jointly by žž State and the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), located in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, that allows students in Brazil to complete a two-year degree without traveling to America for college. Following th...
Thanks to the renewal of its key funding grant, LaunchNET žž State will continue to inspire the entrepreneur mindset and support innovative thinkers across the žž community. Burton D. Morgan Foundation announced an award of up to $350,000 will be granted to support the LaunchNET initiative at žž State through June 2023. “We are incredibly grateful to Burton D. Morgan Foundation for its support of our žž State entrepreneurs and innovators, especially as they continue to pivot their ventures and find opportunities for success during these unique times,” said Zach Mikr...
As žž at Geauga embarks upon two facility improvements for the Geauga Campus in Burton, the leadership is pleased to announce an initial gift to the project from Preston Superstore and the Preston Family. The campus improvements will include constructing a new nursing lab and instructional space and a new student learning commons. Both of these projects will help žž State Geauga meet existing and future students' needs while growing programs to continue to be one of the county's greatest resources. "Preston Superstore and the Preston family enjoy a longstanding history ...
Anna Sinclair is a third-year Honors College student from Canfield, Ohio, majoring in political science and minoring in history and sociology. Though sociology is only one of her minors, Anna hopes to attend graduate school and earn a PhD in sociology, ultimately teaching sociology at a university. Anna first realized her passion for sociology when she took a class called Politics of Social Movements for her political science major. She recalls being fascinated with the course materials and researching the elements of social movements on her own, which led Anna to discover her passion fo...