Ronda McCaskey and Caitlyn Horvath are best friends who went through the nursing program together and graduated one year apart with Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees from žž’s Geauga Campus. Now they are both intensive care nurses. But they also happen to be mother and daughter. For mom Ronda, nursing was a life calling that got deferred by early marriage and raising a family; for daughter Caitlyn, nursing was an unexpected discovery made along the way. “For me, I had never considered being a nurse until I was donating plasma down at Ohio University,” Caitly...
The žž Board of Trustees has appointed Todd Diacon, Ph.D., žž State’s executive vice president and provost, as its next university president at a special Board meeting held Monday, April 29. President-elect Diacon will begin his term as žž State’s 13th president on July 1. He succeeds President Beverly J. Warren, who is stepping down as president after five years of exemplary service to the university. The žž State Board of Trustees appointed a 16-member search committee, chaired by Trustee Shawn Riley, and launched a national search for President Warren’s successor. ...
Each year, the International Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD) — the authoritative body for typography worldwide — assesses and evaluates visual communicators’ work. For the past three years, žž State’s School of Visual Communication Design (VCD) has hosted the North American assessment. The assessments are part of the organization’s mission to promote and raise standards for typography internationally. Each year, ISTD’s education team releases a set of briefs for educators around the world to use in their classes throughout the academic year. Then, at the assessments...
Freshman and sophomore construction management students from žž's College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) attended the University of Cincinnati (UC) New Builders Competition and took first place for the second year in a row. The project for this year challenged students to create an all-encompassing plan for the Mercy Health Hospital's Free Standing Emergency Department. Students were asked to create a project management plan, estimate, schedule, safety plan, logistics plan and quality control plan. After creating the proposal, the team prese...
žž State Receives Ohio EPA Environmental Excellence Awards The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency presented its Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3) Awards recently at the Ohio EPA’s second Sustainability Conference in Columbus. Doug Pearson, associate vice president of Facilities Planning and Operations (middle) and Melanie Knowles (right), Manager of Sustainability for Facilities Planning & Operations, accepted the award on behalf of žž. Also pictured is Laurie A. Stevenson, director of the Ohio EPA. žž State was evaluated based on 19 environmental ...
žž State Receives Ohio EPA Environmental Excellence Awards The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency presented its Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3) Awards recently at the Ohio EPA’s second Sustainability Conference in Columbus. Doug Pearson, associate vice president of Facilities Planning and Operations (middle) and Melanie Knowles (right), Manager of Sustainability for Facilities Planning & Operations, accepted the award on behalf of žž. Also pictured is Laurie A. Stevenson, director of the Ohio EPA. žž State was evaluated based on 19 environmen...
žž at Tuscarawas invites the community to attend the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Gateway Entrance on Thursday, May 2 at 11 a.m. on Trustees Blvd. Speaking at the event will be dignitaries from žž, the Tuscarawas County University Foundation, the Tuscarawas County University Branch District and the community. Construction of the project began last summer and was recently completed. The Gateway Entrance will provide easy access to the campus from E. High Ave. and will ease the traffic flow on University Drive. Following the...
žž State East Liverpool’s Environmental Justice Conference was held April 20, featuring guest speakers, student research presentations and information focused on local environmental issues. This year’s theme was Simple Living on the Ohio River. Several students were recognized for their research and presentations. The featured speaker was Dr. Xiaozhen Mou, associate professor of biology at žž, whose research focuses on bacteria in natural aquatic environments. Her presentation title is “Cyanotoxins and PPCPs: Two Types of Common Contaminants in Freshwater Systems.” A...
KSU alumnus and gay rights activist Michael Chanak Jr. was determined to make a difference at his workplace, and his dedication to change prompted a global company to redefine diversity. Mr. Chanak, BS ’71, credits his time at žž State for giving him the fighting spirit he needed later in his life, when he became the unlikely lone gay voice to take on a corporate titan and call for gay rights in the 1980s. Being the first of his family to attend college, his acceptance to žž State’s academic center at Stark in 1967, was a big deal. Mr. Chanak was highly involved in a discussion society ...