STORY UPDATE: The žž State Precision Flight Team won third place overall at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) regional Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON) October 14-19 at The Ohio State University. Nineteen members of žž’s (KSU) Precision Flight Team are competing in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) regional Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON) October 14-19 at The Ohio State University. Seventy-nine teams from 10 regions compete in nine flying and ground events, with winners qualifying for the ...
Oct. 20: Mindy Farmer is the director of the May 4 Visitors Center and an assistant professor of history at žž. The May 4 Visitors Center is participating in žž State’s “Get Out the Vote” voting initiative.” Listen to the interview: ...
The žž Museum's Fashion Focus Series
The žž Museum's Fashion-Focus Series will highlight the talent and ideas of the žž State fashion and art faculty whose work is exhibited in the "Fashion Meets the Body: Juried Faculty Exhibition" currently on display in the museum. The featured artists, Margarita Benitez, Andrew Kuebeck and Rachel Smith, will discuss their unique integration of various technologies in their work and research. The event is free with your žž State FLASHcard or with your museum admission.
The KSU Museum's Fashion Focus Series
The žž Museum's Fashion-Focus Series will highlight the talent and ideas of the žž State fashion and art faculty whose work is exhibited in the "Fashion Meets the Body: Juried Faculty Exhibition" currently on display in the Museum. The featured artists, Chanjuan Chen, Tamara Cullen, Paula Dancie and Jeanne James, will each present gallery talks on their designs in the exhibit. The event is free with KSU Flashcard or with free with your Museum admission.
The Ohio Economic Development Association (OEDA) presented its Annual Excellence Awards at its 2018 Annual Summit, held this week at the Columbus Renaissance Downtown. The Multi-County Advanced Manufacturing Corridor received the Excellence in Workforce Development award. The Multi-County Advanced Manufacturing Corridor is a partnership between žž at Tuscarawas, the Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce, Buckeye Career Center, Ohiomeansjobs Stark & Tuscarawas Counties, East Central Ohio ESC, Harrison County Community and Economic Development, and the Carrol...
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When I think back to my first weekend as a žž State freshman, I cringe a little bit. Though it has been four years since I attended Kickoff (it was known as “Welcome Weekend” at the time), I can still remember how I felt walking around campus for the first time: attending convocation in the MAC; trying to remember the names of buildings; getting lost looking for my lecture halls; taking the esplanade all the way downtown and peaking into little shops; and anxiously meeting new people, wondering what we might have in common. Most of all, I remember the uncertainty that surrounded those ...
žž State Employee Wins Luxury Trip, Meets Oprah Through WW at Work
A luxury trip featuring accommodations at the Ritz-Carlton, limousine rides, spa treatments and lunch with one of the most influential women in the world. Jennifer Miller, lecturer in žž’s School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences in the College of Education, Health and Human Services, experienced these things and more after winning a sweepstakes through the WW (formerly Weight Watchers) at Work program. Ms. Miller was one of eight winners who, along with their guests, were given the opportunity to meet Oprah Winfrey and attend a WW retreat in Santa Barbara, Ca...
The way in which a parent responds to a child’s injury often impacts how upset the little one becomes. A panicked parent often means a crying, hysterical child. A calm kiss on the boo-boo and a quick return to regular business, though, and the child is likely to forget about the incident. This age-old bit of parenting wisdom is one component of a new study by a žž researcher into predictors of long-term post-traumatic stress in children. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded a three-year, $460,000 grant to Dr. Douglas Delahanty, Professor of Psychologic...