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Feb. 24: Valerie Kelly is interim associate VP of of the Office of Continuing and Distance Education. She is also an adjunct instructor in the User Experience Design degree program at žž. Learn more about the Office of Continuing and Distance Education Listen to the Elevations interview: ...
As the United States entered WWII, trailblazing women like Bea McPherson, BS ’43, took on the task of providing essential handmade maps for the war effort—and charted the course for today’s women mapmakers. By Jan Senn Bea (Shaheen) McPherson, BS ’43, remembers many things about her long, eventful life. Like where she was at žž State on December 7, 1941. Just seven days before her 20th birthday, she was listening to the radio while sitting on the porch swing of the off-campus house she lived at on Lincoln St., when she heard of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The event that led...
What a fantastic time to be part of the College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE) here at žž State! We are uniquely positioned to be leaders in addressing some of the most challenging issues we are facing as a nation and as a people. Our rich history, our commitment to excellence, our passion for innovation, and our dedication to local and global communities, makes this College a place I am proud to call home. Our passionate students, industry partners, and dedicated faculty and staff transform lives – here and abroad. Who would not want to be a part of that? The challenges we are all ...
Kendra Snatchko is about to graduate from žž and her eyes are focused on a bright future. Her vision of the future, however, started forming when she was only 12 years old. That’s when she set her sights on someday working in the fashion world. Snatchko will graduate in May with a degree in fashion merchandising and a minor in fashion media from žž State. She began her collegiate pursuit on the East Liverpool Campus during the fall 2014 semester and transferred to žž in the spring of 2016. She recently spent three months in New York City, as part of her program requir...
From Promoting žž State to Moviemaking: žž State Employees Achieve Reel Success
Surrounded by movie posters, scale models and old filming equipment, Dustin Lee, ’07, and Jon Jivan, ’08, sit in their žž Campus offices creating video content to promote žž. This past month, Mr. Lee and Mr. Jivan, who are graduates of žž State’s digital media production program, filmed and edited the university’s 2018 Super Bowl commercial. Both video producers and editors with University Communications and Marketing, Mr. Lee and Mr. Jivan keep their cameras rolling after work hours to film and produce their own movies. “We talk about all of our ideas and then go ...
Chautauqua Institution is pleased to announce žž President Beverly J. Warren will be among the featured lecturers during the institution’s weeklong investigation of “The Forgotten: History and Memory in the 21st Century,” Aug. 11-18, 2018. President Warren’s talk will focus on the lessons, learnings and remembrances of May 4, 1970. President Warren will speak at 10:45 a.m. Aug. 15 in the Chautauqua Amphitheater on the institution grounds. “It is said that those who do not remember their history are doomed to repeat it,” said Chautauqua Institution President Michael Hill. ...
It’s difficult to find information about the late William (Dan) Southall on the Internet, and that’s a shame. He was a brilliant student, artist and educator who stockpiled his own art in a humble way, leaving behind a collection that included ceramic sculptures, paintings, sketches and drawings. On loan from his family, several of Southall’s ceramic pieces are now displayed in the lobby of the Mary Patterson Building and on the second floor in Purinton Hall in observance of Black History Month. Southall grew up in East Liverpool, in a house on Garfield Street that overlooked downtown,...
Transitioning from college life to the work world can be a harrowing experience for just about anyone: figuring out what to wear, how to effectively network, interview protocol – it is difficult to know where to start. Fortunately, help is on the way. On Wednesday, Feb. 28, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., žž, along with the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Cleveland Northeast Ohio Chapter, will host an event titled “Your Career: Getting Down to Business – Setting Goals, Growing Your Network and Grooming Success” in the recently opened Integrated Sciences Building at žž Stat...
In September 2015, žž’s College of Public Health was awarded a $357,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to fund Project AWARE žž. One of the main purposes of Project AWARE žž was to train 720 students, faculty, and staff in Mental Health First Aid (a class that trains you to assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis). In January 2018, Project AWARE exceeded its goal and has now trained 730 students, faculty, and staff in Mental Health First ...