Each year on Oct. 1, universities nationwide are required to disseminate a summary of reported crimes on or near campus. The Annual Security Reports for all žž campuses outline three-year statistics on several different crimes from motor vehicle theft and weapons violations to drug violations and sexual assault. žž State continues to be one of the nation’s safest campuses. In June 2017, the žž Campus was named the 11th Safest Campus in the Nation and the safest campus in Ohio by the Council for Home Safety and Security. The university remains firmly committed to the h...
žž’s College of Business Administration has partnered with the Ohio Development Services Agency on behalf of the Ohio Small Business Development Center to deliver the Certified Business Advisor® (CBA) online certification program beginning fall 2017. The program, offered fully online, certifies business professionals through focused instruction at the graduate level in accounting/finance, marketing and human resource management. The Certified Business Advisor program was developed for business professionals who counsel and inform existing and aspiring entrepreneurs. Ac...
You are not alone. Depression and anxiety do not need to be masked. The 23rd annual National Depression Screening Day at žž will be held Thursday, Oct. 5, at several žž State locations. Events are open to all students, faculty and staff, as well as the larger community. žž Campus: Thursday, Oct. 5, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the second floor mezzanine of the žž Student Center žž at Stark: Thursday, Oct. 5, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Herbert W. Hoover Foundation Counseling Center, Lower Level, Campus Center žž at Trumbull: ...
žž and the Office of Sustainability kicked off Campus Sustainability Month with the žž Green Energy Ohio Tour, a self-guided tour through different sites around žž and Portage County, on Oct. 1. The tour included a stop in downtown žž at the žž Clean Transportation Cruise-In, an event that featured alternative fuel vehicles (electric vehicles and hybrid models) and highlighted local transportation options available to everyone. Additionally, Jerry T. Fiala, mayor of žž and president of žž City Council, has declared October 2017 as Sustainability Mo...
žž’s commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for a fifth consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity has selected žž State as a recipient of the 2017 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award. The annual HEED Award is a national honor that recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. As a recipient of this award, žž State will...
College of the Arts
Jenniffer Omaitz is an MFA alumna (’09 Painting) who has been getting a lot of local and national attention lately. In her artist statement she says ”My paintings explore ideas of Fold, Gesture and Movement. These are approached in two ongoing series; Solid Movement and Folding Gesture. Solid Movement is an investigation into gesture and its ability to encapsulate time and psyche, fuse internal and external, and record conceptual state changes in solidified form. Folding Gesture explores changes in spatial order that appear fractured or fragmented.” She has also been exploring si...