Dear Members of the žž Community: The White House announcement to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, has raised concerns among students and their families — including the žž State family. The DACA program has provided a path to citizenship for approximately 800,000 undocumented young people, who came to the United States with their parents as small children. These hard-working young people in the DACA program are the living embodiment of the American dream and include students who have enriched our communities. žž will...
On Wednesday, Sept. 6, Master Sergeant Troy Eckenrode and his wife and žž at Trumbull staff member, Maribeth Eckenrode, presented the campus with the Flag of our country, “Old Glory.” The flag was originally flown on Nov. 5, 2016, aboard a C-130H in the face of the enemy during a combat mission against ISIS forces in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. It was on board aircraft 90-9108, call sign Bandage 32, operating over the skies of Iraq. Maribeth presented the flag to teammates in Enrollment Management and Student Services because of their support while Troy was ...
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The žž Stater and TV2 are up for several national awards from the College Media Assocation (CMA) for work produced during the 2016-17 academic year. The žž Stater, žž’s independent student newspaper, is one of four finalists for CMA's Pinnacle Award for Four-Year Daily Newspaper of the Year. With this final four distinction, the Stater, joins the ranks of The Daily Northwestern of Northwestern University, The Daily Texan, of the University of Texas at Austin and The Daily Pennsylvanian of the University of Pennsylvania. Alumnus Jimmy Miller, ...
Computer Design, Animation and Game Design Program Expands at žž State Campuses
Collaboration is anything but virtual between žž at Stark and žž at Tuscarawas. In fact, the computer design, animation and game design partnership has been a reality for nearly a decade. This fall, žž State Stark will host students in a newly designed classroom and Virtual Reality Room in Main Hall. “What is it we need to do to accommodate this growing program? That was our first question,” says A. Bathi Kasturiarachi, Ph.D., associate dean for academic affairs at žž State Stark. “Prior to this point, the program had been based at žž Stat...
žž State’s Herb Page to Coach International Team at 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup in France
Herb Page, žž’s director of golf and head men’s golf coach, has been selected to serve as one of the head coaches of the International team at the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup on July 6-8 at Evian Resort Golf Club in France. Page will team with Stanford University head women’s coach Anne Walker as the top college golfers from around the world take on the top college golfers in the United States. The 2018 event expands the Ryder Cup-style team format that previously featured college players from Europe battling the USA. It is also the only major tournament in the world that will...