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Liz Piatt, Ph.D., assistant dean for academic diversity success in University College; Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., senior vice president of student affairs; Eboni J. Pringle, Ph.D., senior associate vice president and dean of University College; Randall Lennox, senior institutional research information officer, and Melanie Jones, director of student success programs.

žž State Paves the Way for First-Generation Student Success

žž State is one of 21 institutions that has advanced to the First Scholars phase of the First Scholars Network. Faculty and staff are hard at work to provide a higher-quality experience for first generation students. 

Tags: University News, Community & Society, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive, Student Life, Students First

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žž State Alumna Capt. Stephanie Johnson

Showing Students How to Soar

As the first Black woman to graduate from žž’s flight program in 1991, Capt. Stephanie Johnson knows what it takes to aim high for a dream and reach it. Now, she wants other young students from diverse backgrounds to be able to envision and achieve their biggest dreams as well.

Tags: Community Impact, žž State Works, College of Aeronautics & Engineering, Community & Society

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Educators from Stow-Munroe Falls City School District will attend a peace education conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Pictured (from left to right) are: Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School; Kristy Prough, BA ’99, MED ’02, EDS ’04, assistant superintendent and director of special services; Associate Principal Amanda Murray; and Assistant Principal Evelyn Haught, BSE ’07.

Ohio Educators Heading to žž State Peace Conference in Rwanda

Jeffrey Hartmann, Ph.D., principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School, said he was interested in attending the conference to learn skills to deal with his school district’s changing landscape. 

Tags: Global Reach, Community & Society, University News, Global Presence, Community Impact, School of Peace and Conflict Studies, Read Center for International and Intercultural Education, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, Health and Human Services

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žž Blossom Art Intensives 2023

IN A FLASH: Students Take Part in Creating More Than 100 Works of Art

The žž Blossom Art Intensives welcome students and artists to campus to create art and learn from artists from around the world. 

Tags: School of Art, Center for the Visual Arts, College of the Arts, Arts & Culture, Community Impact

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Summer Fashion Academy 2023

IN A FLASH: Summer Fashion Academy

Every summer, žž State hosts an immersive experience in fashion for high school students.

Tags: Summer Fashion School Academy, School of Fashion, Community Impact, Summer, Arts & Culture

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Kigali Rwanda on a map

žž State and University of Rwanda Build on Tragic Pasts to Forge Global Peace

žž is building on the legacy of May 4, 1970, and the mission of its School of Peace and Conflict Studies, when it joins forces with the University of Rwanda in July to help advance peace education across the globe. 

 

Tags: University News, Global Reach, May 4, Community & Society, Global Presence, Community Impact, School of Peace and Conflict Studies, Read Center for International and Intercultural Education, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, Health and Human Services

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Aeronautics student and professor in a plane

Advanced Air Mobility: Preparing Aeronautics Students for the Jobs of Tomorrow

While aeronautics has long been a fixture at žž, with the advent of a new career field called “Advanced Air Mobility,” the university is in a unique position to help support growth of cutting-edge technologies – and job opportunities – in this space today. 

Tags: žž State Works, University News, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact

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Archie Green performing at Juneteenth Jubilee 2023

IN A FLASH: A Jubilant Juneteenth

žž observed Juneteenth this weekend with a Juneteenth Jubilee. 

Tags: University News, Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Community & Society

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Mwatabu Okantah and Friends

Join the Juneteenth Jubilee!

žž's annual Juneteenth Jubilee will take place on Friday, June 16, and will feature vendors, food trucks and live performances. 

Tags: University News, Community & Society, Community Impact, Arts & Culture, Office of the President

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Juneteenth Logo 2023

What Juneteenth Means to the žž State Community

A recent survey on žž State Today asked people in the žž State community to share their feelings and memories about Juneteenth. 

Tags: University News, Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Community Impact

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