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 “We recognize the most important members of our team aren't on the football field” ������Ƶ State President Todd Diacon said in a new video honoring the university’s MVPs – our front line employees.   The video included Golden Flashes quarterback Dustin Crum, wide receiver Isaac Vance and defensive end Zayin West who each thanked those who continue to work behind the scenes and on the frontline to keep the ������Ƶ State community safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. This commercial was produced by ������Ƶ State's University Communications and Marketing staff.   West shouted out Mich...

The ������Ƶ Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 4 p.m. to consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel actions and new business. All actions of the Board will be taken at this business meeting.   Due to current public health restrictions at the ������Ƶ Campus limiting meetings to 10 or fewer participants, the Board of Trustees meetings will be held as follows. All meetings will be conducted remotely in accordance with Amended Substitute House Bill 197.   On Dec. 1, meetings of the full Boar...

Through multiple organizations and collaborations on and off campus, ������Ƶ ended 2019 as a more sustainable campus. Those who contributed to sustainable efforts worked hard to reduce the university’s carbon footprint leading to the university being honored as a finalist for the 2020 Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Campus Sustainability Achievement Award  along with the 2019 Keep Ohio Beautiful award for Colleges and Universities. ������Ƶ State was chosen as a finalist out of about 400 submissions toAASHE. The AASHE Sustainabili...

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, MMPI, is a standardized psychometric test that was first published by the University of Minnesota Press in 1943 and quickly became the gold standard for assessing psychopathology. ������Ƶ has played a key role throughout the history of this test and a ������Ƶ State faculty member led the revision for the recently published and updated 2020 MMPI-3.  Yossef Ben-Porath, Ph.D., continues ������Ƶ State’s legacy as a major contributor of research for the MMPI. A professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences in the College of Ar...

Congratulations to professor Yuko Kurahashi, Ph.D. on her receipt of ������Ƶ's 2020 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award for her exceptional contribution to theatre scholarship and research.  Professor Kurahashi's areas of specialty include multicultural theatre, community-based theatre, and intercultural theatre. She is the author of Asian American Culture on Stage: The History of the East West Players (Garland, 1999) and Multicultural Theatre (Kendall/Hunt, 2004 & 2006). Most recently, she authored the first autobiography of world renown...

'Tis the season for family, festivity, and food – lots of food. Temptations are everywhere, and our usual routines are disrupted. What's more, it all goes on for weeks. So, how do you stick to your meal plan when everyone around you seems to be splurging? Enjoy holiday treats in smaller portions, make healthy substitutions where you can, and plan ahead. Take advantage of available resources, like the ones below, to support your personal plan for this holiday season that allows you to enjoy the holidays without ditching your health goals. COMPLIMENTARY HEALTH COACHING A health coach ...