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Bethany Westphal is a very busy person.   Like most seniors, Ms. Westphal spends her time doing school work and preparing for graduation in May. But, at the same time, she also runs the full-time business she started herself.   Ms. Westphal founded Rising Center for the Arts, which aims to provide positive experiences in the arts for members of the Akron community.   “I wanted to create a safe space based on positivity and encouragement to practice the arts,” Ms. Westphal said. “That’s how Rising Star Center for the Arts was born.”   Ms. Westphal, who is completing an integ...

At its May 9 meeting, the ������Ƶ Board of Trustees was unanimous in passing a resolution of appreciation that recognizes ������Ƶ State President Beverly J. Warren’s five years of extraordinary contributions, specifically implementing a “students first” priority and mindset, leading to a laser-focus on helping students find their purpose and reach the finish line of a college degree. The Board also awarded her the title “President Emeritus,” effective July 1, 2019. President Warren, ������Ƶ State’s 12th president, will depart as president on June 30. As a symbol of the high esteem w...

Nathaniel Bailey has been interested in photography for as long as he can remember.   “I first started taking photos on family backpacking trips,” said Mr. Bailey, senior journalism major with a focus in photojournalism. “I love the outdoors, so that was my passion.”   After years of study and practice, Mr. Bailey’s passion has paid off. In March 2019, Mr. Bailey won the Chuck Scott Student Photographer of the Year award from the Ohio News Photographers Association (ONPA), and he was awarded the Larry Fullerton Photojournalism Scholarship.   The ONPA competition required student...

  Wendy Vargo, a nursing major at ������Ƶ State Salem, was selected to the ������Ƶ’s Women’s Center SAGE Project, class of 2018. The Sage Project recognizes female-identifying students from across the ������Ƶ State system who overcame adversity to shape their lives and their college experience. This initiative spotlights students with diverse experiences and backgrounds and who demonstrate innovation, creativity, risk-taking and leadership skills in their academic and personal lives.  Vargo is seeking a bachelor’s degree in nursing and is scheduled to graduate in 202...

The ������Ƶ alumni family will grow by 5,300 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement ceremonies.  The Advanced Degree Commencement Ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 10, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center) on the ������Ƶ Campus. This ceremony recognizes graduates who are receiving their master’s, educational specialist and doctoral degrees. At 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 11, the university will hold its One University Commencement at Dix Stadium in ������Ƶ. This ceremony recognizes graduates from ������Ƶ State’s eight cam...

Though she had an interest in science at an early age, Raissa Mendonca had no idea she would end up more than 4,000 miles away from her hometown of Recife, Brazil, studying and conducting award-winning ecological research in the College of Arts and Sciences at ������Ƶ in ������Ƶ, Ohio. She probably did not expect to be wearing a bug net over her head in Manitoba, Canada, either.   Like many students, she realized opportunities at home were relatively limited, and she decided graduate school was the logical next step to “extend the problem of getting a job...

The legacy of May 4, 1970, affects all students at ������Ƶ. For nearly 50 years, they have walked the same grounds where four students were killed while many were exercising their First Amendment rights, protesting a war. What happened, why it happened and what it means— those questions have been asked, again and again, since 1970. As the 50th commemoration approaches, however, students from the ������Ƶ School of Journalism and Mass Communication asked other questions: In what ways are the lessons of May 4th relevant today? How do current ������Ƶ State students view...

Employee Wellness Director Kim Hauge has been nominated by the Wellness Council of America (WELCOA) for the 2019 Top Health Promotion Professional. WELCOA's Top Health Promotion Professionals represents the best and brightest in the wellness industry. The “top spot” will be carefully chosen based on peer voting and the empirical review of a distinguished judging panel. “There are a lot of people doing great work in this field,” said Hauge. “I’m honored to be a nominee among them but more importantly to be representing ������Ƶ for the great work that is being done here and to be ...

Though she had an interest in science at an early age, Raissa Mendonca had no idea she would end up over 4,000 miles away from her hometown of Recife, Brazil studying and doing award-winning ecological research in the College of Arts and Sciences at ������Ƶ in ������Ƶ, Ohio. She probably did not expect to be wearing a bug net over her head in Manitoba either.   Like many students, when she realized opportunities at home were relatively limited she figured graduate school was the logical next step to as she says, “extend the problem of getting a job.” Opportunity knocked f...