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ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State at Akron Pride 2023

Celebrating Pride Statewide in June and Beyond

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ's LGBTQ+ Center is celebrating Pride Month by boosting activities statewide, collaborating with local events, hosting a walking group and planning for a fabulous Fall Semester. 

Tags: Community Impact, Community & Society, Main Street ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ, Town-Gown, downtown kent

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Trumbull Veterinary Technology students

IN A FLASH: Helping Creatures Great and Small

The Veterinary Technology Program offered at ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ's Trumbull and Tuscarawas campuses prepares program graduates for successful careers in veterinary practices, animal hospitals and farms of all sizes.

Tags: Research & Science, Health care, Veterinary Technology, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ at Trumbull, Tuscarawas Campus, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive, Community & Society

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A student flips through a book at the ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Press book sale

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Press Has Offerings for Summer Reading

Looking for an interesting book to put in your beach bag this summer? The ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Press has plenty of new reads.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact

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ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State won the food waste category in the Campus Race to Zero Waste national competition.

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State Places First in National Sustainability Competition

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ earned first-place honors in the annual Campus Race to Zero Waste, a nationwide college campus recycling competition.

Tags: University News, Student Life, Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact, Organizational Sustainability

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ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State graduate Athalia James is now a nurse at Summa

From Passion to Purpose

Drawn to healthcare as a child, Athalia James pursued that passion all the way to a fulfilling career in nursing. 

Tags: ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State Works, Community Impact, alumni-news, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

Alumni and Giving

Medhin Dollebo, Ph.D., visiting Scholar at Risk from Ethiopia.

Ethiopian Professor Spending Year at ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State to Escape Persecution at Home

Speaking out against government corruption and ethnic killings in his home country of Ethiopia made Medhin Dollebo, Ph.D., the target of constant threats and harassment. 

Tags: Global Reach, Community and Society, Profiles, Global Presence, Community Impact, School of Peace and Conflict Studies

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Athalia James

From Passion to Purpose

Drawn to healthcare as a child, Athalia James pursued that passion all the way to a fulfilling career in nursing. 

Tags: ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State Works, Community Impact, Healthcare, Science

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April 2024 Washington D.C. trip

IN A FLASH: In Our Nation's Capital

During an April trip to our nation's capital, representatives from ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State met with U.S. politicians as well as ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State students and alumni working in national government.

Tags: Community Impact, Community and Society, Government Relations

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College of Podiatric Medicine Spring 2024 Commencement

IN A FLASH: Putting Their Best Foot Forward


Ready to serve the community from the ground up, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµâ€™s College of Podiatric Medicine welcomed 88 new graduates in its spring Class of 2024.

Tags: College of Podiatric Medicine, Community Impact, Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, Commencement, Spring Commencement, Health care

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Police Academy now in Twinsburg

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State Opens New Police Academy in Twinsburg

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ hopes to address the police officer shortage by expanding its police academy to Twinsburg, Ohio, this fall. 

Tags: Community & Society, Community Impact

Police Academy