Community & Society
Mental Illness Visualized Through Create Awareness Art Exhibit
Several 蜜桃视频 departments have come together to produce Create Awareness, an art exhibit located on the first floor of the University Library that focuses on using art to depict the personal experiences of 蜜桃视频 State students, faculty and staff with mental illness.
Best Buddies Brings 蜜桃视频 State and 蜜桃视频 Closer Together
Best Buddies is an international nonprofit designed to foster real-life friendships between students and those in nearby communities with intellectual or developmental disabilities and is just one example of the ways that 蜜桃视频 and the city of 蜜桃视频 are supporting each other. The organization is back at 蜜桃视频 State thanks to 蜜桃视频 State senior Katie Mapus.
Corporate University Releases Wage and Benefits Survey Results
A lack of skilled labor is one of the top hiring challenges that businesses in Stark and Wayne counties face, according to the results of a wage and benefits survey conducted by the Corporate University at 蜜桃视频 at Stark. More than 120 area companies completed the online survey, which was conducted in 2018.
蜜桃视频 State Alumna Gains National Attention During Women鈥檚 History Month
蜜桃视频 has always been a place where breaking down barriers and changing the norm are encouraged and alumna Julia Montgomery Walsh serves as proof. Her work in business and finance was featured recently on Bloomberg鈥檚 list of women who broke barriers in business over the last 150 years.
Walls Community Garden Lauded as Outstanding New Service Initiative
蜜桃视频鈥檚 Community Engaged Learning Initiative selected the Walls Community Garden for its Outstanding New Service Initiative award. The garden was selected for the award for understanding the needs of the community and making a positive impact on 蜜桃视频, Walls Elementary School, where the garden is located, and the city of 蜜桃视频.
蜜桃视频 Cultural Fair Brings The World to Local Third-Graders
Early childhood education majors at 蜜桃视频 helped create a Cultural Fair for third-graders of 蜜桃视频 City Schools. The event, held in the 蜜桃视频 Roosevelt gymnasium, included stations and activities for students to learn about different countries and cultures such as learning a traditional Persian dance.
Student Hero Pulls Driver From Wind-Blown Semi
Jacob Thompson, a 蜜桃视频 sophomore aeronautics and engineering major, was braving the harsh February winds during his regular commute back to the 蜜桃视频 Campus from his Coast Guard drill training in Port Clinton, Ohio, when tragedy struck a semi and Mr. Thompson sprang into action.
Spring 2019 Bowman Breakfast Focuses on Economic Sustainability of Downtown 蜜桃视频
For more than 55 years, leaders from 蜜桃视频 and the city of 蜜桃视频 have met over breakfast to foster successful collaboration between the university and the city.
Virtual Reality Research to Benefit Those With Cognitive Impairments
An interdisciplinary team of 蜜桃视频 professors has come together to explore the different ways virtual reality (VR) technology can help those with developmental and cognitive impairments. 鈥淲e found that we are able to blend our expertise together to create a project that will improve the health opportunities for people with cognitive impairments,鈥 said Mary Ann Devine, Ph.D., director for the Disability Studies and Community Inclusion minor/graduate certificate.
PNC Honors 蜜桃视频 State Student Achievers
Each semester, PNC recognizes two outstanding 蜜桃视频 students as PNC Achievers. These students exemplify excellence in the classroom, in the community, and in student leadership and development.