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����ֱ�� State University field hockey coach Kyle DeSandes-Moyer has one mantra that not only fueled, but bonded, both her first successful season guiding the Golden Flashes and the team she inherited. “We have to honor the women who came before us,” she said. “The girls joke around because I say that line a lot.” But it has merit, considering the Golden Flashes have won or shared 14 of their 17 regular-season Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championships since 1998 and advanced to 10 NCAA Tournaments in that same period of time. DeSandes-Moyer’s team won the 2019 regular-season title in her ro...

After a national search, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (now the School of Media and Journalism) at ����ֱ�� State University has named Dr. Emily Metzgar as its new director, beginning July 1. Metzgar is currently the Director of Undergraduate Studies in The Media School at Indiana University. She is also a former diplomat, policy analyst, opinion writer and youth advocate. “We are excited to welcome Emily to our team,” said Amy Reynolds, Dean of the College of Communication and Information. “She has an established record of success in leading across a diverse range of pro...

At its most recent meeting, the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) voted to confer provisional accreditation to the Bachelor’s Degree in Respiratory Care (BSRC) at ����ֱ�� State University at Ashtabula. This status signifies that a program with an approval of intent has demonstrated sufficient compliance with the standards (through submission of an acceptable Provisional Accreditation Self Study Report (PSSR) and any documentation required by the CoARC, as well as satisfactory completion of an initial on-site visit. “This was our first time seeking initial accreditatio...

Exhibit, curated by Moema Furtado, raises funds for photojournalism students War photojournalist and author Ben Brody is bringing his work to ����ֱ�� State University through his exhibit, “A Second Moon.” The exhibit, curated by Moema Furtado, an installation artist and independent curator, runs from March 5-15 at the Crawford Gallery in the Center for Visual Arts located on the ����ֱ�� Campus. During an opening reception beginning at 5 p.m. on March 5, guests will have the opportunity to hear Brody speak about his work and bid on one of his photographs during a silent auction. Proceeds from t...

����ֱ�� State University at Tuscarawas has earned the 2020–2021 Military Friendly® School designation. Military Friendly is a part of the military ratings division of VIQTORY Media, a service-disabled, veteran-owned business. Military Friendly rates companies and colleges on their programs to recruit and retain military veterans as employees and students. This year marks the ninth time that ����ֱ�� State Tuscarawas has earned this prestigious designation, which recognizes the campus for exhibiting leading practices in recruiting and supporting post-military students. Colleges and universities on ...

Since its start in 2016, the Freshmen In Florence (FIF) program has allowed a select group of incoming honors freshmen to spend their first semester of college studying at the ����ֱ�� State campus in Florence, Italy. During the fall 2019 semester, Laura Moll, a professor of English at ����ֱ�� State who has also been recognized for her exemplary work teaching honors students, traveled to Florence as the Freshman Honors Colloquium professor for the year-long course. Mrs. Moll worked largely with Renaissance literature, including the works of Dante Alighieri and Giovanni Boccaccio, as the topic for her...

“White privilege and supremacy are terms that are hard for some people to hear,” said NPR TV critic Eric Deggans February 11, 2020 at the David and Janet Dix Lecture in Media Ethics. This was the second such lecture, funded by the generosity of David and Janet Dix and hosted by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Speaking to an overflow crowd, Deggans gave a lively talk entitled "Building Bridges, Not Walls: Decoding Media's Confusing Coverage of Race, Gender, Culture and Politics" discussing race and how it is portrayed in the media and how those portrayals are both a reflecti...

UPDATE: Please note that this event and all May 4 50th Commemoration Weekend events originally scheduled for May 1-4, 2020, have been canceled. See www.kent.edu/kent/news/success/kent-state-may-4-50th-commemoration-weekend-events-canceled-response-covid-19-virus for more information. ����ֱ�� State University is proud to announce the May 4 50th Commemoration Benefit Concert featuring Joe Walsh (with Barnstorm – Joe Vitale and Kenny Passarelli) and David Crosby (with his touring band), two Rock & Roll Hall of Fame members with strong musical connections to the events of May 4, 1970. ...

While ����ֱ�� State University prides itself on providing a diverse and inclusive community for students, faculty and staff, Main Street ����ֱ�� is showing how the city of ����ֱ�� also embraces the same sentiment. Main Street ����ֱ��, the non-profit organization that promotes the revitalization of downtown ����ֱ��, is hosting the first ever ����ֱ�� Rainbow Weekend, March 6 and 7, with a variety of activities including comedy, artists, musicians, performers and education all in support of the LGBTQ+ community. "We're excited to bring our first event like this to ����ֱ��, where art, music, fun, inclusivity and acc...

      The “C” in “college” might as well stand for “cramming.”​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Studies show students are notoriously bad at adopting and adhering consistently to high-impact study habits that help them retain knowledge long-term. Researchers and faculty at ����ֱ�� State University, however, are collaborating on a new project to put a modern technological twist on a tried-and-true study tact​​​​​​​ic. “We are working with faculty in the sciences to evaluate the degree to which a technique called successive relearning can improve students’ learning and retention of co...