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Even in retirement Dr. Susan Stocker’s list of honors and accolades continues to grow. Recently named an Organization for Associate Degree in Nursing (OADN) Academy Fellow, the former ����ֱ�� State University at Ashtabula dean and chief administrative officer was honored by the United Way of Ashtabula County with its Community Builder Award at the organization’s annual luncheon in August. The UW Community Builder Award recognizes an individual or organization whose dedicated efforts for philanthropic endeavors in Ashtabula County have added significant value and made a lasting impact in the co...

����ֱ�� State University is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to a recent survey. For the 11th time, ����ֱ�� State has been named a “Great College to Work For,” which recognizes the colleges that get top ratings from their employees regarding workplace practices and policies. ����ֱ�� State is one of only 68 colleges and universities to receive the 2022 designation by the Great Colleges to Work For program, one of the largest and most respected workplace recognition programs in the country. ����ֱ�� State is the only Ohio public university to receive the 2022 “Great Colleges to...

����ֱ�� State students aren’t the only ones who get to celebrate the start of the new school year. Over 700 family members of golden flashes will be joining in the fun from Sept. 12 - 17 for Parents and Families Appreciation Week.  This year, parents and families can expect an in-person weekend of exciting events as well as weeklong virtual activities.   In addition to the usual festivities, this year an open house for each college will be held to highlight its majors and minors as well as its faculty and staff. Assistant Dean of Students Shana Lee has been planning this e...

Sheren Faraq, Ph.D.(second from right), is the director and assistant professor of the Horticulture Technology program at ����ֱ�� State University at Salem. She has found that the woods, grounds and gardens in the 100 acre-footprint of the Salem Campus offer spectacular opportunities to provide her students with hands-on learning experiences.  ...

Deadline reports that a new movie inspired by the shootings at ����ֱ�� State University on May 4, 1970, is in the works and will be released next year.  According to the news outlet, "Briarcliff Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights to the gripping historical drama ����ֱ�� State from writer, director Karen Slade. The film will star Dermot Mulroney, Clancy Brown, Aksel Hennie, Christopher Backus, Christopher Ammanuel, Andrew Ortenberg and Jacqueline Emerson." The article indicates that filming will take place in Columbus, Georgia, and that, while inspired by r...

����ֱ�� State University continues to demonstrate its strength as an academic institution with its inclusion on several lists in the new 2022-2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. U.S. News has again named ����ֱ�� State among the Top Public Schools in the nation in the newly released rankings. ����ֱ�� State ranks No. 107 among public institutions in the nation and is the highest-ranked institution in northern Ohio on the list.  “These rankings confirm what we know and experience every day – that ����ֱ�� State is a top public school and a best national university,” said ����ֱ�� ...

����ֱ�� State University’s Community Engaged Learning (CEL) partnered with the United Way of Portage county to make reading fun for children. And in doing so, CEL has been recognized by the United Way of Portage County as the recipients of the 2022 Community Impact: Group Award. According to the United Way, the Community Impact award goes to a team of volunteers that shares its commitment to transforming lives in the community. United Way of Portage County’s vision of Portage County is where no child is without the tools to learn. CEL’s mission is to cultivate partnerships that educate and em...

The 2022 Fall Semester is officially underway, and no new school year would be complete without KSU Kickoff. Residence halls move-in corresponded with KSU Kickoff check-in, which was followed by three days of activities on and off campus.    Organized by Student Success Programs within ����ֱ�� State’s University College, here’s a look at a few highlights of the events from Convocation to Blastoff!       ...

While growing up in Pakistan, Anas and his friends dreamed of attending college in the United States.  Now his friends are living vicariously through him as he attends ����ֱ�� State as an exchange student sponsored through UGrad Pakistan, a program supported by the U.S. Department of State.  Anas has only been at ����ֱ�� State for a few weeks, but his life on and off campus has been everything he and his friends back home had hoped for.  “When I was 10, I watched American movies that showed university life in the United States,” Anas said. “We all wanted to study in the U.S. Now I ...