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From zero to $10 billion. That’s what one ����ֱ�� State University alumnus did with his company, and ����ֱ�� State entrepreneurship students and community members will have an opportunity to hear firsthand how this 1981 graduate achieved this accomplishment. ����ֱ�� State’s College of Business Administration announces Scott Peters, founder, chairman, CEO and president of Healthcare Trust of America Inc., as the guest speaker for the Michael D. Solomon Entrepreneurship Speaker Series on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Mr. Peters graduated from ����ֱ�� State with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree...

In Kenya, Sarah Schmidt discovered her calling. A long way from rural Mansfield, Ohio, the girl who grew up with cows in her backyard was now halfway around the world learning Swahili and teaching children how to speak English. She was 20 when she crossed the Atlantic for the first time. “It truly was life-changing,” says Ms. Schmidt, who spent half a year near Nairobi’s Great Rift Valley, part of an intracontinental ridge system that runs through Kenya from north to south. “After that trip, I knew I wanted my career to be in the international arena.” PIVOTAL ROLE Nine...

The ����ֱ�� State University Board of Trustees adopted a 10-year facilities master plan that embarks on a $1 billion transformative journey of the ����ֱ�� Campus to better serve the needs of students and the entire ����ֱ�� State community. The plan enhances the welcoming feel of the university’s iconic Front Campus and genuine sense of place, elevates inclusive healthy living-learning environments, links a campus-wide series of spaces focused on innovation and expands the dynamic synergy with the city of ����ֱ��. The master plan would be implemented in three phases over the next decade, and would guide...

  In fall 2018, ����ֱ�� State University will launch a program that provides students with digital versions of textbooks and class materials electronically delivered on the first day of classes. The ����ֱ�� State Board of Trustees approved the Flash Books program at its March 7 meeting. ����ֱ�� State and Barnes & Noble, which operates the university bookstore, are partners. Flash Books, also known as the Inclusive Access Model for Textbook Purchases, will save students money and shopping time, and ensure that students have the correct textbook editions and course materials for their clas...

Heather Hicks is quick to admit the process of sending her 18-year-old twins to college in the fall has been a bit daunting. First the selection process, then figuring out the costs – times two – has taken a lot of work and planning, the Middletown resident said. “It’s a scary thing for parents who have never done this before,” said Mrs. Hicks, whose twins, Hunter and Hannah, will graduate later this spring from Madison High School in Middletown south of Dayton. That is why the move by the ����ֱ�� State University Board of Trustees on Wednesday to adopt a Tuition Guarantee...

����ֱ�� State University’s DeWeese Health Center is on a mission to create a culture of wellness on campus that incorporates body, mind, spirit and financial well-being, as well as a sense of community. To this end, the DeWeese Health Center’s Wellness Committee recently accomplished one of its wellness initiatives of creating a community garden focused on growing fresh produce, learning best-practice gardening techniques and managing stress through connection with nature.   Serving on the committee are wellness ambassador Danielle Romig; health educator Sierra Baker; Adel Hanna, M.D....

����ֱ�� State University at East Liverpool is preparing for its 13th annual Earth Day Environmental Justice Conference to be held April 21. Organizers are now accepting papers, posters and video presentations related to environmental justice issues from all students. The event will run from 8 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. in the Slak Shak, located in Purinton Hall. Each participant submitting an essay, video or poster will be highlighted in the program if registered by April 14. Register for our Earth Day Environmental Justice Conference Those who register on time and present their work during th...

����ֱ�� State University’s DeWeese Health Center is on a mission to create a culture of wellness on campus that incorporates body, mind, spirit and financial well-being, as well as a sense of community. To this end, the DeWeese Health Center’s Wellness Committee recently accomplished one of its wellness initiatives of creating a community garden focused on growing fresh produce, learning best-practice gardening techniques and managing stress through connection with nature.   Serving on the committee are wellness ambassador Danielle Romig; health educator Sierra Baker; A...

The ����ֱ�� State University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting Wednesday, March 7. The Board is scheduled to convene at 2:30 p.m. in the George Urban Board of Trustees Conference Room, which is located on the second floor of University Library. Trustees will retire into executive session from 7:30-9 a.m. in the Urban Conference Room to consider specific topics as provided for under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law.” Board committees will meet as follows: Committee of the Whole – 9:15-10 a.m. in the Urban Conference Room. Academic Excellence and Student Success Commit...

March 3: Dr. Chance York, Assistant Professor at ����ֱ�� State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication conducts research that speaks to a possible link between social media habits and one’s genetics.  He recently received a lot of media attention for this research into genetics as a determining factor in social media use. Read Being addicted to social media is hereditary Learn more about Dr. Chance York Listen to the Elevations interview:   ...