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On Oct. 18, students and faculty from ����ֱ�� State University Trumbull’s nursing program presented Sleep Sacks ™ for newborns at Trumbull Memorial Hospital.    Over the last year, ����ֱ�� State Trumbull and its nursing faculty have focused on ways they could promote sleep safety in an effort to reduce the region’s infant mortality rate (IMR).   Ohio has one of the nation’s highest rates at just over 7.4 percent. The IMR in Trumbull County is slightly above the state average (7.6 percent) and in Mahoning County it is below (6.0 percent). By providing Sleep Sacks™, holding awa...

The School of Communication Studies (COMM) will offer a course called “Seminar: Vietnam: Messages from the Cultural Divide” during the Spring 2018 semester. COMM Associate Professor David Trebing, Ph.D., will teach the course for the third time, which will count as an upper division elective for communication students.  Trebing developed the course to examine various messages from both sides of the Vietnam War divide. The course will highlight verbal and non-verbal abstract symbols, music, film and art to cultivate a greater understanding of the history, people and persuasive messages o...

Nearly 150 attendees packed into Rm. 226 in Taylor Hall to hear international journalist Malia Politzer talk about her reporting of the refugee crisis in Niger, Italy, Germany and Turkey. Politzer was the featured speaker for the ����ֱ�� State University School of Communication Studies fall Global Issues Forum which brings Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting reporters to campus who offer personal and professional perspectives on how a news story is covered. Politzer discussed her yearlong, award-winning investigative project, “Refugee Boom and Bust: A Glob...

Angela Spalsbury, Ph.D., of Chesterland, Ohio, has been selected as the new dean and chief administrative officer of ����ֱ�� State University at Geauga in Burton, Ohio, and ����ֱ�� State’s Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg, Ohio. A ����ֱ�� State alumna, Dr. Spalsbury currently serves as professor and chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Youngstown State University. She will join ����ֱ�� State on Jan. 1, 2018. “I am sincerely looking forward to being a part of the dynamic ����ֱ�� State family,” Dr. Spalsbury said. “I will work diligently with faculty, staff and students to foster a th...

����ֱ�� State University at Ashtabula Wine Degrees faculty member Ed Trebets was interviewed for a recent story for Crain's Cleveland Business, commenting on the growth of the Ohio wine industry. Trebets told the publication, "While a lot of industries took a hit during the recession, our industry was either stable or increased, depending on the winery. Coming out of that, you're getting some serious entrepreneurs putting millions into wineries. That's happening in Ohio now. My prediction is, in the next five to 10 years, it will swing toward those just wanting to invest." Trebets also comment...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Andrea Huggins Marketing & Communications Coordinator Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (888) 347-9997 andrea.huggins@aashe.org AASHE Announces 2017 Sustainability Award Winners San Antonio, Texas (October 15, 2017) – The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) is pleased to announce the 2017 winners of its annual Sustainability Awards for their outstanding achievements and progress toward sustainability. AASHE bestows its prestigious awards on the institutions and individuals th...

����ֱ�� State University recently concluded its largest fundraising year in school history after securing $38.9 million in private support during Fiscal Year 2017. Among its highest priorities, the university focuses on raising funds to support scholarships and student-based programming, in alignment with the university strategic roadmap, which has a primary emphasis on putting students first in all aspects. “We have a keen focus on enhancing the student experience at ����ֱ�� State,” says ����ֱ�� State President Beverly Warren. “Across all of our campuses, we’re focused on providing opportunities an...

����ֱ�� State University President Beverly Warren has named Judge Carla Moore the 2017-18 President’s Ambassador. The ����ֱ�� State President’s Ambassadorship is a one-year appointment that brings distinguished professionals to share their knowledge and experience with the university community. “As the daughter of a lifelong educator, the value of education is imprinted in my DNA,” Judge Moore says. “I was thrilled to learn of my appointment as the President’s Ambassador for ����ֱ�� State University, and I’m very much looking forward to collaborating with Dr. Warren and becoming immersed into the...