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It all comes down to a fraction of a second. Who can push off the block first? Who can jump the highest? Who will cross the finish line ahead of everyone else? In the end, speed is the ultimate winner - it can separate the good from the great. Richard Dahome is one of the greats. This year alone, as a member of the ����ֱ�� State University Men’s Track and Field team, Dahome tied for the ninth fastest time in school history in the indoor 60-meter hurdles, finished fourth at the MAC Championships in the 110-meter hurdles and seventh in the 400-meter hurdles – just to name a few records. As he...

The spring 2017 Bowman Breakfast will take place at ����ֱ�� State University in the ����ֱ�� Student Center Ballroom on Wednesday, April 5. Doors open at 7 a.m., breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m., and the program will follow at 8 a.m. The topic for the event is “����ֱ�� Businesses … A Local and Global Impact.” The featured speakers are Dan Jackson, accounting controller/human resources and information technology manager at Seal Master; Kristina Lonon, account manager at ELBEX Corp.; and Lawrence Rentz, vice president and general manager of Maag Americas, Maag Automatik Inc. David Ruller, ����ֱ��’s city mana...

Dr. Emad Khazraee is an assistant professor in ����ֱ�� State’s School of Library and Information Science. Dr. Khazraee has embarked upon a project in cooperation with colleagues at the University of Maryland to preserve and digitize the national archives of Afghanistan. Persian Manuscript Initiative  Capturing a Nation's Cultural Memory   Feature in ����ֱ��Wired ...

This year, ����ֱ�� State University College of Nursing will celebrate 50 years of nursing education, research and community outreach. To kick-off the year-long celebration, the college hosted a birthday party for students, faculty, staff, alumni and distinguished guests Monday afternoon in Henderson Hall on the ����ֱ�� campus. “You are a legacy of doers. You get things done. You have a legacy of let’s not wait for someone else to have the idea. Let’s have the idea ourselves,” said ����ֱ�� State University President Beverly Warren, addressing the packed hallway. “I envision more wings on Henderson Ha...

  The ����ֱ�� State University Board of Trustees today approved separate proposals for dining and cold beverage services that will transform the student experience throughout the university system. Following a competitive bid and review process, the Board approved the recommendation of university leaders to begin contract negotiations with Aramark LLC for dining services and with PepsiCo for exclusive cold beverage rights. The university’s partnership with Aramark will lead to upgrades, renovations and/or new construction on the ����ֱ�� Campus with such vendors as Panera Bread, Starbucks,...

It’s a tale as old as time — the fierce rivalry between the ����ֱ�� State University Golden Flashes and the University of Akron Zips. No one knows how this rivalry began. Maybe it’s because the schools are so close to each other; perhaps it’s because they are in the same conference. Or maybe it’s because of a love affair gone wrong. At least that’s what the University of Akron’s Social Media Specialist Meghan Meeker thought. On Feb. 13, both ����ֱ�� State and the University of Akron released videos on their respective social media pages, explaining that the schools’ sports rivalry began after the...

From research labs to basketball courts and from concert halls to the fashion runway, take a walk under the arch at ����ֱ�� State University and discover all of the exciting things that are happening that make us Undeniably ����ֱ�� State!       ...

����ֱ�� State University at Stark will host its first Run the World race from 8:30-10 a.m. on April 15 to raise money for student education-abroad scholarships. Organized by ����ֱ�� State Stark, the colleges within ����ֱ�� State and the Office of Global Education, the race will start at 6000 Frank Ave. NW in North Canton. It will follow a 3.1-mile course with chip timing provided by Western Reserve Racing. Held for the past two years at the ����ֱ�� Campus, the Run the World race has awarded $18,000 in scholarship money for students studying abroad. Students who register for the race, even...

A good education and a solid résumé aren’t always enough to make a positive first impression. To bridge the gap, a group of ����ֱ�� State University faculty and staff members have come together to establish the ����ֱ�� State Career Closet, a project to collect, organize and distribute professional attire for students in need of something suitable to wear for a job interview. Tabitha Martin, venture initiatives advisor at LaunchNET ����ֱ�� State, says the idea came up during a conversation at the grand opening reception for the Women’s Center at Williamson House last year. “You can’t go on an intervie...