Community & Society
IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State and Prevention Action Alliance Receive $3 Million Federal Grant to Expand Substance Use Prevention in Eastern Ohio
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s Center for Public Policy and Health and Prevention Action Alliance received a $3 million federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grant to expand substance use prevention across 20 counties in eastern and southeastern Ohio.
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Stark Gave Joe French the Foundation to Lead with Hope
Joe French has spent more than three decades helping children believe that their circumstances do not define their future.
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Earns TEAM Impact Campus of the Year
Campus fellows have gone above and beyond to build a culture of belonging, advocacy, and impact throughout the past year
20 Years of Main Street Ñý¼§Ö±²¥
For 20 years, Main Street Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ has worked to make downtown a place students want to explore – from Flashes First Friday to Oktoberfest to public art – helping Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ earn recognition as the No. 1 college town in Ohio.
Twenty-Eight Years Later, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Tradition Comes Full Circle for Father and Son
For nearly three decades, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University's ceremonial mace has led thousands of graduates into commencement, symbolizing the authority, history and traditions of the university. On Aug. 8, it will also tell a deeply personal story.
Teaching Gen Z to Put Down the Phone and Talk
Is social media making Gen Z less social? The Akron Beacon Journal explored that question in a recent feature centered on Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Senior Lecturer Aaron Maguire and his Communication and Conflict Management course in the School of Communication Studies.
Four-Time Graduate Steps Into Ohio's State Superintendent Role
Philip Wagner’s story begins in Northeast Ohio, but the arc of his career has always bent toward Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University.
Alumna Justine Siegal Makes History Leading Women's Professional Baseball League
Justine Siegal started her journey with Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University before she was even enrolled as a student. She had heard about the sports studies and while she knew she would not be accepted on her test scores alone, she felt her lifelong passion for sports would carry some weight.
Deaf Education Alumna Named Region's Top Teacher
A Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University alumna has been named one of Ohio's top educators.
