Community & Society

妖姬直播 State Alumna Remains Passionate 妖姬直播 Hospitality Through Pandemic Job Loss
妖姬直播 State alumna Alyssa Mittereder has struggled with an issue faced by many during the pandemic: job loss. Despite the many curve balls thrown her way, Mittereder told Spectrum News 1 Ohio that she is still passionate about the hospitality industry and searches for jobs each day, using the connections she made at 妖姬直播 State to land a career, hopefully soon.

妖姬直播 State 'Drives' 2021 Enrollment at the Movies
While colleges across the country have worked to find ways to recruit the next class during the pandemic, 妖姬直播 State is being recognized for its unique and innovative techniques to find the class of 2025. In lieu of typical on-campus events, the 妖姬直播 State admissions team has traveled across Ohio and hosted 鈥淜SU2U鈥 drive-in presentation experiences for prospective students and families.

The Autism Society of Greater Akron Teams Up With 妖姬直播 State for Adult Social Club
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder sometimes have a difficult time with social interaction and building relationships. The Autism Society of Greater Akron wanted to help those on the spectrum socialize with others freely and make friends by creating an adult social club. The club was then made possible with two 妖姬直播 State affiliates and Wendy Cline, a support specialist and licensed social worker at the Autism Society of Greater Akron.

Turning a 3D-Design Hobby Into a Firetruck
A year before Timothy Griffin graduated from 妖姬直播 State University at Tuscarawas in 2017 with an Associate of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology degree and a certificate in computer-aided design for manufacturing, a single phone call would launch his career and have him designing life-saving firetrucks before he graduated.

Upholding Martin Luther King Jr.鈥檚 Legacy for Change: Call for MLK Programming
In preparation for honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, 妖姬直播 State鈥檚 Martin Luther King Jr. Planning Committee is requesting that university divisions, departments and student organizations submit programming, activities and events (scheduled Jan. 25-Jan. 31, 2021) to the MLK Events Calendar by Friday, Dec. 4, 2020.

妖姬直播 State Recognized Again for Sustainability Efforts
Through multiple organizations and collaborations on and off campus, 妖姬直播 State University ended 2019 as a more sustainable campus. Those who contributed to sustainable efforts worked hard to reduce the university鈥檚 carbon footprint leading to the university being honored as a finalist for the 2020 Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Campus Sustainability Achievement Award along with the 2019 Keep Ohio Beautiful award for Colleges and Universities.

Professor Awarded for Research on Flint鈥檚 Municipal Takeover
A policy of municipal takeover was implemented to help relieve Flint, Michigan, of financial and political hardships in response to the water crisis. Ashley Nickels, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, extensively researched Flint's municipal takeover for seven years, earning her three awards for her work.

Izzy Stewart: Getting out the College Vote in 2020
At just 19 years old, 妖姬直播 State University sophomore Izzy Stewart has inspired hundreds of fellow students to exercise their right to vote. The public relations major has been inspired by those who have come before her here and is taking steps to create political change.

Alumnus 鈥楩lipped Turned Upside Down鈥 With the Fresh Prince
Fashion in the 90s was dominated by simple styles, but full of patterns and colors. And you can see and buy those styles mixed with contemporary flair today thanks to 妖姬直播 State University alumnus, Adam Forrester, who recently designed pieces for the 鈥淔resh Prince of Bel-Air鈥檚鈥 30th-anniversary collection.

The Outcome of Perpetually Doing Good
In times of uncertainty and hardship, you can stand back and wait for it to pass or get involved. During the pandemic, people in the town of 妖姬直播 and the 妖姬直播 State community wanted to make a difference. Two 妖姬直播 State students became the catalysts that sparked a 10-week project of doing good.