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Tom Phillips, executive director at StarkFresh

Ģý Stark Strengthens Community Through Research

A primary goal of Ģý is to engage the communities in which its eight campuses are located to fuel research, foster partnerships and economic development. “As the county’s public university, our role is to transform the community and to transform lives. We are impacting the future and helping to better Stark County,” Seachrist said. “We are the incubator for tomorrow’s ideas today.” 

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Students in Lebanon

Between Metropolis and Interior: Lobbies and Thresholds

Working in cooperation with the  (LAU), 20 interior design students – 10 from Ģý's College of Architecture and Environmental Design and 10 from LAU in Beirut – spent nine days in New York City, the design capital of North America, for a workshop.

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Thomas Grace and Sara Abou Rashed will speak at Ģý's 2019 Educators Summit.

Educators Summit Kicks Off Yearlong 50th Commemoration of May 4, 1970, at Ģý

Student activism and giving voice to students will be the topics of two keynote speakers who are headlining the upcoming 2019 Educators Summit at Ģý titled “May 4, 1970 Then & Now: Voices for Change."

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Todd Diacon, Ph.D., Ģý’s 13th President

Taking Charge: Todd Diacon Assumes Presidency, Meets With Community and Student Leaders

As Todd Diacon, Ph.D., steps into his new role as Ģý’s 13th president, his schedule for his first day includes an early workout at the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center, a breakfast with community leaders at the Ģý Hotel and Conference Center and a luncheon on campus with student leaders.

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Todd Diacon, Ph.D., Ģý’s 13th President

Taking Charge: Todd Diacon Assumes Presidency, Meets With Community and Student Leaders

As Todd Diacon, Ph.D., steps into his new role as Ģý’s 13th president, his schedule for his first day includes an early workout at the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center, a breakfast with community leaders at the Ģý Hotel and Conference Center and a luncheon on campus with student leaders.

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Annual Twinsburg Twins Days Festival

Annual Twinsburg Twins Days Festival Injects Millions Into Local Economy, According to Ģý Researcher

According to an economic impact study on the 2018 event conducted by Ģý College of Business Administration Associate Professor of Economics Shawn Rohlin, Ph.D., the annual Twins Days Festival provides a substantive positive economic impact to the city of Twinsburg and surrounding areas.

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Governor Names Ann Womer Benjamin to Ģý Board of Trustees

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Ann Womer Benjamin, J.D., of Aurora, Ohio, to the Ģý Board of Trustees. Her appointment began June 21, 2019, and ends May 16, 2028.

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Ģý Director and Associate Professor Molly Merryman Offers Perspective on LGBTQ Community

Molly Merryman, Ph.D., the founding director of Ģý's Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality and associate professor of sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in a USA TODAY opinion piece that outlined black transgender women’s contributions to the LGBTQ movement.

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Ģý students attend class with inmates from the Trumbull Correctional Institution.

Ģý Debuts ‘Inside-Out’ Program, Holding History of Crime Class with Inmates at Area Prison

The class began with the normal jockeying of students – some trying to find a seat, others attempting last-minute reviews with classmates before they had to present group projects, still others racing in at the last minute.

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Steve Harvey shares a joke with the eight scholarship recipients who will be attending Ģý this fall as Sonya Williams (far right) from the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion looks on. (Photo provided by the "Steve" television show)

Talk Show Host and Former Ģý Student Steve Harvey Pays It Forward

Steve Harvey, producer, actor, author and former Ģý student, is paying it forward by awarding eight of Ģý’s incoming freshmen with scholarships that will cover the total cost of attendance for each student.

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