Kiersten F. Latham, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, has been named to the board of the International Committee on Training of Personnel (ICTOP) of the International Council of Museums (ICOM). ICTOP addresses the professional development of museums and heritage and the educational preparation of professionals working around the world.
Kiersten F. Latham, School of Library and Information Science
What was once an old, abandoned woodshed on the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus from the early 1900s eventually evolved into a controversial and well-known piece of art.
Denise A. Seachrist, Ph.D., of Rootstown, Ohio, has been selected to serve as dean and chief administrative officer of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï at Stark, located in North Canton, Ohio. Seachrist has served as interim dean of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Stark, the only public university in Stark County and the largest Regional Campus of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State, since July 1, 2014. She began serving as the permanent dean on Feb. 1, 2016.
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï is introducing a Cooperative Education program for students of all majors at all ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State campuses.
The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Women’s Center in the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will celebrate its 20th anniversary during the 2016-17 school year. The Women’s Center, formerly called the Women’s Resource Center, was established in 1996 following a recommendation from a university stakeholder committee to former ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State President Carol A. Cartwright.
Join the Homecoming Committee
Do you have school spirit? The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Alumni Association is looking for motivated and enthusiastic faculty and staff members from every campus to serve on the 2016 Homecoming Committee.
The 10th annual Main Street ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Art and Wine Festival will take place Saturday, June 4, from noon-10 p.m. in downtown ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï. Proceeds will benefit Main Street ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, the nonprofit organization dedicated to the revitalization of downtown ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï. The Art and Wine Festival features local artists, live entertainment and wineries from all over Ohio.
From getting deployed to Afghanistan to being unable to pay for classes, starting a family and even accepting a job at a winery in southern Germany. The reasons for leaving ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï before completing a bachelor’s degree fall across a wide spectrum for some students.
New Face
kevin dilley
Director of Student Media
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus
Since 2008, Jill Lahrmer, assistant professor in ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design, has consistently shared her passion for interior design with her students.
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï held its 14th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 28 in the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Student Center Ballroom. The keynote speaker for the event was Joy-Ann Reid, national correspondent for MSNBC. The commemorative event also recognized the 2016 recipients of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s Diversity Trailblazer Award, which honors diversity pioneers associated with ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State, and Unity Award for Diversity, which recognizes the contributions of any ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State unit that demonstrates significant contributions in the areas of diversity, equity, and/or inclusion.
The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university’s 13th president.
The events of May 4, 1970, placed ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State remembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event.