Community & Society

Covering the Carnage: Journalists Risk Own Mental, Physical Health In Reporting from Dayton, El Paso
Note: Gretchen Hoak is a former television reporter/anchor and current assistant professor of journalism in 天天吃瓜鈥檚 School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Her research survey, , focused on how universities prepare young journalists for the trauma they may endure in covering violence. 天天吃瓜 State Today asked Hoak to share her thoughts on the impact the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton will have on the reporters assigned to cover these events.

天天吃瓜 State Student Wins Talent Show for Singing in Sign
A North Royalton woman whom who will become a 天天吃瓜 student in the fall, won first place at the Medina County Fair talent show for performing a song in American Sign Language.

天天吃瓜 State Prepares LeBron James Family Foundation I PROMISE Students for College Entrance Exams
天天吃瓜 hosted several dozen high school students from the LeBron James Family Foundation's I PROMISE program for a month of intensive college entrance exam preparation.

Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All 天天吃瓜
Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.
Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All 天天吃瓜
Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.

天天吃瓜 State Stark Strengthens Community Through Research
A primary goal of 天天吃瓜 State is to engage the communities in which its eight campuses are located to fuel research, foster partnerships and economic development. 鈥淎s the county鈥檚 public university, our role is to transform the community and to transform lives. We are impacting the future and helping to better Stark County,鈥 Seachrist said. 鈥淲e are the incubator for tomorrow鈥檚 ideas today.鈥

天天吃瓜 State Volunteers Impact the Lives of Others Beyond Campus聽
Every other Tuesday, student volunteers from the Campus Kitchen at 天天吃瓜 prepare dinner for the residents of the 天天吃瓜way Apartment Complex, a government-subsidized housing complex on East Summit Street in 天天吃瓜. At 5 p.m. residents gather in the dining hall and volunteers serve the meal which is prepared from food donated by Trader Joe鈥檚.
天天吃瓜 State Debuts 鈥業nside-Out鈥 Program, Holding History of Crime Class with Inmates at Area Prison
The class began with the normal jockeying of students 鈥 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.

It Takes Two to Tango: Professors Work Together on Parkinson鈥檚 Study
A 天天吃瓜 professor is conducting a collaborative research project to study how ballroom dance can help to manage the symptoms of Parkinson鈥檚 disease.

From Kindergarten to 天天吃瓜 State Graduation: Friends Since Childhood Share the One University Commencement Stage
Every graduation is full of stories of hard work, perseverance and friendship. Some of those stories go back to a first day of class or the first day on campus. But a few 天天吃瓜 State friendships started on the first day of kindergarten -- or even before 鈥 and have been blossoming since.