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Carol Cartwright was the first woman president of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï.

Madame President: Carol A. Cartwright

In 1991, Carol A. Cartwright, Ph.D., made history when she was named president of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, becoming not only ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s first female president, but also the first woman to serve as president of any Ohio public college or university.  

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Shakespeare Drawing

Alack! Making Shakespearean Literature Understandable For All

Some people delight in reading Shakespeare. But some people may find it difficult, confusing or incomprehensible. Senior theatre studies major Xavier Heipp has been working to create an open resource book to make Shakespeare’s writing more relatable.

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Jenna Gilbreath and Michael John Gallagher

Scholarship Recipient Recalls Meeting That Reaffirmed Her Path

In Spring 2019 Jenna Gilbreath, ’23, was an incoming communication studies student, unsure and nervous about what her new life at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï would look like. During an incoming student visit day, one person and one conversation reassured her that she was on the right path. That person was Michael John Gallagher II, '19.

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Valentino Zullo

First Generation College Student Alum Exemplifies Transformative Power Of Public Humanities

Valentino Zullo’s teaching stems from his identity as a queer first-generation college student and a child of immigrants. His philosophies also find their origin in his relationship with the humanities as creative writing and comics were personally liberating and helped him learn English.

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Malia White and Lipton.

IN A FLASH: Service with a Smile - and a Wag

Service animals are permitted in nearly every part of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State's campuses. 

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Maria Jacobs Applied Vocal Jazz Instructor

Vocal Instructor Reflects on Ninth Album, New Book

Maria Jacobs, who teaches Applied Vocal Jazz, says music education includes many things besides music itself, most especially, history.

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Melissa Van Oss

Building Confidence: From Fashion to Relationships

“It’s about looking at life through a different perspective, so you can be the most confident person you can be," said Melissa Van Oss, seduction visionary, bestselling author, speaker, and couples mindset coach.

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Doctoral student, EHHS, Noor Agustina is from Indonesia.

‘This is what I’ve dreamed since I was a little girl’

A doctoral student from Indonesia has found everything she has dreamed of at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State. 

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Franck Fotso, mechatronics major from Cameroon, Africa, chose ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State because it has a top notch engineering program that is affordable.

International Student Finds ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Engineering Program Too Good to Pass Up

Franck Steve Guepjop Fotso of Cameroon, Africa, chose to attend ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State because of its impressive engineering curriculum, which matched his career aspirations and had a robust program for international students, at an affordable price that fit into the family budget. 

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Tabitha Lockhart standing in hospital room

Alumna 'Thankful and Proud' of Healthcare Journey and Career

After graduating from the Salem Campus radiologic technology program in 2007, Tabitha Lockhart worked fulltime as a mobile X-ray technologist traveling throughout Ohio. At the same time, she took classes through ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State and earned her bachelor’s degree in public health in 2012. 

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