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Enhancing Students’ Leadership Skills

Alumnus Shares Inspiring Path from Small Town to Working on Exciting Video Projects for Progressive

Todd Thompson '16, a first-generation college student from a small town in Ashtabula County, never imagined he'd one day be filming social media content with Progressive Insurance's iconic fictional saleswoman “Flo” in Los Angeles.

Ohio LGBTQ History Revealed: ����Թ� State SURE Project Leads to Niche Discovery

Alex Moir is one of many students who participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program in 2023. Alongside mentor Lauren Vachon, the two were determined to investigate Ohio’s LGBTQ history and were led to the story of Georgia Hopley through a tip from an archivist at Ohio History Connection (a non-profit historical society) of a possible undocumented queer romance.

����Թ� State’s ‘Hidden Gem’ Celebrates 25 Years

If you frequent the ����Թ� Library for Starbucks and studying, you may not have noticed you were within feet of one of the most important resources for students on campus. The Student Multimedia Studio on the first floor provides a space for high academics and creative play for students, faculty and staff.  

Helping Students Demonstrate Safely

����Թ� has a strong history of student activism. The university wants to ensure students can exercise their right to protest, demonstrate and march about issues that matter to them. And to do it safely.

IN A FLASH: Perfecting Their Pitches

LaunchNET ����Թ� State hosts special events for student entrepreneurs to network, practice business pitches and share ideas with their peers. 

Video: The Power of a Kind Gesture

Moving the ‘BUS’ Forward to Maintain its Strong Legacy, Honor its History

Julian Grimes, president of Black United Students, one of ����Թ�'s oldest student organizations, is working to maintain the legacy of the organization credited for starting the formal observance of February as Black History Month.
 

The Artistry of Being an Effective Leader

DeSantis, a 2006 graduate of ����Թ�, and her team work out of an old automobile factory in Lakewood, Ohio. As lead designer, all work is designed and thrown by DeSantis herself. No small feat when you consider that her work has been featured in Uncommon Goods, Anthropologie, McGee & Co. and the Sundance catalog, in addition to 400 retailers across the country. So, when Medium reached out as part of their series “Five Things You Need To Be a Highly Effective Leader During Turbulent Times,” DeSantis had plenty to share.

Cracking the Case: Local Anthropologist Uses Forensic Art to Help Solve John Doe Case

There are more than 400 missing persons cases in Ohio currently, and more than 100 of them are John or Jane Doe cases. One of those cases, referred to as the Cleveland Harbor John Doe, now has a better chance of being solved, thanks to ����Թ� Associate Professor of Anthropology Linda Spurlock, Ph.D. 

����Թ� Flight Team Secures 2nd Place after Updated Scoring

An updated scoring announcement has propelled the ����Թ� Precision Flight Team to a 2^nd place overall finish at the NIFA Region III Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON) and secured their invitation to the in May.

IN A FLASH: Record-Setting Victory at Home

The ����Թ� State Golden Flashes gymnastics team posted a decisive win at home - capturing four event titles.