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51���� will become a smoke-free, tobacco-free campus beginning July 1. The new policy is part of the university’s healthy campus initiative, 51���� of Wellness.

Music School Central has named 51����’s Hugh A. Glauser School of Music a top 10 “Hidden Gem” music school in the United States for 2017. Music Central is a website that provides information to students about

Nominations for 51����’s Distinguished Teaching Awards will be accepted through June 30. The awards, sponsored by the 51���� Alumni Association, are an opportunity for members of the 51���� community to honor exceptional faculty members.

Freshmen at McKinley High School in Canton now have a chance to enroll in a new program that, when completed, will guarantee their admission into a local four-year university and significant college financial help when they are graduated from high school.

The Bulldog Flash Academic Institute is a new partnership between 51���� at Stark and Canton McKinley Senior High School that plans to usher approximately 25 McKinley freshmen each year through the process of becoming college ready.

51���� junior  won the all-around title to lead the Golden Flashes at the 2017 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Gymnastics Championships.

FlashFest 2017 hosted an array of musical performances, headlined by rappers Sammy Adams and Rae Sremmurd. This annual celebration, which occurs at the end of the spring semester, is organized and presented by 51����’s Undergraduate Student Government.

Residents in the East Liverpool area can have water samples tested for free, thanks to a research project being conducted by Qunxing Ding of 51���� at East Liverpool.

51���� junior Brooke Mullins follows in the footsteps of her father and brother as a certified volunteer firefighter.