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51���� President Beverly J. Warren delivers the 2018 State of the University Address.         ...

Though Mendi Sample was born blind, she still cares about fashion. And she knows that finding an accessible place for professional clothing gives her an edge come graduation day.  She will be looking for a job this spring after she graduates from 51���� at Stark with her bachelor’s degree in psychology.  “Just because I am blind doesn't mean that I do not care about my clothing, or how I look,” says Ms. Sample, while at Flash’s Professional Closet preparing for a photo shoot to publicize the service. Located in the lower level of the Campus Center, the profe...

Ecosystems in today's world are responding to a wide variety of environmental changes. What happens when these changes interact? That was the topic of a recent paper published by David Ward, Ph.D., the Art and Margaret Herrick Endowed Professor of Plant Biology in 51����'s Department of Biological Sciences, and international colleagues and graduate students in the journal Scientific Reports. Although climate change is often viewed as the overriding global challenge, grasslands around the world are actually often directly threatened by a simple neighboring plant...

For Diamond Lauderdale, 51���� is not only her chosen college, it is her home. While growing up in Akron, Ohio, Ms. Lauderdale’s home life was challenging. She lived with her disabled father and worked two jobs to help make ends meet. Ms. Lauderdale’s father had been unable to walk for many years, and as she got older, her father’s condition worsened. Through it all, Ms. Lauderdale held onto a dream. She wanted to get a college education. Ms. Lauderdale’s father did not graduate from high school, so she understood that the hope of a college degree was an ambitious one. But...

Ecosystems in today's world are responding to a wide variety of environmental changes. What happens when these changes interact? That was the topic of a recent paper published by David Ward, Ph.D., the Art and Margaret Herrick Endowed Professor of Plant Biology in 51����'s Department of Biological Sciences, and international colleagues and graduate students in the journal Scientific Reports. Although climate change is often viewed as the overriding global challenge, grasslands around the world are actually often directly threatened by a simple neighboring ...

51���� President Beverly J. Warren recently presented 11 51���� staff members with the President’s Award of Distinction. President Warren made surprise visits to each recipient’s office with a hearty congratulations and a check for $1,500. Formerly known as the President’s Excellence Award, the President’s Award of Distinction recognizes full-time, classified and unclassified employees. There were nearly 300 eligible nominations received from supervisors, peers, colleagues and students across 51����’s eight campuses. Staffers had to demonstrate exceptional performance ...

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The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org) granted 10 years accreditation to 51���� College of Nursing baccalaureate and master’s degree programs, as well as the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program and the post-graduate APRN certificate program, extending to December 31, 2028. “The excellence in education and the hard work of the faculty and staff of 51���� College of Nursing have enabled us to receive the maximum CCNE accreditation of 10 years,” said College of Nursing Dean Barbara Broome, Ph.D., RN, FAAN. “I continue to b...

51���� President Beverly J. Warren challenged the university community to embrace transformation at the annual State of the University Address.   “Serious transformation is never easy,” she says. “It challenges us to let go of predictable ways and embrace something new and unfamiliar.”   President Warren says the campus community is well-positioned to both embrace its future and to take the reins driving it toward world-changing successes.   “The future has arrived,” President Warren says. “A visionary university has no choice but to respond. Will 51����...