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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services uses this time to reinforce 51����’s mission to provide a safe and welcoming community for students to share their stories, to provide help and support and to educate the community.The powerful “What Were You Wearing?” art installation in the Center for Visual Arts on the Kent Campus is more than just clothes. After three years, the installation has grown.  51���� faculty, staff, students and community submitted anonymous stories, some including their age...

Ohio – just like other states across the country – struggles with providing access to mental health services, as well as a shortage of social workers. In response to this situation, 51����’s College of Applied and Technical Studies last year launched its Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program, aimed at addressing these significant challenges with a concentration on rural social work – a recognized need in areas where many of the 51���� Regional Campuses are located.As students in the BSW program are nearing the end of their second semester, faculty leaders helped prepare them...

51���� President Todd Diacon in his regular “Talking with Todd” session with faculty and staff on Wednesday talked about his recent trip to Columbus to present 51����’s request for capital project funding before the Ohio Senate Workforce and Higher Education Committee.Diacon said he expects 51���� to get about $29 million in the biennium capital budget, of which Ohio’s state universities are expected to share approximately $300 million for building renovations and deferred maintenance.Diacon said he is thankful for the funding, which provides for many upgrades to campus ...