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Bring your bike from home or check out a bike through the Flashfleet bike-sharing program at one of eight locations around the �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� Campus. Flashfleet locations include the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, Eastway Center, Van Campen Hall, Tri-Towers, Terrace Hall, Stopher-Johnson, the �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� Student Center and PARTA in downtown �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ�.  Our first ride will take place on Tuesday, April 18, from noon-1 p.m., as Chris John from the Department of Recreational Services will lead us on a 30-40 minute campus ride, as well as around the surrounding community. Please plan to meet at noo...

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In Ohio, most seventh graders are learning earth and space science, physical science and life science in a middle school classroom. While peers are learning about Earth’s oceanic currents and the periodic table, Jameson Payne attends �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ�’s Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg, taking Molecules of Life, Seven Ideas That Shook the Universe and General Chemistry I. At age 12, Payne is earning college credits through the College Credit Plus program. He is one of 1,977 students across the �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State system earning college credits while simultaneously attending a secondary school...

Joshua Looser, a junior entrepreneurship major in �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ�'s College of Business Administration, received the Red Cross Acts of Courage Award on March 2 after successfully performing the Heimlich maneuver on a woman who was choking last year. In March 2016, Looser was walking around the building during his shift at Swensons when he noticed someone sitting in a car, and something seemed off. “Something was weird,” Looser says. “She opened the door slightly and then stopped, so I ran over and asked if she was okay, and she didn’t answer.” Realizing she was choking, Loo...

What better way can �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� alumni make a difference in their community than by volunteering with fellow Golden Flashes? The �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State Alumni Association is hosting the ninth annual Alumni Day of Service on Saturday, April 29, encouraging alumni worldwide to make a difference in their local communities. Participants can choose from more than 25 domestic and international volunteer sites.   Alumni Association Assistant Director of Outreach Lisa Mascellino, ’94, says that the purpose of Alumni Day of Service is to bring �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State alumni together, volunteerin...

New rankings released by U.S. News & World Report (March 14) place �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ�’s School of Library and Information Science (iSchool) among the nation’s top 20 graduate programs in library and information science – again. Kendra S. Albright, Ph.D., who became director of the iSchool in July 2016, acknowledged the program’s rigorous academic standards and renowned faculty as key factors in the strong ranking. “Current and future students should be confident that they will receive a relevant, leading-edge education,” Albright said. “�þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State’s iSchool has an international re...

UPDATE 4/26/17 - The public lecture by Don Witkowski that was scheduled for April 28 at noon has been canceled. Read more here. �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ�’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising has named Don Witkowski, a �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State alumnus and president of Men’s at Michael Kors, as its 2017 Hall of Fame inductee. Previous inductees include Estée Lauder, Elsa Klensch, Allen Questrom, Michael Weiss, Ralph Rucci, Oscar de la Renta, Leonardo Ferragamo, Dana Buchman and Josie Natori. “Don Witkowski is a humble yet amazingly impactful force in menswear,” said J.R. Campbell, director of �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State...

A unique partnership is helping to spread the “word” about migration, literally. Powerful and inspiring words are ringing throughout 11 cities in the United States, as a result of �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ�’s Wick Poetry Center joining 22 other nonprofit poetry organizations to form a Poetry Coalition. Together the coalition presented programs on the theme “Because We Come From Everything: Poetry & Migration.” The theme borrows a line from U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera’s poem, “Borderbus.” Now, more than ever, the organizations believe that poetry has a positive role to pla...

Social media, news networks and sports fans were abuzz after NFL player Colin Kaepernick decided to take a knee during the National Anthem in protest of police brutality and social injustice. What role did public relations play in all of this?   Cheryl Ann Lambert, Ph.D., an assistant professor in �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC), focused on the public relations angle of Kaepernick’s protest while presenting the research paper titled, "Kap takes a knee: A media frame analysis of Colin Kaepernick's anthem protest" at the International Public Relations Re...

She double majored in criminal justice and psychology at �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ�, played on the university’s women’s basketball team on a full-ride scholarship, and now Jessica Shields is taking her skills and competitive drive to “The Amazing Race” on CBS. Unlike past episodes, this season features a unique twist. Shields is going to be paired up with a complete stranger for the 29th season and race around the world for a $1 million prize. Shields told CBS that she is very specific about who her partner should be. “Nobody who complains, whines, cries, nothing,” she laughed and looked into the...