Mamoun Alzoubi, Department of English, presented a paper, “Richard Wright and Transnationalism: A Reading of Pagan Spain,” at the American Literature Association Annual Conference, May 26-29, 2016, in San Francisco, California.
Mamoun Alzoubi, Department of English
Denise A. Seachrist, Ph.D., of Rootstown, Ohio, has been selected to serve as dean and chief administrative officer of þҹӰԺѹۿ at Stark, located in North Canton, Ohio. Seachrist has served as interim dean of þҹӰԺѹۿ State Stark, the only public university in Stark County and the largest Regional Campus of þҹӰԺѹۿ State, since July 1, 2014. She began serving as the permanent dean on Feb. 1, 2016.
þҹӰԺѹۿ is introducing a Cooperative Education program for students of all majors at all þҹӰԺѹۿ State campuses.
The þҹӰԺѹۿ Women’s Center in the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will celebrate its 20th anniversary during the 2016-17 school year. The Women’s Center, formerly called the Women’s Resource Center, was established in 1996 following a recommendation from a university stakeholder committee to former þҹӰԺѹۿ State President Carol A. Cartwright.
Join the Homecoming Committee
Do you have school spirit? The þҹӰԺѹۿ Alumni Association is looking for motivated and enthusiastic faculty and staff members from every campus to serve on the 2016 Homecoming Committee.
The 10th annual Main Street þҹӰԺѹۿ Art and Wine Festival will take place Saturday, June 4, from noon-10 p.m. in downtown þҹӰԺѹۿ. Proceeds will benefit Main Street þҹӰԺѹۿ, the nonprofit organization dedicated to the revitalization of downtown þҹӰԺѹۿ. The Art and Wine Festival features local artists, live entertainment and wineries from all over Ohio.

From getting deployed to Afghanistan to being unable to pay for classes, starting a family and even accepting a job at a winery in southern Germany. The reasons for leaving þҹӰԺѹۿ before completing a bachelor’s degree fall across a wide spectrum for some students.

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Since 2008, Jill Lahrmer, assistant professor in þҹӰԺѹۿ’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design, has consistently shared her passion for interior design with her students.

þҹӰԺѹۿ held its 14th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 28 in the þҹӰԺѹۿ Student Center Ballroom. The keynote speaker for the event was Joy-Ann Reid, national correspondent for MSNBC. The commemorative event also recognized the 2016 recipients of þҹӰԺѹۿ State’s Diversity Trailblazer Award, which honors diversity pioneers associated with þҹӰԺѹۿ State, and Unity Award for Diversity, which recognizes the contributions of any þҹӰԺѹۿ State unit that demonstrates significant contributions in the areas of diversity, equity, and/or inclusion.
Emad Khazraee, School of Library and Information Science, presented "Evolution of Digital Repertoires of Action in Iran" at the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 31, 2015.
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The events of May 4, 1970, placed þҹӰԺѹۿ in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, þҹӰԺѹۿ State remembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event.
