Community & Society
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Flashes Take Care of Community, Collect University's PPE for Area Hospitals and Agencies
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ’s administration, faculty and staff have stepped up to collect the university’s personal protective equipment (PPE) to donate to local entities in dire need of medical supplies.
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Public Relations Students Create Census Campaign
Since October 2019, select public relations students at Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ have been working hard to complete a campaign for the 2020 Annual Case Study Bateman Competition client: the United States Census Bureau. The National Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) hosts this competition each year challenging participants to develop and implement a comprehensive communications campaign for a client.
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Flashes Take Care of Community, Collect University's PPE for Area Hospitals and Agencies
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ’s administration, faculty and staff have stepped up to collect the university’s personal protective equipment (PPE) to donate to local entities in dire need of medical supplies.
"We All Can Play a Role," Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Epidemiologist Says
Tara C. Smith, Ph.D., epidemiology professor in the College of Public Health, shares her perspective on the current coronavirus pandemic: "It seems like years have passed since the world first heard of an 'atypical pneumonia' circulating in the Hubei province of China in December 2019. When we’ve seen similar reports in the past, the illnesses have had a variety of causes, but all were eventually containable..."
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State Professors and Students Team Up With Community Groups to Provide Helping Hands
Two Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State professors partnered with the Summit County Juvenile Court and Hands of Gratitude over the summer to teach juveniles how to assemble prosthetic hands for children in Central America and were featured in the Akron Beacon Journal.
Epidemiology Professor Featured on Mindscape Podcast
Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ College of Public Health professor Tara Smith, Ph.D., was featured on Sean Carroll’s Mindscape podcast to talk about the novel coronavirus (and its associated disease, COVID-19) pandemic. Smith gives insight on what measures are useful and which are probably not.
Comparing Complexities: Jackson State Alternative Spring Break Trip
In lieu of traveling to a crowded beach for spring break, some Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State students will opt for a more informative spring break trip. From March 22-26, 2020, students will head to Jackson, Miss., to learn about the complexities between the Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State May 4 shootings and the Jackson State shootings, both of which occurred in May of 1970.
Wick Poetry Center Holds Contest to Commemorate May 4
While teaming up with The Academy of American Poets, the Wick Poetry Center at Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ created a national contest where poems were submitted to honor the 50th commemoration of May 4, 1970. Director David Hassler reported to Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵWired that over the span of three months, nearly 600 submissions were sent in.
Main Street Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Proves Diversity and Inclusion Are Truly Town-Gown
While Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ prides itself on providing a diverse and inclusive community for students, faculty and staff, Main Street Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ is showing how the city of Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ also embraces the same sentiment.
From Battlefield to Classroom: Veterans Get Help From CAVS
Rachel Pike-Lee and Zachary Wehr, two veterans share their stories about how the Center for Adult and Veteran Services has helped them transition to university life and has supported them along the way.
