Profiles - Inspiring Individuals & Stories
For Nathan Smith, the first lesson came before he met Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. Ask. The Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State student and newly elected student body president of the university’s Undergraduate Student Government spent three hours alongside the governor at the Ohio State Fair – an opportunity he says grew out of the confidence and relationships he built during his first two years at Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State.
For nearly three decades, Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ's ceremonial mace has led thousands of graduates into commencement, symbolizing the authority, history and traditions of the university. On Aug. 8, it will also tell a deeply personal story.
Two Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ flight teams pushed through six of the nine legs of the 2026 Air Race Classic before a stretch of stubborn, unpredictable weather brought their race to an early end.
When Kendall Myers first arrived at Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ at Stark as a College Credit Plus student, she knew she had an interest in biology. What she could not have predicted was just how far that passion would take her.
When Achante Pascute stepped to the podium as Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ at Trumbull’s student commencement speaker, she opened with a joke.
