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Dear Colleagues: 

I am pleased to announce that four candidates for dean of the College of Aeronautics and Engineering will be on campus over the next several weeks. Each candidate will hold a public presentation on the following topic:

Marilyn Norconk, Ph.D., a Professor Emerita of Anthropology in �鶹ӰԺ’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal .

Jonathan Swoboda, associate professor at �鶹ӰԺ’s School of Theatre and Dance and a featured keyboard artist with No. 1-selling Christmas artist Mannheim Steamroller, performed with the group at the National Tree Lighting on the Ellipse at President's Park at the White House in November 2017.

As another successful year ends, the �鶹ӰԺ Alumni Association wants to say thank you to its alumni, volunteers, university colleagues and partners for their unwavering support of the alumni association.

This past year, the alumni association celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Distinguished Teaching Award, recognized seven outstanding recipients at the Alumni Awards ceremony and hosted events in six countries outside the U.S.: Brazil, Canada, China, Jordan, South Korea and Taiwan, and much more.

To ensure complete and accurate directory listings, University Communications and Marketing is requesting that designated departmental representatives verify and update  as it is not synced up with Banner or Human Resource information.

�鶹ӰԺ’s School of Art is pleased to announce the artists included in the Friday Artist Lecture Series for spring 2018. Visiting artists and scholars from all over the country come to �鶹ӰԺ State to give presentations on their work throughout the school year. Each lecture takes place at noon in Room 165 at the Center for the Visual Arts, which is loacted at 325 Terrace Drive on the �鶹ӰԺ Campus.

The �鶹ӰԺ at Stark Theatre has announced open auditions for its third theatrical production of the season, 26 Pebbles, a docudrama that incorporates verbatim interview excerpts from Newtown, Connecticut, residents recounting the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

The 12th annual Main Street �鶹ӰԺ Art and Wine Festival will take place on Saturday, June 2, from noon-9 p.m. in downtown �鶹ӰԺ. The event is presented by Main Street �鶹ӰԺ, and proceeds will benefit this nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion, beautification and preservation of downtown �鶹ӰԺ. The Art and Wine Festival will feature local artists, a variety of live entertainment and several Ohio wineries at the Hometown Bank Plaza and surrounding streets.

Born without legs, Zion Clark, �鶹ӰԺ at Tuscarawas Golden Eagles wrestling phenomenon, overcomes obstacles and gladly accepts challenges both on and off the mat every day with a contagious smile.

�鶹ӰԺ graduate scenic design student Patrick Ulrich designed the entire set for �鶹ӰԺ State's musical Little Women, earning him top honors in the Three Minute Thesis competition.