Faculty, staff and students from Â鶹ӰԺ and the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine (OCPM) came together for a Meet-and-Greet Day on April 21 at Dix Stadium. The event celebrated the collaboration between both institutions. The event was free and open to Â鶹ӰԺ State and OCPM employees and their families.
The Meet-and-Greet Day began with lunch and games in the Field House at noon, and continued at 1 p.m. with a youth football clinic, presented by Beef O’ Brady’s, that was open to all grade-school-age children. The Â鶹ӰԺ State Football Spring Game, an intra-team scrimmage, took place at 2:30 p.m. Those who attended the event had the opportunity to get a tour of Dix Stadium and participate in other fun activities.
Â鶹ӰԺ State and OCPM plan to come together into one single, academic entity this summer. Established in 1916, OCPM is one of the largest and most respected podiatric medical education institutions in the country and the only accredited podiatry school in Ohio. At its March 14 meeting, the Â鶹ӰԺ Board of Trustees established the Â鶹ӰԺ College of Podiatric Medicine.
For more information about Â鶹ӰԺ’s College of Podiatric Medicine in Independence, Ohio, visit the transition site at www.kent.edu/ocpm.