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Notable casting director tapped for Media Distinguished Leadership Award �鶹ӰԺ’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication has named Kate O’Brian, president of Al Jazeera America, the 2015 winner of the Robert G. McGruder Distinguished Guest Lecture and Award for Diversity. The award recognizes the accomplishments of media professionals who encourage diversity in the field of journalism. �鶹ӰԺ State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication will honor O’Brian at an awards luncheon and lecture on Wednesday, April 1. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will ...

Student entrepreneurs from across all majors and disciplines now have an opportunity to apply and receive critical startup funding to advance their business idea with the initiation of the Blackstone LaunchPad Student Launch Fund. “We are excited to launch this fund through the generosity of �鶹ӰԺ State donors and alumni,” says Julie Messing, executive director of the Blackstone LaunchPad program at �鶹ӰԺ. “As part of the interdisciplinary nature of Blackstone LaunchPad, the Student Launch Fund is available to any �鶹ӰԺ State student, from freshmen to Ph.D., in any major,...

Salem/East Liverpool –  �鶹ӰԺ’s seven Regional Campuses will begin automatically awarding associate degrees to bachelor’s degree-seeking students who have completed all requirements for either an Associate of Arts or an Associate of Science degree.  “They earned it, so we’re awarding the degree,” said Wanda Thomas, associate provost and dean of the Regional College. “Awarding an associate degree as soon as it is earned ensures that a �鶹ӰԺ State regional student will have a college degree, even if something happens and they are unable to complete their bachelor’s de...

�鶹ӰԺ’s seven Regional Campuses, including �鶹ӰԺ at Stark in Jackson Township, will begin automatically awarding associate degrees to bachelor’s degree-seeking students who have completed all requirements for either an Associate of Arts or an Associate of Science degree.  “They earned it, so we’re awarding the degree,” said Wanda Thomas, associate provost and dean of the Regional College. “Awarding an associate degree as soon as it is earned ensures that a �鶹ӰԺ State regional student will have a college degree, even if something happens and they are...

�鶹ӰԺ’s seven Regional Campuses will begin automatically awarding associate degrees to bachelor’s degree-seeking students who have completed all requirements for either an Associate of Arts or an Associate of Science degree. “They earned it, so we’re awarding the degree,” said Wanda Thomas, associate provost and dean of the Regional College. “Awarding an associate degree as soon as it is earned ensures that a �鶹ӰԺ State regional student will have a college degree, even if something happens and they are unable to complete their bachelor’s degree program.” To qualify, a Reg...