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The Hearst Journalism Awards — widely known as the Pulitzer Prizes of Collegiate Journalism — recently recognized �鶹ӰԺ State senior Gianna DaPra in the nation’s top 10 for television features.

The gap between the number of trained cybersecurity professionals and the number of available positions has increased in the past few years. To help bridge the gap, �鶹ӰԺ’s College of Applied and Technical Studies will be offering an associate’s degree in cybersecurity starting Fall 2021.

The gap between the number of trained cybersecurity professionals and the number of available positions has increased in the past few years. To help bridge the gap, �鶹ӰԺ’s College of Applied and Technical Studies will be offering an associate degree in cybersecurity starting fall 2021.

�鶹ӰԺ will implement a new administrative policy regarding painting the Rock, which is located on Hilltop Drive on the �鶹ӰԺ Campus. The policy, which goes into effect Jan. 11, 2021, is one of the institutional responses to racially offensive language that was painted on the Rock in 2020 and aimed at African American students. 

�鶹ӰԺ State alumna Alyssa Mittereder has struggled with an issue faced by many during the pandemic: job loss. Despite the many curve balls thrown her way, Mittereder told Spectrum News 1 Ohio that she is still passionate about the hospitality industry and searches for jobs each day, using the connections she made at �鶹ӰԺ State to land a career, hopefully soon.

When the order came in the spring of 2020 to go remote, faculty and students in �鶹ӰԺ State Ashtabula’s nursing program were concerned. How would they stay connected in a remote environment? How would the students stay engaged? Enter “The Net,” a virtual community for nursing students, faculty and nursing support staff at �鶹ӰԺ State Ashtabula. 

Dane Paris, a junior biology pre-med student in �鶹ӰԺ’s Honors College, has already left his mark at �鶹ӰԺ State despite facing challenges along the way. His outstanding leadership has not gone unnoticed, and he credits the support he has gotten through �鶹ӰԺ State for his growth and successes. 

A year before Timothy Griffin graduated from �鶹ӰԺ at Tuscarawas in 2017 with an Associate of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology degree and a certificate in computer-aided design for manufacturing, a single phone call would launch his career and have him designing life-saving firetrucks before he graduated.

�鶹ӰԺ State’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA �鶹ӰԺ) Chapter, along with two School of Media and Journalism (MDJ) alumnae, earned national recognition at the 2020 PRSSA Annual International Conference. Public relations alumna Jill Golden, won the highest individual award, the National Gold Key award, and alumna Carrie Kandes, APR, earned the Teahan Professional Adviser award.