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�鶹ӰԺ’s first major construction project to create a new signature gateway to the �鶹ӰԺ Campus will begin in the summer of 2020. At its Dec. 4 meeting, the �鶹ӰԺ State Board of Trustees approved the construction of the university’s first parking deck.

With the launch of its 2019 Giving Tuesday campaign on Nov. 1, �鶹ӰԺ has again transformed a one-day fundraising initiative into a monthlong giving campaign to support student scholarships, expanded programs, study away initiatives and modern facilities.

Taléa Drummer-Ferrell is �鶹ӰԺ’s interim dean of students, a position that serves as the university’s primary student advocate and assists the vice president for student affairs in the leadership of the division. Learn more about Drummer-Ferrell as she answers these 10 questions.

With the launch of its 2019 Giving Tuesday campaign on Nov. 1, �鶹ӰԺ has again transformed a one-day fundraising initiative into a monthlong giving campaign to support student scholarships, expanded programs, study away initiatives and modern facilities.

�鶹ӰԺ State will partner with First Star and school districts to engage foster care teens in college-preparatory programs that provide the foundational support they need to succeed in high school and envision a future that may include a college degree.

What do you call a faculty member who continues to be a resource for students long after they’ve left his classroom, a faculty member who oversees a food pantry for students with food insecurity, a faculty member who works across departments for the benefit of all students? This year, Daniel Dankovich, D.C., lecturer of biological sciences at �鶹ӰԺ at East Liverpool, is called the winner of the Outstanding Teaching Award.

�鶹ӰԺ’s Wick Poetry Center is set to debut its “Armed With Our Voices” exhibit this week in Austin, Texas, as part of the National Council for the Social Studies annual conference. The exhibit provides a powerful form of cross-generational connection that engages users in the events of May 4, 1970, and the importance of peace, conflict resolution and student activism today.

�鶹ӰԺ’s architecture and interior design graduates build such impressive skills during their studies in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design that in a national survey, hiring professionals rank them among the most-hired.

John Elliot, BArch ’70, Charleston, West Virginia, and his wife, Fonda, have been champions of the �鶹ӰԺ architecture program and its talented students for more than two decades. As a first-generation college graduate, Mr. Elliot recognizes the transformative effect that higher education can have on an individual.