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What began as a job to help pay for college and meet new people turned into a bigger reward than Ƶ senior Carissa Deeds could have imagined.  A few months ago, Deeds was awarded the first Ƶ Libraries Student Assistant Scholarship. In the essay that sec…

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Students Connect With Ƶ Ƶ Community During Welcome Weekend

Before the fall semester starts on Aug. 25, new students are invited to participate in Welcome Weekend, a four-day orientation program that ran Aug. 21-24 and helped students familiarize themselves with the Ƶ community. The events during the weekend served as an opportunity …

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Ƶ Ƶ Fashion Grad Wins Supima Design Competition

Ƶ Fashion School graduate Anastasia Iafrate was named this year’s winner of the prestigious Supima Design Competition during a Sept. 4 event at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. Iafrate, who graduated in May with a Bachelor of Arts in fashion design, beat out finalists from…

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President Warren Joins U.S. Rep. Ryan in Championing Transportation Funding

Ƶ President Beverly Warren recently joined U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan in a meeting with regional leaders about the state of Ohio’s infrastructure and the need for increased funding to improve deficiencies.  The group met Sept. 5 in Ƶ at the Portage Area Regional Transportation…

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Ƶ Ƶ’s “Formula to Finish” Timely Graduation Initiative Saves Students Time and Money

Ƶ is embarking on a campaign to motivate and assist students toward timely graduation. The university’s “Formula to Finish” initiative encourages students to register for and pass at least 15 credit hours per semester in order to graduate in two years to get their associate degre…

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Ƶ Ƶ Theatre Students Perform in Scotland

Transforum Theatre, a student organization in Ƶ’s School of Theatre and Dance, performed last month at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland. Dedicated to helping students pursue their passions and explore their creativity through art, Transforum Theatre was invite…

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Student Retention Drives Ƶ Ƶ Enrollment Growth at Its Ƶ Campus; Campus Also Welcomes Highest-Achieving Freshman Class

Ƶ continues to set records and reach its enrollment goals. The university released its official 15th day census data for the 2014 Fall Semester, reporting the highest retention rate for the Ƶ Campus in the university’s 104-year history. Retention of Ƶ Campus freshmen has in…

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Music, Food and Freebies at Black Squirrel Festival

A Ƶ Ƶ tradition for 33 years, the annual Black Squirrel Festival took place Friday, Sept. 5, from 12-6 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza. The Black Squirrel Festival, which is hosted by Ƶ Student Center Programming, attracts more than 3,000 students, faculty and staff, as well as …

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Ƶ Ƶ Introduces Blue and Gold Friday

Ƶ has established a new Ƶ Ƶ tradition called Blue and Gold Friday. Ƶ Ƶ faculty, staff, students and alumni are encouraged to wear the university’s blue and gold colors every Friday to promote Ƶ Ƶ spirit and pride. “We are one university family, and one of t…

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