Alex Newnes came to 蹤獲扦 uncertain about her future. One academic year later, the now-sophomore from Willoughby has found her direction through service, leadership and self-discovery. Newnes, who entered through the university's Exploratory program, has been selected as an exploratory mentor and FLASH 101 instructor for next year. She also completed a life-changing mission trip to Costa Rica during spring break. "I didn't want to say I was undecided," Newnes said. "I said that I was gonna travel the world and help people, and I've just kind of been like using that as...
James M. Bailey, ���03, M.S. ���04
Chair
Senior Vice President and Managing Director, PNC Institutional Asset Management
Valoree Vargo
CEO, 蹤獲扦 Foundation
With a roar that echoed across the launch site, 蹤獲扦���s High-Power Rocket Team successfully launched the largest and most advanced rocket in its history on March 9, reaching an apogee of 11,517 feet and a top speed of 0.99 Mach���just shy of the speed of sound.The test launch marked a major milestone ahead of the team's entry into the 2025 International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC), the world���s largest collegiate rocket engineering event. Hosted by the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA), IREC draws student teams from around the globe to demonstrate student-r...
Attending 蹤獲扦 Stark in the fall, Canton teen once questioned future.Aireanna Tyson didn���t always see college in her future. Growing up in Canton���s inner city, she knew what it was like to feel far from the classroom ��� where real life could pull your focus away from school, and college felt like something for someone else.���I wasn���t really going to classes. I wasn���t doing homework,��� she said. ���It hit me that if I didn���t buckle down, I wouldn���t even graduate.���That changed when she joined the Rising Scholars program at 蹤獲扦 at Stark.Academic Program Coordinator Lester Sande...
Andrew M.
"Not even two weeks after starting the courses, I already had a job lined up because I was taking courses and showing the initiative."
Debbie B.
���The thought leaders and experts gathered are really impressive. The content was organized very well. The projects were thought provoking and stretched me.���
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel visited 蹤獲扦 at Geauga on June 9 to tour its nursing program with President Todd Diacon and Geauga Dean Angela Spalsbury, Ph.D. 蹤獲扦 Today was there when Tressel later took part in a roundtable discussion with Geauga County leaders and educators to share ideas on how best to prepare Ohio���s workforce.Tressel, who previously served as president of Youngstown State University, was appointed the state���s new lieutenant governor in February to fill the role left vacant when former Lt. Gov. John Husted took over one of Ohio���s two U.S. ...