Prioritizing Student Success

First-generation Student Finds Purpose
Blaine McCurdy joined ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æâ€™s Rising Scholars program in sixth grade after learning about the program and its opportunities for a college education in Columbiana County. Blaine, who is a first-generation college student, is studying psychology at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ Salem.
INTERNATIONAL PARENT STORY: Watching your child flourish

Students Attend NFL Draft
Emily Maslanka was among 34 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ students who traveled to Kansas City in April 2023 to work the NFL draft through a partnership arranged by Mark Lyberger, associate professor in ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æâ€™s Sports Administration program in the School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration in the College of Education, Health and Human Services.

Chris, ’17, and Kimberly Rohr, ’04, MBA ’07
When Chris and Kim started dabbling in winemaking, they uncovered a passion that would change the course of their lives

Scholarship Supports Student Leader’s Goals
Jenna Gilbreath, ’23, had a chance encounter with Michael John Gallagher II, '19, during one of her student visit days. He gave her some great advice about her future as a ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ student.

Summer Program Will Offer Lessons in Civics, Literature and a Sense of Connectedness
A five-week pilot project funded by a $15,000 Teagle Foundation Knowledge for Freedom Program grant will be held at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ this summer for Upward Bound and Firestone High School students.

Gamma Sigma Chapter Inducts new Alpha Delta Nu Members
Second-year nursing students Katie Cumberledge, Taylor Lamb-Kutz and Melissa Williamson were recently inducted as the newest class to the Gamm Sigma chapter of the Alpha Delta Nu nursing honor society at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ Ashtabula.
Rising Scholars Students Partner With NASA
Rising Scholars students at the Columbiana campuses are partnering with NASA to create personal hygiene kits that astronauts may use during simulation training exercises. The goal is for each scholar to complete one hygiene kit.

Professional Judgment Is ‘Driving Force’ in Army Nurse Program
Two ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æ Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) cadets, will be spending their summer immersed in an experience propelling them into a career with the Army.
Roe Green, MA ’80, To Receive Honorary Degree
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆÆ½â°æâ€™s Board of Trustees will award Roe Green, MA ’80, a Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree in recognition of her contributions to the university and her advocacy for the arts in Northeast Ohio, the nation and around the world.