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Students Go for the Gold on Spring Break

A group of ¹ú²úÂ×Àí students will spend their spring break learning about the business of the Olympics, spending time in Italy and Greece and attending the 2026 Milan Cortina Paralympics.

Tags: Student Life , Students First , Global Presence , College of Education, Health and Human Services

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Ashanti Mallit is a junior in ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's professional pilot program.

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Professional Pilot Major Ashanti Mallit Navigates Challenges as She Soars Toward Goals

As a professional pilot major, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí junior Ashanti Mallit's immediate goal is to earn her instrument rating. She's one review flight away from completing the practical portion of her instrument check ride, having already passed the oral examination.

Tags: Student Life , Profiles , Students First , College of Aeronautics and Engineering

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Risman Plaza at night.

Careful Planning Creates Safe Environments On ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Campuses

¹ú²úÂ×Àí is committed to providing a safe environment for our students to live and learn and uses a multi-layered approach to assure security and wellness for our entire university community.

Tags: ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Police Services , Department of Public Safety , Student Life , Students First , Community & Society

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Inmate Graduation Ceremony at Elkton

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Prison Reentry Program Featured on WKBN-TV

¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Prison Reentry Program was recently featured on WKBN-TV for its partnership with FCI Elkton, featuring the inaugural class of 18 incarcerated students who earned their ¹ú²úÂ×Àí associate degrees.

Tags: Community & Society , Students First , Community Impact , Student Life

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Flash Focus: Antajuan Hightower

Meet Antajuan Hightower, a member of the Honors College and a human resource management major, from Boardman, Ohio.  

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Fostering Pathways mentors with students

‘I Felt Like I Was Being Welcomed Into a Community’

Fostering Pathways for Bright Futures is an innovative program within ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's University Outreach and Engagement that provides academic, emotional and social support while connecting young people to opportunities in higher education. It's making a real impact for students.

Tags: Community Impact , Community & Society , Students First , Student Life

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It's never too late to earn a ¹ú²úÂ×Àí degree. Linda Putaturo celebrates earning her bachelor's degree in December 2025 after returning to college to finish a degree she started decades earlier.

Crossing the Degree Finish Line at Last

Every semester, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí reopens the door to a diploma for students who left college without finishing a degree.

A job opportunity, a family crisis, military service or running out of money – there are many reasons why students leave college without completing their studies.

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Flash Focus: Monica Fencil

Meet Monica Fencil, a junior exercise science major with a concentration in pre-physical therapy, from Butler, Pennsylvania. Fencil’s interest in the health field began early, shaped by being surrounded by family members who worked in healthcare.  

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Rick Sprague and son Tristen Sprague, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí police officers

Family Ties at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Police Services and Beyond

Meet the Sprague family and their unique tie to ¹ú²úÂ×Àí. After retiring as an Ohio State Trooper, Rick Sprague accepted a position with the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí police services last year. His son, Officer Tristan Sprague, also joined the police department last year. In the fall, Rick Sprague’s two daughters enrolled at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí, making the family’s service to the campus community all the more meaningful.

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Flash Focus: Jordan Anamasi

Meet Jordan Anamasi, a senior environmental studies major with a minor in park management from Avon, Ohio, whose passions have grown for and through her experiences with nature.

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