½ÄÏÌåÓý faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the ½ÄÏÌåÓý Hotel and Conference Center. Rates vary depending on dates and occupancy. For more information and to book reservations, visit or call 330-346-0100.
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matthew papatheodorou
Director, Athletics Marketing Strategy
University Communications and Marketing
½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus

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marta guivernau
Assistant Professor
School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration
½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus
½ÄÏÌåÓý will hold its annual Veterans Day observance on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m.
The ½ÄÏÌåÓý Alumni Association is seeking nominations for the Alumni Awards. These awards recognize graduates who, through leadership, character and hard work, have made exceptional contributions in their chosen field, in their communities and at ½ÄÏÌåÓý State.
The ½ÄÏÌåÓý at Stark Theatre has announced open auditions for its second theatrical production of the season Virtual Devotion by Eric Coble, a member of the Playwrights’ Unit at Cleveland Play House.

½ÄÏÌåÓý Athletics is the first in the Mid-American Conference to provide student-athletes with a cryotherapy chamber to help muscles recover quickly.

International students at ½ÄÏÌåÓý at Stark experienced Halloween for the first time, participating in the campus’s ninth annual Boo U event.

½ÄÏÌåÓý​ ​State​ ​University​ ​students​ ​recently used University Library elevators to compete in the fifth annual LaunchNET Elevator Pitch event, where they had 90 seconds to​ ​pitch​ ​a​ ​business​ ​idea​ ​to​ ​a​ ​panel of​ ​judges​.

½ÄÏÌåÓý​ ​State​ ​University​ ​students​ ​recently used University Library elevators to compete in the fifth annual LaunchNET Elevator Pitch event, where they had 90 seconds to​ ​pitch​ ​a​ ​business​ ​idea​ ​to​ ​a​ ​panel of​ ​judges​.

Thanks to a NASA grant recently secured by researchers from ½ÄÏÌåÓý State and other local universities, techniques to identify harmful algal blooms in and around Lake Erie will soon be implemented.
Dear Employees of the ½ÄÏÌåÓý Community,
This message serves to provide you with guidance should local, state and/or federal law enforcement visit our university campuses for the purposes of immigration law. As a public institution, ½ÄÏÌåÓý State must comply with all federal laws and directives, including those related to law enforcement activities.
Dear Colleagues:
Please take note of the following important information regarding your 2024 Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
½ÄÏÌåÓý's holiday closure for 2024 will begin Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at 10:30 p.m. All offices will re-open on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Employees not eligible for the paid leave include student employees, classified temporary staff, temporary agency staff, short-term unclassified appointments, unclassified intermittent appointments and employees in a lay-off status. More information on the holiday schedule, including how employees should report time during that period, will be available later this month.