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½ÄÏÌåÓý State Student Gains Political Experience Working on Presidential Campaign
For ½ÄÏÌåÓý international relations junior Beatrice Cahill-Camden, moving to New York meant more than just experiencing the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple —it meant gaining political experience at the national level.

½ÄÏÌåÓý State Tuscarawas Professor’s Dedication Inspires Excellence in Biology
½ÄÏÌåÓý Associate Professor Donald Gerbig has been nominated by students for the Distinguished Teaching Award four separate times in his 14 years teaching at ½ÄÏÌåÓý at Tuscarawas. This year, Gerbig is finally a recipient of the award.

½ÄÏÌåÓý Airport Collects More Than 5,000 Pounds of Donations for Local Animal Shelters
The ½ÄÏÌåÓý Airport hosted its fifth annual Props-4-Paws collection event this fall and doubled its goal, collecting 5,434 pounds of supplies, including toys and 6,213 cans of food for animals for Portage and Summit county animal shelters and rescue organizations.

½ÄÏÌåÓý State Holds Fall Commencement Ceremonies on Dec. 16 and 17
½ÄÏÌåÓý will hold its Fall Commencement ceremonies for the ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus on Friday, Dec. 16, and Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). ½ÄÏÌåÓý State will confer 2,544 degrees, including 1,773 bachelor’s degrees, 715 master’s degrees, 55 doctoral degrees and one educational specialist degree.

½ÄÏÌåÓý State Chemistry Professor Awarded the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Medal in Poland
Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., a professor in ½ÄÏÌåÓý State's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, was recently awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie by the Polish Chemical Society for his scientific achievements.

½ÄÏÌåÓý State Salem Nursing Students Return to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Several students and faculty members from ½ÄÏÌåÓý at Salem began their fall semester with a trip to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southern South Dakota.

Think Big for the Future of ½ÄÏÌåÓý State
The ½ÄÏÌåÓý Board of Trustees and the ½ÄÏÌåÓý Foundation unanimously approved the administration’s proposal for the most ambitious comprehensive fundraising campaign in the history of the university.

½ÄÏÌåÓý State Police Services Raises Awareness for Cancer Through No-Shave November
Officers from ½ÄÏÌåÓý Police Services looked a little scruffy in November as they participated in No-Shave November to raise awareness for cancer.

½ÄÏÌåÓý State Selected as a Military Friendly School for Eighth Consecutive Year
For an eighth consecutive year, ½ÄÏÌåÓý has been named a 2017 Military Friendly® School.
Team Saudi Arabia Wins Top Honors at 2016 International Cook-Off
An audience of 870 ½ÄÏÌåÓý State students, faculty, staff and families packed the ½ÄÏÌåÓý Student Center Ballroom to enjoy the culinary creations of six international cooking teams in this year's International Cook-Off Competition.