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Each semester, the E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center (The Moore Center) honors the students in their center who have significantly contributed to the community.  The center selects three students based on the categories Connect, Trendsetter, and Presence to add to their Wall of Fame. Once the students win, they receive a professional headshot, their picture on the wall, and a $1,000 scholarship.  “This is a way for us to be able to reward students for being involved with us,” said Maky Espinoza (they/them), program coordinator for The Moore Center, who over...

When �������� alumnus Carlton “CeeJay” Scott Jr., ’23, returned from his 2023 Spring Semester abroad as an exchange student in Cairo, he brought with him a transformed vision for his future as a filmmaker. He had originally planned to make movies in the U.S. - maybe locally, or New York or California - but after being immersed in Egyptian culture for four months, CeeJay knew he wanted to see more of the world and have similar experiences. He realized he wanted to be a travel filmmaker.{"preview_thumbnail":"/s3/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/BDb69e4_XS0.jpg?i...

Say hello to Alexis Watson, a true trailblazer with big dreams and an even bigger drive.Walking into classes where some heads turn to check if she’s lost, Watson doesn’t flinch. Instead, she rebuffs doubters and naysayers. “Just because I’m a female doesn’t mean I’m incompetent,” said Watson, a mechanical engineering student in the College of Applied & Technical Studies (CATS). “It makes me feel very strong.”Watson’s journey started while she was still in high school, thanks to the College Credit Plus (CCP) program. Choosing �������� at Tuscarawas and the Regional Campus ...

Over the years, LaunchNET �������� has become synonymous with entrepreneurship within the university community. The organization helps students, faculty and staff, and alumni transform ideas into viable businesses, innovative collaborations and successful projects. In the spring of 2023, with support from the Burton D. Morgan Foundation, LaunchNET was able to extend its microgrant programming to provide financial resources for alumni business owners. The organization offered grants of $500-$3,000 to alumni entrepreneurs with Ohio-based, for-profit businesses that had annual gross revenues of...

Musicians tune their instruments and “warm up” before the performance. In their first concert of the semester, the �������� Orchestra presented "Afternoon with the Orchestra," and performed compositions created in a student composers workshop.  �������� student musicians in a studio class with Adam Roberts, Ph.D., participated in a one-week in which they created original musical compositions.  Jacob Schnitzer invites the student musicians to take a bow at the conclusion of each composition.  Roberts is an assistant professor teac...

 Names encapsulate who we are, the identity we hold and how others see us. But what if the name you were given doesn’t feel like “you?” This is the case for some transgender or gender-diverse people and those whose chosen name does not match their legal or birth name. This is one of the reasons why ��������’s LGBTQ+ Center and Student Legal Services teamed up to host the first Name Change Clinic on Jan. 30 to support students in ways that reduce some of the obstacles on their way to success.  Names have a huge effect on people and their mental state. One study ...