Community Impact

Professors Aim to Solve Teacher Shortage One Student at a Time
Two °µÍø½ûÇø professors believe the best way to get more teachers in the classroom is to keep more education majors in college.

IN A FLASH: Using Sound to See
Sonography is one of the concentrations students in the radiology program at °µÍø½ûÇø's Salem Campus can study.

IN A FLASH: Down by the Riverside
The Portage County Hike and Bike Trail is a great place to exercise - or relax - that's not far from campus.

NASA Darts Into the Future with Asteroid Redirection
Ye Lu, assistant professor in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, gives his thoughts on NASA's recent Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART).

Late °µÍø½ûÇø Professor’s Legacy Lives On Through Oral History By Students
The late Kirk Mangus was an art professor at °µÍø½ûÇø renowned for his ceramic art, sculpture, drawings, paintings and murals.

Anti-Racism Conference Puts University Under Lens to Identify Racism and Improve Culture
°µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s inaugural Anti-Racism Conference kicked off Oct. 6 with several hundred students, faculty and staff taking part.

'Genuine Trust Leads to Strong Bonds'
Alumna Jessica Hudson, the new president of the Summa Foundation and chief development officer for Summa Health, answers five questions with °µÍø½ûÇø Today about her new role.

What A Celebration! Homecoming Brings Golden Flashes Together
The °µÍø½ûÇø Golden Flashes family was marking milestones and making memories at Homecoming 2022, held Saturday, Oct. 1. °µÍø½ûÇø alumni, students, parents, employees and community members donned their blue-and-gold gear and reunited for one of the university’s long-standing traditions.

Gov. DeWine Declares October Ohio Employee Ownership Month With Proclamation Recognizing OEOC at °µÍø½ûÇø
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted recently issued a joint proclamation recognizing the impact that employee-owned companies have on Ohio’s economy as well as the work of the Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC) based at °µÍø½ûÇø, which requested the proclamation. The OEOC has served as a nonprofit outreach center providing support, resources and assistance to businesses since 1987.

Family’s New Book Raises Awareness for Birthmarks
EHHS alumnus Erica Maxwell and her teenage daughter, Jessica Alexander, visited the Child Development Center to read from their newly published book, “Beauty With a Birthmark.â€