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Parents, Students Engage With °µÍø½ûÇø Leaders in Virtual Town Hall

Parents and students with questions about the upcoming fall semester were able to talk with university leaders Aug. 17 via a virtual town hall on Zoom. Many questions focused on the university's response to COVID-19 and testing requirements as students, faculty and staff return to campus.

Tags: University News, COVID-19

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Campus Members Celebrate Homecoming

°µÍø½ûÇø Recognized as a Forbes Best Employer for Women 2021

Among colleges and universities that made this year’s list, °µÍø½ûÇø comes in at No. 8. Only 18 institutions of higher education are recognized.

Tags: University News, Forbes, Women

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Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

Record Five Golden Flashes to Compete at Tokyo Olympics

Five °µÍø½ûÇø graduates will compete at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics over the coming weeks, breaking the school’s previous record of four Olympians at the Munich Games in 1972.

Tags: University News, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, Alumni, Success Story

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Photo of °µÍø½ûÇø ROTC cadet with American flag

°µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s Center for Adult and Veteran Services Racks Up Another Award

°µÍø½ûÇø has landed a spot on the list of top schools for military-connected students according to the 2021 Military Times Best for Vets: Colleges. 

Tags: Student Life, University News, Center for Adult and Veteran Services, Division of Student Life, Awards and Honors

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Fans of the °µÍø½ûÇø Golden Flashes cheer at Dix Stadium.

°µÍø½ûÇø Announces Full Attendance for 2021 Fall Sports Season

°µÍø½ûÇø Athletics has announced all sports facilities, including Dix Stadium, the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center) and Murphy-Mellis Field, will be at full capacity for the fall 2021 sport season.

Tags: University News, Student Life, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, Success Story, COVID-19 HUB

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Deborah F. Spake, dean of °µÍø½ûÇø's College of Business Administration

Dean of °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s College of Business Administration Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award

Deborah F. Spake, Ph.D., dean of °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s College of Business Administration, has been named a 2021 recipient of the American Marketing Association (AMA) Marketing for Higher Education Special Interest Group (Higher Ed SIG) Lifetime Achievement Award.

Tags: University News, Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Awards and Honors

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Grace Irvin-Dillard created Touched By Grace (TBG) Body Care as an entrepreneurship student at °µÍø½ûÇø. (Photo provided by Grace Irvin-Dillard)

°µÍø½ûÇø Graduate Grows Successful Business She Founded as a Student

Grace Irvin-Dillard of Bedford, Ohio, who graduated from °µÍø½ûÇø in May 2021 with a degree in entrepreneurship, has already built a successful business from the ground up while still a student.

Tags: University News, Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship

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°µÍø½ûÇø unveiled bronze markers in honor of nine students who were wounded when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on protesting students on May 4, 1970.

°µÍø½ûÇø Installs Bronze Markers to Honor Nine Students and Identify Where They Were Wounded on May 4, 1970

New bronze markers identify the locations where nine students were wounded when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on May 4, 1970, during an anti-war demonstration.

Tags: University News, May 4 Visitors Center, May 4

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Aeronautics and Engineering Building

°µÍø½ûÇø Trustees Approve Addition to College of Aeronautics and Engineering Building

The °µÍø½ûÇø Board of Trustees approved an addition to the Aeronautics and Engineering Building, home of the College of Aeronautics and Engineering that opened in spring 2015, during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held Wednesday, June 23.

Tags: University News, Board of Trustees

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