e2

½ÄÏÌåÓý State Introduces First Gluten-Free Dining Hall on a College Campus
At the start of the 2016 academic year, ½ÄÏÌåÓý becomes the first university in the country to feature an entirely gluten-free dining hall on campus.

½ÄÏÌåÓý State Seeks to Create Healthy Campus for All
In line with ½ÄÏÌåÓý’s vision to make the health of its community members a priority, the university’s healthy campus initiative, ½ÄÏÌåÓý State of Wellness, will foster a culture of health and wellness for students and employees at all ½ÄÏÌåÓý State campuses.

½ÄÏÌåÓý State President Beverly Warren Announces Faculty Excellence Award Recipients
½ÄÏÌåÓý President Beverly Warren recently presented 14 ½ÄÏÌåÓý State faculty members with the President’s Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition.

Nursing Articulation Agreement Signed Between ½ÄÏÌåÓý State Stark and Stark State College
Beginning fall 2016, Stark State College students with an Associate Degree in Nursing (A.D.N.) and their state license can earn their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) degree at ½ÄÏÌåÓý at Stark through an articulation agreement signed this summer.

½ÄÏÌåÓý State’s Dining Services to Launch Online Meal Ordering Service, Announces Other Updates for Fall
½ÄÏÌåÓý’s Dining Services has partnered with Tapingo to enable students, faculty and staff to order their meals online, pay electronically via their meal plan or credit card and request a pickup time.

½ÄÏÌåÓý State Instructional Technology Professor Wins 2016 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award
½ÄÏÌåÓý’s Richard Ferdig has spent a lot of his time at the university using technology to improve teaching and learning environments.

½ÄÏÌåÓý State to Honor Employees at Appreciation Day Event
Take a group picture with colleagues in the photo booth. Strut your stuff in the lip sync contest. Feel like dancing? Bust a move during Zumba demos or relax with a soothing chair massage courtesy of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.

New Members Named to ½ÄÏÌåÓý State Tuscarawas Board of Trustees and Foundation
Three community members have been named to the Tuscarawas County University Branch District Board of Trustees and the Tuscarawas County University Foundation at ½ÄÏÌåÓý at Tuscarawas.

½ÄÏÌåÓý State Professor to Be Inducted as Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
Ratchneewan Ross, associate dean of the Ph.D. program and director of international initiatives at ½ÄÏÌåÓý’s College of Nursing, will be inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in October.

½ÄÏÌåÓý State Holds Summer Commencement Ceremony on Aug. 20
½ÄÏÌåÓý will hold its Summer 2016 Commencement ceremony for the ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus on Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.