University News
½ÄÏÌåÓý State Online MBA Ranks No. 35 in the Nation in Fortune’s Best Online MBA Programs 2021 Ranking
The ½ÄÏÌåÓý College of Business Administration’s Online MBA ranks No. 35 in the nation in Fortune’s Best Online MBA Programs 2021 ranking released this week.
Governor Names Pamela E. Bobst to ½ÄÏÌåÓý State Board of Trustees
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Pamela E. Bobst of Rocky River, Ohio, to the ½ÄÏÌåÓý Board of Trustees. She succeeds former Board Chair and Trustee Ralph M. Della Ratta, and she will serve through May 16, 2030.
Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., Selected as Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., has accepted the position of vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion at ½ÄÏÌåÓý, effective May 1, 2021.
½ÄÏÌåÓý State to Mark 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, With Virtual Event, Honor Wounded Students
Members of the ½ÄÏÌåÓý community and people around the world will gather virtually for the 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, the day the Ohio National Guard fired on ½ÄÏÌåÓý State students during an anti-war protest, killing four students and wounding nine other students.
½ÄÏÌåÓý State Named One of Nation’s Best for Fashion Merchandising
½ÄÏÌåÓý’s School of Fashion has once again been ranked as one of the nation’s best programs in fashion merchandising according to the educational online learning platform, Study.com.
May 4 Activist Alan Canfora’s Memory and Legacy Will Live Long at ½ÄÏÌåÓý
For 50 years, Alan Canfora was a tireless advocate for the four students killed and nine wounded on May 4, 1970.
½ÄÏÌåÓý State Welcomes Chris Dorsten as University Registrar
½ÄÏÌåÓý is pleased to announce Chris Dorsten as the new university registrar.
½ÄÏÌåÓý State Awarded $3.5 Million Choose Ohio First Grants
The state of Ohio and the Ohio Department of Higher Education announced that ½ÄÏÌåÓý has been awarded Choose Ohio First grants totaling $3.5 million to support students in the critical fields of science (including health professions), technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
½ÄÏÌåÓý Fire Department to Perform Annual Prairie Burn
The protected prairie surrounding ½ÄÏÌåÓý’s Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Wednesday, April 28, starting around 9 a.m. to allow for new growth during the summer season.
½ÄÏÌåÓý State Formally Introduces New Director of Athletics Randale L. Richmond
½ÄÏÌåÓý President Todd Diacon and Vice President for Student Affairs Lamar R. Hylton formally introduced Randale L. Richmond as the university’s new director of athletics at a morning virtual press conference held Thursday, April 15. Richmond currently serves as senior associate athletic director at Old Dominion University.