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17c��ҳ�� President Todd Diacon welcomed the campus community to the university's virtual observance activities for Martin Luther King Day. This year's commemoration keynote address was delivered by CNN political analyst and former South Carolina state Rep. Bakari Sellers. The event was free and open to the public.  President Diacon delivered the following remarks in introducing Sellers and in remembrance of Dr. King.    Good afternoon: There’s a phrase that I keep coming back to—a phrase that has popped into my head regularly—especi...

By The Review As part of a university-wide initiative, the 17c��ҳ�� campuses in Salem and East Liverpool are going green through a renewable energy project to provide solar panels at each location, resulting in cost savings and reducing the carbon footprint of 17c��ҳ��. A year ago, the 17c��ҳ�� Board of Trustees approved the solar panel project for six of its regional campuses as part of the university’s Energy Master Plan. The university publicly solicited proposals and Ten Nine Energy LLC was selected to lead the project. The project could produce up to 56 p...

17c��ҳ��’s College of Arts and Sciences would like to congratulate three faculty members in the Department of Biological Sciences who recently co-authored a 384-page hardcover book, “Problem Plants of Ohio,” published by the 17c��ҳ�� Press and available on Amazon.com. Adjunct Professor Megan E. Griffiths-Ward, Ph.D., collaborated on the book with (her husband) Professor David Ward, Ph.D. and Melissa A. Davis, a botany instructor and the horticulture facilities director at 17c��ҳ��’s Herrick Conservatory and collections...

The 17c��ҳ�� College of Arts and Sciences congratulates James A. Tyner, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Geography and Director of the Institute for the Study and Prevention of Violence, who is a 2021 recipient of ‘Distinguished Scholarship Honors’ from the American Association of Geographers (AAG). The AAG is recognizing him “for his original, transformative, and theoretically grounded geographic scholarship focused on social justice and human rights. Tyner’s pioneering work on violence, genocide, place, memory and memorialization has been recognized for its power and rel...

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share by Email 17c��ҳ��’s inaugural drive-thru food distribution event on Dec. 16 in partnership with the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank served more than 200 households. The event was also an unofficial kickoff to an impactful partnership. The Campus Kitchen at 17c��ҳ�� teamed up with the food bank to host a contactless food distribution event at Dix Stadium to help those in need and marked the beginning of a multimonth initiative.  The team from the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank reached...

The Department of Anthropology is hiring a full-time tenure track Cultural Anthropologist to join us Fall, 2021. We will begin reviewing applications on Feb. 1, 2021.  Details about the position and the link to apply can be found here. ...

December 04, 2020, Kent, Ohio -- On October 22, 2020 many years of hard work paid off for Joshua Eyring, Director of Aircraft Maintenance, and his aircraft maintenance team with the approval to be awarded the 14 CFR Part 145 Repair Station Certification from the Federal Aviation Association (FAA). Since March 2013, the 17c��ҳ�� Aircraft Maintenance Department has been working hard toward full certification, and their dream has finally come to fruition. “The entire 145 Repair Station process is not something we had  to do to support our operation, it is something that we ...

By USGBC MaryEllen Etienne  Learn about the winners of the 2020 USGBC Ohio Leadership Awards. The USGBC Ohio community has announced the winners of this year’s leadership awards, which recognize individuals who have made outstanding commitments to their local communities and projects in the state of Ohio, with outstanding achievement in the realm of green building design and construction. USGBC Ohio is thrilled to recognize four amazing people: one Volunteer of the Year Award, two honorable mentions and one winner for the Legacy Leadership Award, and five stellar pr...

By MaryEllen Etienne, USGBC Ohio News Article Link Learn about the winners of the 2020 USGBC Ohio Leadership Awards. The USGBC Ohio community has announced the winners of this year’s leadership awards, which recognize individuals who have made outstanding commitments to their local communities and projects in the state of Ohio, with outstanding achievement in the realm of green building design and construction. USGBC Ohio is thrilled to recognize four amazing people: one Volunteer of the Year Award, two honorable mentions and one winner for the Legacy Leadership Award, and five s...

The 17c��ҳ�� Board of Trustees ratified the university’s Fiscal Year 2020 Efficiency Report and Master Recommendations report, which showed an effectiveness and efficiency savings for Fiscal Year 2020 of $31,286,881. The savings is $6.2 million more than originally estimated. The Board ratified the report Dec. 1 during its regular quarterly meeting.  The report, which is submitted annually to the chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education, highlights nearly $8 million in direct savings to students in terms of reduced tuition and textbook expenses. The report ...