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�鶹ӰԺ State College of Nursing held its spring undergraduate convocation ceremony at the �鶹ӰԺ Student Center Ballroom. More than 750 guests, including 121 graduates, family members, friends, faculty and staff attended.

Attention faculty and staff of �鶹ӰԺ! The �鶹ӰԺ Stater campus newspaper is looking to interview faculty and staff who have unique or interesting hobbies, pastimes or other jobs outside of �鶹ӰԺ State. Selected faculty or staff will be featured in an article in The �鶹ӰԺ Stater. Those wishing to participate or recommend co-workers can contact Jenna Kuczkowski of The �鶹ӰԺ Stater at her email jkuczkow@kent.edu.

The 2016 �鶹ӰԺ Golden Flashes have shattered the record for the highest annual grade point average (GPA) in program history. They also broke the record for the most students with a perfect 4.0. 

What happens when you throw away your trash? �鶹ӰԺ State students produce an average of four pounds of trash per person per week.

The �鶹ӰԺ at Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center 2016-17 season will feature 21 diverse and high-quality performances, including comedy, dance, Broadway shows and additional concerts.

Over the course of the Spring 2016 Semester, three �鶹ӰԺ advertising majors developed an integrated marketing campaign for V8^®+Energy. 

�鶹ӰԺ students and alumni received a Judge’s Choice award, along with two gold and nine silver awards at the 2016 American Advertising Federation of Akron’s (AAF-Akron) ADDY award ceremony, themed “Advertising Abe” in honor of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.

�鶹ӰԺ celebrated the grand opening of its new Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement on June 3. The 34,400-square-foot center brings the Division of Institutional Advancement together under one roof.

Stina Olafsdottir, university bursar, has been selected to serve on the executive board of the Women’s Network of Ohio (WNO), an affiliate of the American Council on Education (ACE). 

Uma Krishnan, Department of English, won an Honorable Mention for the 2016 CCCC James Berlin Memorial Outstanding Dissertation Award on April 8, 2016, during the 2016 CCCC Annual Convention in Houston, Texas.