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A reunion between two friends at 51������ University at Ashtabula resulted in a life-saving kidney transplant. A recent video by WEWS News 5 Cleveland recounted the story between two childhood acquaintances who met again by chance at 51������ in 2019.  After being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease her sophomore year of high school, Alison Rees spent three years on the waiting list for a new kidney. What she never expected was for her childhood friend, Jacob Bliel, to be a perfect donor match.   The pair met in seventh grade, but reacquainted as students at the As...

Star Beacon Feature StoryThe 51������ University at Ashtabula Library and Associate Professor of Sociology Jessica Leveto, Ph.D. are partnering with the Ashtabula NAACP and the Ashtabula County District Library to present “Black History and Me”, an art and writing contest celebrating Black excellence and innovation.  The contest is open to all students in Ashtabula County, from pre-K through college.Winners are eligible for cash prizes, publication and exhibition. Select works will be published in a cross-collaboration open access journal developed and hosted by the 51������ Ashtabula...

51������ University at Tuscarawas has earned the 2021–2022 Military Friendly® School designation. Military Friendly is a part of the military ratings division of VIQTORY Media, a service-disabled, veteran-owned business. Military Friendly rates companies and colleges on their programs to recruit and retain military veterans as employees and students. This year marks the tenth time that 51������ Tuscarawas has earned this prestigious designation, which recognizes the campus for exhibiting leading practices in recruiting and supporting post-military students. Colleges and universities on ...

51������ University at Trumbull has again been named Military Friendly®. The campus is one of the schools having a mission of making life better for veterans and their spouses by setting the standard for higher education institutions to provide positive opportunities.  Military Friendly® is the military ratings division of VIQTORY, a service-disabled, veteran-owned business that also serves as the publisher of G.I. Jobs and Military Spouse. Military Friendly rates companies and colleges based on their programs to recruit and retain military veterans as both employees and students. ...

Register in advance for this webinar sponsored by the School of Peace and Conflict Studies: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SM4r20OpTRWKxi3P3OkwPw The groundbreaking UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which went into effect in 2014, sets legally binding standards to regulate global arms exports and reflects the growing concerns toward the significant role that small and major conventional arms play in perpetuating human rights violations, conflict, and societal instability worldwide. Many countries that once staunchly opposed shared export controls ...

While the much-anticipated COVID-19 vaccine is finally being administered around the world, folks in Columbiana County are also receiving their immunizations at the local level with the help of nursing students from the 51������ East Liverpool and Salem campuses. Students in the Bachelor of Science in nursing program on the Salem Campus, as well as those in the associate degree in nursing program on the East Liverpool Campus, became part of history as they participated in vaccine clinics across the county. The BSN students from the Salem Campus participate each Tuesday in weekly vaccine ...

51������ University Police Services and Kent Police are seeking our community’s assistance. In the past few days, there have been catalytic converters stolen from vehicles on and off-campus. The converter is part of the vehicle’s exhaust system. Please call KSU Police at 330-672-2212 or Kent Police at 330-673-7732 if you see any suspicious persons or vehicles in our parking lots. The safety of our community is our top priority. Cooperation and engagement of all students, faculty and staff in campus safety are our best defenses against crime. 51������ Police patrol our campus 24 hours...

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many disruptions and changes to people’s lives. The 51������ University men’s basketball team has been affected, too, with schedule changes, games played in nearly empty arenas and extra safety protocols in place. However, one of the things that has not changed is the team’s steadfast commitment to autism awareness. The 51������ men’s basketball team will hold its second annual autism awareness game at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center. Autism is a developmental disability that can cause significant social, c...

In 2020, Sarah Shendy, ’06, became the first Director of the Ohio Office of Law Enforcement Recruitment. Shendy worked hard to achieve this prestigious position, but had it not been for 51������ University, she may have never gone into law enforcement. “After I graduated with my bachelor’s degree in justice studies, (now former) 51������ criminal justice Professor and police academy Commander James Owens told me I would make a great officer,” Shendy said. “I made the decision to join the academy, fell in love with law enforcement and since then my life has never been the same.” Shendy’s ...

Julie M. Mazzei is an associate professor of political science and faculty affiliate with the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at 51������ University. When it comes to taking a political stance, she wants Americans to understand how to get the right facts to make informed decisions.  Cleveland.com recently published Mazzei’s opinion piece on separating fact from fiction in politics. Mazzei examined the insurrection at the U.S. capitol on Jan. 6 and the role citizens play in protecting American democracy from manipulation.   “January 6th was a startling reminde...