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Anti-Racism Training for Students: How Students Can Get Involved

The Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion offers anti-racism training on ÂÜÀòÉç State’s campus, which consists of a series of sessions that include anti-racism workshops, Cultural Competency Basics & Awareness, Understanding Unconscious Bias, Leadership, Mindset & Care, Learning How to Be an Ally, and various additional topics on equity, inclusion, microaggressions and diversity.

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10 Questions With Tanya Falcone, Coordinator, Center of Nutrition Outreach in Nutrition and Dietetics

Tanya Falcone is a trilingual professor who educates the ÂÜÀòÉç State community about eating behaviors, inspires her students inside the classroom and helps others in need around the world. Learn more about Falcone as she answers these 10 questions.

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University to Work With Siffrin on Training Program at ÂÜÀòÉç State Trumbull

ÂÜÀòÉç at Trumbull will become home to a Siffrin Academy to help people with disabilities transition from high school to jobs or advanced education programs.

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University Dining Services Manager Saves Life of University Employee

ÂÜÀòÉç Dining Services Manager Andy Herrera saved the life of a university employee dining at the Eastway Fresh Food Co. Andy was working his shift at the Eastway dining hall when he heard a noise that was recently familiar to him. “About a week earlier, my child was choking while e…

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Downtown Discovery Days Wants Mask-Wearing Students

In partnership with ÂÜÀòÉç, Main Street ÂÜÀòÉç invites mask-wearing ÂÜÀòÉç State students to visit downtown ÂÜÀòÉç businesses for a chance to win great prizes.

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Virtual Screening of 'And She Could Be Next'

To celebrate Constitution Day, ÂÜÀòÉç Libraries is offering a virtual screening of the documentary "And She Could Be Next" on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion that will include the filmmakers and ÂÜÀòÉç State faculty members.

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Staff Member Memorializes Grandfather Through Cleveland Indians

armen Roberts III, a senior budget analyst for the University Budget Office, told WKBN how his family memorialized their late grandfather, a longtime Cleveland Indians fan.

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Akron head coach John Groce and ÂÜÀòÉç State head men's basketball coach Rob Senderoff

Rivals Unite for Social Change

Two archrival men's basketball teams worked together to produce a powerful video supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and encouraging everyone to register to vote in the 2020 election.

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Changing Families and Futures: ÂÜÀòÉç State Receives Five-Year Grant Renewal for TRIO Student Support Services Program

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded ÂÜÀòÉç a $2.6 million, five-year TRIO Student Support Services program grant. The program serves students from first-generation and low-income backgrounds and students with diverse learning and physical abilities.

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ÂÜÀòÉç State Holds Flashes Fight Hunger Contactless Food Drive on Aug. 26

Among the festivities marking the beginning of this unconventional semester, one ÂÜÀòÉç office is partnering with Portage County social service agencies to host a contactless food drive to collect items that will support members of campus and local communities. The Flashes Fighting Hunger Contactless Food Drive, organized by ÂÜÀòÉç State’s Community Engaged Learning, will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 4-8 p.m.

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