The safety of our university community remains the top priority when making decisions during unusually cold weather, like we have recently experienced. University leaders evaluate many variables when determining whether to keep our campus open, to delay classes or even to close. Every year in late fall, we communicate our winter weather guidelines to students, faculty and staff so that they may be prepared for days when we have extreme cold and/or snow. The subzero temperatures of late require us all to take the necessary precautions to protect ourselves from the cold. These precautio...
Thanks to a new $150,000 grant, students attending С»ÆƬÊÓƵ at Stark can gain workplace experience through paid internships that will put their career goals within reach. According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers’ 2014 Internship and Co-op Survey, 65 percent of employers made full-time offers to their interns. With most internships being unpaid, many students cannot afford to accept these valuable opportunities that will pave their career paths. To provide an employment advantage to their students, С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Stark applied for and was approv...
East Liverpool – С»ÆƬÊÓƵ East Liverpool is preparing for its 13th annual Earth Day Environmental Justice Conference to be held April 25. Organizers are now accepting papers, posters and online presentations related to environmental justice issues from all students, including area high school students. This year’s event will honor the late Dr. Roxanne Burns, who was a biology professor on the East Liverpool campus and who helped organize the first Earth Day event here in 2002. Prizes will be awarded for submissions in six categories: science-based essays that synthesize research and ...