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October marked Mental Health Awareness month at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University. Although October doesn't align with the National Health Observance calendar, it was chosen because the need for mental health support peaks during October, according to Recreation and Wellness Services

Vote Signs

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Today recently reached out to Michael Ensley, associate professor of Political Science, about what to watch for in the final weeks leading up to the November 8 election. Ensley sees the economy, immigration, crime and access to abortion as key issues for voters while also providing insight into polling.

Conversation Partners Program

The Conversation Partners Program at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State is a voluntary program that pairs international students with students from the United States for a once-a-week chat to discuss their different cultures.

College of Education, Health and Human Services
Planting trees in Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Students and faculty from the Recreation, Park, Tourism and Management program volunteered to plant trees recently at the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Macedonia. View the slideshow.

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Students in the Horticulture Technology program at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Salem Campus get real experience "in the field."

Students in the Horticulture Technology program at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Salem Campus take "field trips" literally. 

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's College of Education, Health and Human Services strives to put more teachers in the classroom.

Two Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University professors believe the best way to get more teachers in the classroom is to keep more education majors in college. 

Women in Engineering group portrait

Since its inception in 2021, the KSU Women in Engineering Club has been busy hosting school groups and guest speakers while working toward becoming an official chapter of the Society of Women Engineers.

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Students at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Salem Campus learn sonography.

Sonography is one of the concentrations students in the radiology program at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Salem Campus can study. 

Eric Garner, a teacher who survived the Parkland school shooting, spoke with Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State journalism students about covering stories with empathy

Eric Garner, a teacher who was able to shield his students from harm during the 2018 Parkland, Florida, high school shooting, urged journalism and media students to cover tragedies with empathy during an interactive discussion at the May 4 Visitors Center Reflection Gallery on Oct. 25. 

Performing in the debut of “What We Learned While Alone: Global Voices Speak to the Pandemic,’’ are: Bryce Evan Lewis, Eric Schmiedl, Tiffany Trapnell and Dan Telford, stage manager.

The debut performance of took place in the auditorium of the National Academy of Science in Washington, D.C., on Monday night.