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The environment is something that many people take for granted. But it affects us all. Some recent �Ը������� University students spent the semester putting environmental issues front and center.Environmental studies students recently showed off their environmental research projects at the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute Showcase on April 22. The institute is “dedicated to research and investigations within natural, human, and built systems, as it develops innovative knowledge, products, and solutions to address local, regional, and global issues.”Participants of the showca...

�Ը������� University's Center for Student Involvement has more than 350 clubs and organizations for students. Dedicated to providing a great experience for all students, the center provides leadership development opportunities that foster student engagement.  The center recently held a one-hour leadership seminar and workshop open to student organization leaders that helps each group maintain good relationships with its members and adds to �Ը�������’s mission of student success.  During the seminar, student leadership consultants Amanda Vesely and Gianna Jessup spoke abou...

The Heather E. Adams Impact Award made a comeback in 2024 to recognize someone within the university community who made a difference for female and female-identifying individuals, not only regarding gender equity but also sexual and relationship violence support and response.The award was established in 2017 when Heather Adams retired from �Ը������� University after 30 years of service. It was created to honor her time, effort, and work.Jennifer O’Connell, director of the Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services (SRVSS), said Adams observed the needs of women and female-id...

Early on in my career at �Ը������� University, I wondered out loud, not as the leader of the university, but with my historian’s hat on, when “people,” that is, members of the general public, would no longer know anything about the shootings on our campus in May 1970. I said this to a retired �Ը������� professor who witnessed the shootings, and her response was rightfully indignant: how dare I suggest the event and its lessons would ever fade from memory.More recently, a public official in Ohio asked me, “When are people up there going to get over that event?” And by that the person meant, w...

Written by Samantha Reid, junior Fashion Merchandising major Numbers and equations have never excited me. Who would have thought that fashion merchandising would be full of them? Thankfully, a confessed math hater has been saved by Microsoft Excel.    The business of fashion requires the analysis of several different factors that go into predicting future sales, styles, and performance. These are all based on mathematical calculations and past sales analysis summarized in Excel. Delving deep into spread sheets to create, organize, and filter through a large data set has become a...