Dr. Khoury establishes honors
poetry scholarship at SSU
SOMC's Dr. Thomas Khoury has established an endowed scholarship fund for student poets at Shawnee State University to honor his late uncle, Dr. James Barbar, an educator, poet and lawyer. more
SSU's AHANA to hold annual Gospel Fest
The African, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific and Native American (AHANA) student organization will hold its annual Gospel Fest on Sunday, Feb. 10 at 4 p.m. in the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts at Shawnee State University. The Gospel Fest is free and open to the public. more
SSU Theater Department to Visit
"Plaza Suite" on Valentine's Day
The Shawnee State University Theater Department will present a classic Neil Simon comedy, "Plaza Suite" for its annual Valentine Dinner Theater performance. more
Four inducted into Shawnee State's
Sports Hall of Fame
Four alumni were inducted into Shawnee State University's Sports Hall of Fame on Friday, Jan.18 at the annual Hall of Fame Banquet. Rick Mayne, with local radio station WNXT, was emcee for the event. more
SSU and SOMC Offers
'Rehab Toolkit' Sessions
On Saturday, March 16, Shawnee State University and the Southern Ohio Medical Center will offer a day-long series of lectures on physical and occupational therapy-related topics at the SOMC Friends Community Center. more
SSU Women's Basketball coach takes a leave
Shawnee State University Women's Basketball Head Coach Robin Hagen-Smith has taken a leave of absence from her head coaching duties, effective immediately. more
The community invited to SSU's
International Film Festival
The annual International Film Festival at Shawnee State University has four top movies from different countries that will be shown in the Flohr Lecture Hall at Clark Memorial Library on campus. All the shows and refreshments are free and open to the public. more
SSU Offers Food Safety Classes
for State Certification Exam
The Shawnee State University Outreach Services will be offering a series of food safety classes provided by ServSafe, the leading food safety training and certification program. more
Silent Art Auction will benefit students
on art history tour in Europe
Shawnee State University art faculty and students have donated artwork – paintings, drawings, ceramics, digital art and more – for a silent auction to help raise funds for students to travel to Spain and France on an art history tour during spring break. more
Shawnee State University Celebrates
Black History Month
Shawnee State University celebrates Black History Month with everything from poetry readings, MLK Day of Service to guest speakers, a gospel fest, a music and comedy tribute to famous entertainers, and a comedy and dance show. more
SSU Welcomes Patti as new Director
of the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts
Shawnee State University will welcome Joseph Patti as Director of the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts beginning Monday, May 6. more
Clark Planetarium launches new
show at Shawnee State University
Described as "Visually stunning, haunting and often emotional," "CORAL: Rekindling Venus," chosen for the Sundance Festival, will open at Shawnee State University's Clark Planetarium at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 21. more
Two SSU students traveling to
Germany for study abroad program
Shawnee State University student Janine Grey and Troy Pearl will be studying abroad in Germany during Spring Semester. more
SSU students traveling to Morocco
for study abroad program
Shawnee State University students Melissa Collins and Kiley Rudisell will be going to Morocco to study during Spring Semester. more
SSU students traveling to Spain
in study abroad program
Shawnee State University students Brittany Hablitzel, Adam Schroeder and Leah Diedrick will be studying abroad in Spain during Spring Semester. more
SSU Students traveling to China
to teach Spring Semester
Shawnee State University student Alexander Bruns, of Middletown, Ohio, and Jennifer Larrigan, of Wheelersburg, will be traveling to China Spring Semester for student teaching requirements. more
Linguist professor at SSU attends
national conference at Stanford
Leila Lomashvili, Ph.D., assistant professor in English and Humanities at Shawnee State University, attended the Locality and Directionality at the Morphosyntax-Phonology Interface Conference at Stanford University in California. more
SSU student from Piketon receives
scholarship for study abroad
Shawnee State University student Brittany Hablitzel, daughter of Christy Hablitzel, of Piketon, Ohio, has received the Byrne-Coll scholarship for her trip to study abroad in Spain. more
SSU Board to Meet for Retreat
The Shawnee State University Board of Trustees will meet at the Shawnee State Lodge and Conference Center on Friday, Jan. 18 beginning at 6:30 p.m. for a retreat. They will reconvene on Saturday, Jan.19, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Shawnee State Lodge. more
Shawnee State University
Board of Trustees to meet
The Shawnee State University Board of Trustees will meet Friday, Jan. 18, at 1:15 p.m. in the Selby Boardroom located in the Clark Memorial Library on the Shawnee State University campus. more
Hall of Fame Banquet kicks off
SSU's Homecoming Weekend
The 2013 Hall of Fame Induction Banquet kicks off the annual Shawnee State University's Homecoming weekend at 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan 18 in the Sodexo Ballroom. more
International Students Arrive
at Shawnee State University
Students from several different countries arrived at Shawnee State University for Spring Semester. more
'Shrek The Musical' brings hilarity
to the Vern Riffe stage
Far, far away in a kingdom turned upside down, things get ugly when an unseemly ogre – not a handsome prince – shows up to rescue a feisty princess. more
Nearly 100 students visited
SSU for Pre-Med Day
Nearly 100 students and 50 family members showed up for Shawnee State University's Pre-Med Day in December. more
Murder and Mayhem take place at Mystery Dinner Theater at SSU To benefit the new Alumni Legacy Scholarship
The mob plus a marriage equals murder in the Shawnee State University Alumni Association's interactive Murder Mystery Dinner Theater. It is a real "who dunnit?" for the audience to solve. more
