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Pursuing a career in game design, senior Bailey Woodworth always knew she wanted to major in something art-related.
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Shawnee State University’s School of Education recently received a two-year Ohio Department of Education grant to fund Literacy LEAPS (Learning and Experiences that Accelerate Progress for Students).
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Shawnee State University’s student organization AHANA (African, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American) is designed to increase awareness of diversity and multi-cultural aspects to the student body and campus community.
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Shawnee State University’s campus and administrative offices will be closed for Winter Break starting Friday, Dec. 23 and will remain closed through Monday, Jan. 2, 2023.
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Shawnee State University has received a Campus Safety Grant in the amount of $76,013.12 from the Ohio Department of Public Safety.
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Majoring in Adolescent-to-Young Adult Integrated Math and General Education, Shawnee State University senior Andrea Timberlake recently attended the Ohio Council of Teachers and Mathematics Conference with the SSU School of Education.
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The Vern Riffe Center for the Arts (VRCFA) at Shawnee State University will host “I Have A Dream” on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023.
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Shawnee State University Development Foundation has announced the creation of the Tom Foti Dental Hygiene Scholarship. Created by the family of the late Tom Foti, the scholarship will be used to support tuition assistance for students enrolled in the two-year Dental Hygiene program at SSU.
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A senior at Shawnee State University, Deanna Hall knows that a Political Science major will lead her to a successful career of helping others.
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Shawnee State University celebrated the graduates of the Autumn Class of 2022 in an in-person Commencement Ceremony this past Saturday, Dec. 10, in the Eloise Covert Smith Theater of the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts.
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