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The Vern Riffe Center for the Arts (VRCFA) at Shawnee State University has been selected to partner with regional arts partner, Arts Midwest, for the 2022-2025 World Fest cycle.
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Shawnee State University Board of Trustees has named a new Student Trustee to serve two fiscal years on the governing board.
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Graduating next year, Franklin (Scott) Ferrell, a native of Chesapeake, OH, is majoring in Mathematical Sciences with an Actuarial Concentration at Shawnee State University.
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Shawnee State University’s Office of Admission will welcome high school juniors and seniors to its Fall Preview Day on Saturday, Sept. 24.
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Shawnee State University’s Student Government Association (SGA) prides itself as a voice for all SSU students.
Read moreThe BESTOhio Sector Partnership is in line to receive up to $930,000 over the next three years as part of The Ohio Manufacturers Association’s (OMA) $23,492,808 award from the Economic Development Administration’s American Rescue Plan Act Good Jobs Challenge program, which was announced on Aug. 3.
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Shawnee State University will induct three former athletes into its SSU Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Sept. 23.
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Shawnee State University's Athletic Department, in coordination with the SSU Development Foundation, has officially announced the start of the 2022 Bear Club Challenge.
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Shawnee State University faculty, staff, and students are mourning the loss of Dr. Jon Bedick, Professor of Biology, who passed away this week.
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Shawnee State University’s Director of the Kricker Innovation Hub, David Kilroy was one of twenty-nine fellows from Appalachia’s thirteen states who graduated last month from the Appalachian Leadership Institute.
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