Adam Cabo

The partnership will strengthen the region’s workforce development, access to educational pathways, and support offered to adult learners.

The university’s Advanced Product Manufacturing Technologies Initiative will create a research infrastructure at the new Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building, which is expected to open in the Fall 2026 semester.

In December 2025, the university announced it would be reinstating its pep band, which had not existed in more than 20 years. In January 2026, the university received an estate gift to support the reinstated pep band.

This is the seventh consecutive year that the State of Ohio has awarded the university with Choose Ohio First funding to support STEM education.

The new program is for individuals who are seeking leadership positions in the field of nursing. The program is enrolling for the Fall 2026 semester.