Campus security upgrades and improvements to healthcare and manufacturing programs at Washington State Community College are planned after the college was awarded two grants from the State of Ohio.
Support from Dana Incorporated for the automotive program at University of Northwestern Ohio includes donation of equipment and guest lecturers.
UC Clermont will use the recently awarded grant to coordinate a three-county program to help displaced coal industry workers with education and employment in the field of supply chain and logistics.
The latest publication of U.S. News & World Report's "Best Colleges" has been released and University of Cincinnati made it into the top five institutions for co-op education and is ranked number 148 of top tier national universities.
The Ohio Department of Education recently awarded two grants to Terra State Community College which will improve safety on campus and allow the college to purchase CNC machinery for its manufacturing training courses.
A donation of $100,000 from The Richard Salomon Family Foundation to Ohio University will be used to fund the student-led newspaper. The university is also creating a new position to oversee student media organizations.
Students at Marion Technical College now have easier access to a number of support resources in one place with the opening of the Connections Center which helps with issues like transportation, childcare, and food insecurity.
A grant from the Institute of Museums and Library Services will fund a study being undertaken by two academic departments at Kent State. The study will explore how libraries and healthcare providers can collaborate to support early childhood learning and brain development.
A grant from the Ohio Department of Education and the Department of Public Safety to Rhodes State will fund the installation of an electronic locking system for the doors of buildings on the main campus, plus an upgraded radio communication system.
A $111,553 Regionally Aligned Priorities in Delivering Skills program grant from the Ohio Department of Education will be used to buy equipment which administrators say will help the college prepare students with the skills needed by employers.
