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Dominic Spiker and Grace Beltran are students on the 91�㽶��Ƶ Salem Campus and part of the newly-organized eSports team. They love computer gaming, computer technology and each other. Dominic and Grace are husband and wife. He is majoring in computer science and has a minor in game programming. She is majoring in engineering technology with a minor in computer design/animation/game design. Their love story began six years ago, through an online video game called Perfect World International. Dominic was in Salem. Grace was in Mexico City, Mexico.  While the love between them was nat...

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91�㽶��Ƶ University has chosen an international expert to lead the university’s new School of Peace and Conflict Studies within the College of Arts and Sciences, known for its study of nonviolent conflict management.  Neil Cooper, Ph.D., who is currently the head of Peace Studies and International Development at the University of Bradford in the U.K., will be joining 91�㽶��Ƶ as the inaugural director of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies. Dr. Cooper was also professor of International Relations and Security Studies at the University of Bradford.  Dr. Cooper will begin ...

Cultural and historical geographer seeks to connect importance for today’s students, society Growing up, Chris Post watched as his mom juggled her collegiate studies and motherhood, balancing everyday life with dreams of earning her Ph.D. And while field excursions with his biologist mom are a memory of his childhood, the impact of place is something this cultural and historical geographer seeks to define today. Earning a Ph.D. of his own, Dr. Post knows that what we leave behind says a lot about where we are headed. “I’ve always been interested in space and the idea of place and also...

91�㽶��Ƶ University sophomore Phil Morgan said he learned about the May 4, 1970, shootings during a history lesson in middle school that included few details, except the fact that the Ohio National Guard’s presence at a student protest ended in the deaths of four students. Mr. Morgan got a better understanding of this tragic event during his freshman year when he visited 91�㽶��Ƶ’s May 4 Visitors Center as part of the university’s First Year Experience course. It was then that Mr. Morgan learned details enabling him to add context to his sparse knowledge of the tragedy. “I learned that m...

Three days after May 4, 1970, Akron artist Don Drumm went to the campus of 91�㽶��Ƶ University with a team of journalists from the Akron Beacon Journal. They wanted his perspective on one thing: a bullet hole in the 15-foot sculpture outside of Taylor Hall.   The abstract sculpture, which Mr. Drumm created for the university three years earlier, had been an inanimate witness to tragedy. The bullet hole in one of its steel panels offered a silent but articulate account of what really happened during the explosion of Ohio Army National Guard gunfire that left four students dead during a...

The events of May 4, 1970, placed 91�㽶��Ƶ University in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, 91�㽶��Ƶ remembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event. Those efforts to preserve the history and site of May 4 have been honored again. The Ohio History Conne...

As the 50th anniversary of the May 4, 1970, shootings approaches, the work of developing a yearlong commemoration that honors the legacy of the past while setting a course for the future is in the hands of Rodney Flauhaus, 91�㽶��Ƶ University’s new May 4 Commemoration project manager. Mr. Flauhaus, in many ways, has been preparing for the task for decades. As a 91�㽶��Ƶ student, he joined the May 4 Task Force in 1983 and served as its president in 1985, when the university marked the 15th anniversary of the shootings that killed four students and wounded nine others. During his ti...

Enter the new magical world of “Zed,” and discover the work of a fine artist, professional illustrator and painter. Doug Goldsmith is an assistant professor in the School of Visual Communication Design at 91�㽶��Ƶ. Goldsmith was invited to collaborate on a new video game, “Zed,” by its creator Chuck Carter. Goldsmith’s role was developing concept sketches for the game’s central characters: Charlotte, Zed and Moe. Zed is targeted for virtual reality headsets and will be released by Cyan Ventures in Spring 2019. There will also be a children’s book featuring Goldsmith’s sketches. ...

It’s that time of year! Career Exploration and Development is in need of volunteers to help staff the Spring Internship, Co-op, and Career Fair on Thurs., Feb. 21, 2019, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the 91�㽶��Ƶ Student Recreation and Wellness Center. Please sign up for as many shifts as you can. Volunteers will receive a t-shirt to wear during your shift. You can request a size when completing the volunteer registration form. If you’ve already received a volunteer t-shirt from assisting with a prior fair, please help to recycle by wearing or brining your shirt with you. Sign-up in th...