SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Jan. 24 (TNSper) -- Clark State College issued the following news: The Clark State College Board of Trustees has appointed David Ball as chairman of the Board, and longstanding Board member and former Board Chair Sharon Evans, as vice chairman of the Board. Their terms began on January 17 and are a one-year tenure. Ball has served on the Clark State Board of Trustees since 2015. "I am humbled by the appointment and deeply appreciate the opportunity and the trust of my fello  more

TYSONS, Virginia, Jan. 24 -- Squire Patton Boggs, a law firm, issued the following news: Squire Patton Boggs attorneys Tom Kibbey and Jesse Taylor represented Harmony Project in connection with its long-term lease and management of the former Northland Performing Arts Center (NPAC), a performing arts and community center. Harmony Project, a central Ohio nonprofit whose mission is to build a stronger and more inclusive community through the arts and volunteer services, sought a long-term home t  more

OXFORD, Ohio, Jan. 24 (TNSconf) -- Miami University issued the following news: A lecture by bestselling author, activist, and motivational speaker Erin Brockovich and a performance of "Macbeth" by the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company highlight the slate of more than 40 free events offered this spring through Miami University Regionals Office of Public Programming. On Thursday, March 9, at 7 p.m., Brockovich, whose name became a byword for grit, determination, and dogged persistence, will present  more

HIRAM, Ohio, Jan. 24 (TNSfund) -- Hiram College issued the following news: With the recent passage of the federal budget and sponsorship of Congressman Dave Joyce, Hiram College will receive a $665,000 federal earmark that will provide start-up funds for a new Office of Workforce Development and Community Engagement to be housed on the College's campus. Once established, the Office of Workforce Development and Civic Engagement will coordinate the College's existing efforts in both workforce d  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 24 (TNSpar) -- Cleveland State University issued the following news release: Last summer, Cleveland State University (CSU) announced a partnership with global educational services provider Kaplan to provide all CSU undergraduate students and Spring 2022 graduates with free private test prep courses for graduate-level admissions exams. It has been nothing short of a smashing success so far. CSU was the first public institution in the country to engage a "Kaplan All Access"  more

DELAWARE, Ohio, Jan. 24 (TNSawa) -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: Ohio Wesleyan University student Brianna DeMuth is one of nine scholars nationwide to earn 2023-2024 Diversity Fellowship Program awards in the American Political Science Association's fall 2022 application cycle. All of the newly named fellows are seeking doctoral degrees in political science and will receive $5,000 over two years from the American Political Science Association (APSA) to support th  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 24 -- OverDrive, a company that says it delivers a digital catalog of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines and other content through apps, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2023: OverDrive Education announced today that the Sora student reading app is piloting a new Sora Extra that connects students to interactive reading resources from TeachingBooks.net. This new feature provides easy access to engaging learning materials that can deepen conversations about favorite   more

ALLIANCE, Ohio, Jan. 24 (TNSper) -- The University of Mount Union issued the following news on Jan. 23, 2023: The University of Mount Union Board of Trustees has announced that Gregory L. King '89 has been named president of the University, effective March 1, 2023. King will become the 14th individual to lead the institution in its 177-year history and the third Mount Union alumnus to fulfill the role, following in the footsteps of William H. McMaster 1899, who served as president from 1908 to   more