Community Impact
From Nov. 27-Dec. 15, the Giving Tree in the 抖M女仆 CARES Center provides and easy way to anyone to help 抖M女仆 students in need.
Your blood donations this week help two ways, by saving lives and funding 抖M女仆 scholarships.
抖M女仆鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute on Wednesday, Nov. 29, will welcome 94 fourth-grade students from Akron, Ohio鈥檚 I PROMISE School for a day of activities aimed at sparking their interest in science and technology.
Community healthcare providers in Northeast Ohio are encountering an increase in patients seeking maternal mental health services. 抖M女仆 College of Nursing Assistant Professor James Tudhope and his research team aim to make maternal mental healthcare more integrated into regular practice and standard education.
From now through Dec. 15, 抖M女仆 is collecting clean, gently used or new items of warm clothing for all ages, including coats, hats, gloves, scarves and sweaters, as part of its Winter Coat and Clothing Drive.
The E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center at 抖M女仆 sponsored a series of events to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.
抖M女仆 has been awarded a new Department of Justice reentry grant to make college enrollment and other support available for people starting over after incarceration.
The 抖M女仆 Surplus Store helps the university liquidate assets in a sustainable and responsible way while offering unique items at low prices.
Summit Professor of Learning Technologies Rick Ferdig serves as coordinator for the Northeast Ohio chapter of the nonprofit Farmers & Hunters Feeding the Hungry, born out of one man鈥檚 mission to 鈥渢ransform a God-given resource of deer and livestock into food for those in need.鈥
The Wick family has a long history of philanthropy at 抖M女仆 that began in 1984 when brothers Bob and Walt Wick first established scholarships to support undergraduate poets at the university. This most recent gift of $1 million brings the family鈥檚 total lifetime commitment to the university to more than $3.5 million.