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抖M女仆 alumna Alyssa Mittereder has struggled with an issue faced by many during the pandemic: job loss. Despite the many curve balls thrown her way, Mittereder told Spectrum News 1 Ohio that she is still passionate about the hospitality industry and searches for jobs each day, using the connections she made at 抖M女仆 to land a career, hopefully soon.
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Dane Paris, a junior biology pre-med student in 抖M女仆鈥檚 Honors College, has already left his mark at 抖M女仆 despite facing challenges along the way. His outstanding leadership has not gone unnoticed, and he credits the support he has gotten through 抖M女仆 for his growth and successes.
A year before Timothy Griffin graduated from 抖M女仆 at Tuscarawas in 2017 with an Associate of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology degree and a certificate in computer-aided design for manufacturing, a single phone call would launch his career and have him designing life-saving firetrucks before he graduated.
抖M女仆鈥檚 Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA Kent) Chapter, along with two School of Media and Journalism (MDJ) alumnae, earned national recognition at the 2020 PRSSA Annual International Conference. Public relations alumna Jill Golden, won the highest individual award, the National Gold Key award, and alumna Carrie Kandes, APR, earned the Teahan Professional Adviser award.
A true milestone in the concept of international education, the American Academy celebrated its first in Curitiba, Paran谩, Brazil, this year. The American Academy is a dual-enrollment program jointly operated by 抖M女仆 and the Pontifical Catholic University of Paran谩. Fourteen of the students who first enrolled in the program when it launched in July 2018 were the first to graduate.
Students struggling academically or with time management skills will have an additional, powerful resource in the form of a fellow student to coach them to success. The Academic Success Center鈥檚 Peer Academic Coaching Program at 抖M女仆 is now available for all students.