University News
抖M女仆 is proud to announce its 2020 Alumni Award recipients. Recipients are chosen based on their exceptional contributions in their chosen profession, in their communities and at 抖M女仆. Sponsored by the alumni association, the Alumni Awards are the university鈥檚 most prestigious honors given to alumni.
For nearly 110 years, Mercy Health has addressed the growing needs of the Mahoning Valley, which includes the city of Warren and its surrounding communities. Mercy Health has been evaluating ways to meet the increasing healthcare needs of those living in Trumbull County, delivering on its promise of providing care when and where people live and work. As part of this commitment, Mercy Health has announced the future development of land adjacent to the 抖M女仆 at Trumbull Campus.
抖M女仆 shines again in the new 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. 抖M女仆 is the highest-ranking public university in Northern Ohio on the Top Public Schools and Best National Universities lists in the newly released rankings.
抖M女仆 at Trumbull will become home to a Siffrin Academy to help people with disabilities transition from high school to jobs or advanced education programs.
Forbes and market research company Statista have named 抖M女仆 No. 1 among employers in Northern Ohio and No. 4 in the entire state of Ohio on the 2020 America鈥檚 Best-in-State Employers list that highlights America鈥檚 best employers. 抖M女仆 is also the top educational institution on the Ohio list. (Photo from 2019 Employee Appreciation Day event)
抖M女仆 is being recognized for the ninth time as a 鈥淕reat College to Work For鈥 by The Chronicle of Higher Education, a top trade publication for colleges and universities, and ModernThink LLC, a consulting firm. Now in its 13th year, the 鈥淕reat Colleges to Work For鈥 annual report recognizes the colleges that get top ratings from their employees on workforce practices and policies.
The 抖M女仆 Board of Trustees congratulated 抖M女仆 President Todd Diacon and university leaders on increased retention and graduation rates, as well as a strong Class of 2024, as official fall 2020 enrollment figures were shared at the Board鈥檚 regular quarterly meeting held Wednesday, Sept. 16.
They鈥檙e back! 抖M女仆 students have begun their fall 2020 classes, and official enrollment figures include many highlights.
Now that the fall semester at 抖M女仆 is in full force, we are excited to announce that two of our most anticipated traditions will be held during the month of October. (Photo from Homecoming 2019)
Two recent incidents involving the painting of racist messages on the Rock located on Front Campus, coupled with the series of tragic national events this year involving the shootings of Black Americans, serve as glaring evidence that this university and our country need to do better when addressing racism and violence against Black Americans.
At 抖M女仆, our core values of respect and kindness for all demand that we step up to become part of the conversation that leads to a solution that will dismantle the systemic racism that has plagued our communities throughout history, and our university all too recently.