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“I have loved getting to go to clinicals right off the bat and not having to wait. Having our live labs has been great in helping understand the material.” 

Grace Strauss

“There was no way I was going to pass up an opportunity to speak to and meet people who may offer me a job someday. It was a very educational and enjoyable experience.” 

Deanna Gannon

“These field trips provide an opportunity for students to not only learn more but it introduces them to people and places in our college community, which can help foster relationships and promote healthy choices.”

Jennifer Ross

“I am extremely honored to receive this award. Growing up I was always taught to be a good person and try to help others. Wanting to do good for yourself is great but wanting to do things for other people is what I truly feel is the definition of a decent person.” 

Jacob Robinson

“The best part of ��Ӱֱ�� State is the people. I was so shocked how nice everyone was. It is such a good community here.” 

Lauren Staba

��Ӱֱ�� State Associate Professor and Department Chair of the Business Department Mark Bloxsom and Lecturer in the Physical and Life Sciences Department Jennifer Ross were honored with the Student Advocate Award during the 40th annual Honors Convocation.

“��Ӱֱ�� State has put forth a mission of enhancing learning through hands-on experiences while engaging students to be involved in a caring community. As a Nutrition course, I feel it’s our responsibility to bring awareness to food insecurity and support efforts to combat it. My students had the opportunity to participate in organizing, designing, selling, and preparing meals.”

Jennifer Ross

"I am incredibly excited about the work that ��Ӱֱ�� State is doing to develop these initiatives across our broad range of degree programs, including vocational. Given the challenges facing us in higher education, framing our civic engagement efforts as an integral part of workforce readiness and democratic citizenship is essential.”

Dr. Angela Graves

“It was a great day to interact with these students. The competitors had great ideas and it was interesting to hear them tell the judges what they did and what they learned. All that competed should be proud of their efforts. It is always a special day to host these young scientists on our campus.”

Isaac Klingensmith

"The rare opportunity for my virology students to interact with Dr. David Baltimore, a scientist whose work has provided an understanding of and subsequently shaped so many aspects of modern science, including pharmaceuticals, is one which I hope will inspire my students to know that they each can achieve anything they want to in life if they work hard and follow their true passion."

Professor Stephen Bauer