Shawnee State University News

It will be family affair next fall in the Shawnee State University women's volleyball program as 2013 West Union graduate Christina Shelton has officially signed to become part of the Bears' program under the direction of the head coach Susan Shelton, who happens also to be Christina's mother.

Shawnee State University's Xiaodan Huang, Ph.D., professor of Education and Associate Provost for International Education Development, and Rita Haider, director of the Center for International Programs and Activities will participate in the Fourth Annual EducationUSA Forum in Washington D.C. June 26-28.

Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich signed Executive Order 2013-05K last week, directing state departments, boards and commissions to streamline the state licensing process to take into account relevant military education.

Shawnee State University has named Jeff Bauer, Ph.D., their new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Shawnee State University has started a $1.2 million renovation project on Founder's Plaza that is expected to last through October.

The Class of 2013 accumulated more than 2,500 community service hours and earned more than $3.4 million in merit-based scholarships.

An ordinance calling for the vacating of an alley and part of Argonne Road and Spring Lane, as well as the re-location of Spring Lane, to make room for the expansion of the KDMC Ohio facility on Scioto Trail in Portsmouth brought a question from Fifth Ward City Councilman Gene Meadows at Monday's Portsmouth City Council meeting.

Scioto County employees were having their cholesterol screened, trying a special weight-loss nutritional shake, or getting an invigorating massage Wednesday.

Shawnee State University has been selected to attend the Association of American Colleges and Universities Summer Institute at the University of Vermont.

As the profession of nursing has advanced, so has nursing education. Nowhere is this more evident than in the SSU-SOMC Simulation Lab, now in its fifth year of helping future health care professionals gain clinical experience.

At the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Portsmouth, three scholarships were given away and Shawnee State University President Dr.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad displayed a new defiance in an interview broadcast Thursday, warning Israel and suggesting he had secured plenty of weapons from Russia as his opponents falter politically and Hezbollah fighters strengthen his military campaign.

The Portsmouth Area Arts Council and Children's Theatre will host "A Town and Its Artists: Award for Creative and Artistic Excellence" on Saturday, June 8 at the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts.