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Chris Carlson was a beloved professor of horticulture on the Salem Campus who helped create the program that is unique to this campus. Unfortunately, Carlson lost his battle with ALS and passed away last fall. Aside from his obvious love of his family, friends and teaching on the Salem Campus, Carlson also had a passion for music. He loved playing, singing, listening to and sharing music of all genres. Last December, the Salem VFW Post 892 held an all-day fundraiser that paid tribute to Carlson’s life and the things that mattered most to him. Organized by Post Commander Doug Bann...

Aimee Crane (Visual Communication Design - BFA ’09, MFA ’12) has the distinction of being the 91�ֿ� graduate whose work might just go the farthest. The farthest away from the Earth, that is. Currently the Artemis Brand Manager for NASA, Crane designed the mission patch for the Artemis I Mission which accompanied the Orion spacecraft on its orbit around the moon. We recently spoke with her about her own voyage from 91�ֿ� to NASA. ...

Alicia Costello is making the rounds of northeast Ohio.  As an upperclassman who was born in the Sandy Valley area, she now resides in Canton, and commutes to the KSU Salem and Stark campuses regularly to attend class. ...

Dreams of launching a business, researching brand new materials and developing groundbreaking systems have come true for four 91�ֿ� undergraduate students. With the support and guidance of dedicated faculty, along with access to state-of-the-art labs and equipment in the Design Innovation Hub, students Garrett Hartley, Lucas Cragel, Ethan Hartley and Brian Courts are taking their studies to the next level by developing their startup company, PolyVolt Technologies. ...

Connor Ruppelt, a senior sculpture major at 91�ֿ�, wanted to step outside his comfort zone on his latest project and explore new technologies for sculpture fabrication – thanks to the facilities and expertise available at the Design Innovation Hub he was able to do just that. Ruppelt’s piece, which features a twenty foot soft-sculpture tube, car hood, pillow, fabric mat and preserved fish gills, was designed and constructed almost entirely at the DI Hub. Taking advantage of the advanced technologies found there, the artist used a 3D image scanner to create a commercial-like ...

Assistant Professor Erica Eckert has earned the Gold Teaching Recognition Award for her project titled “Teaching Technology in Higher Education.” Presented by the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Teaching Recognition Awards allow instructors to earn tiered awards (bronze, silver, gold and platinum) for their efforts to recognize the exceptional work instructors at 91�ֿ� carry out in their effort to learn about, implement, evaluate and investigate evidence-based instructional practices. To learn more about the Teaching Recognition Awards, visit the Center for Teaching and L...