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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ alumnus hired as Ohio political director for Joe Biden

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ alumnus hired as Ohio political director for Joe Biden

July 24, 2020

A Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ alumnus was recently hired as the statewide political director in Ohio for the Joe Biden presidential campaign. Alan Bannister, who formerly served as the Toledo mayoral executive assistant, is no stranger to local and national politics. Bannister, according to the Toledo Blade, held the same role as statewide political director in Ohio for the Hillary Clinton campaign in 2016. Bannister resigned as the...

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Longtime Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Extension employee to retire

Longtime Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Extension employee to retire

July 24, 2020

A longtime employee at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is retiring after 44 years of service. Dr. Joanne Bankston previously served as coordinator of family and consumer sciences, and as a state specialist for family economics management for the Cooperative Extension program at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ. Bankston has served in various capacities within Cooperative Extension at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ. Bankston’s career has been highly recognized within her...

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Incoming Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ freshman featured in USA Today

Incoming Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ freshman featured in USA Today

July 24, 2020

An incoming Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ freshman was recently featured in a USA Today story about turning 18 in Tamir Rice’s America. Savion Briggs, who recently graduated from Butler High School in Louisville, discussed how he didn’t grow up playing cops and robbers or using toy guns. Briggs talked to USA Today about his experiences with police and organizing protests against police brutality. Briggs told USA Today he hopes to be a...

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Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ hosted inaugural HBCU Mental Health Summit

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ hosted inaugural HBCU Mental Health Summit

July 17, 2020

In the midst of a global health pandemic and deepening racial tensions, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Division of Student Engagement and Campus Life and its Center for Emotional Wellness recently hosted the two-day inaugural HBCU Mental Health Summit.  A virtual event, held during Minority Mental Health Month, brought together 130 mental health professionals, faculty, student affairs staff, consultants and graduate students from mo...

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