Shawnee News

Shawnee State University and the SSU Alumni Association have announced the dates for this year’s Homecoming Weekend: Alumni, Family + Community Celebration.

Shawnee State University’s Office of Workforce Development is partnering with the Ohio Highway Safety Patrol and Portsmouth Ambulance to host an Emergency Responder Community Career Fair on Thursday, Jul. 28 on campus.

Shawnee State University’s Associate Director of Career Services, Austin Raines, recently received the Teacher of the Year Award through the Ohio Department of Education as part of Adult Education Week.

The Center for Public History at Shawnee State University recently received $20,000 in grant funds from Ohio Humanities to support the development of Scioto Historical 4.0 – a free mobile app and website project documenting the history of Portsmouth and the surrounding Appalachian region.

The Shawnee State University Development Foundation has received a $50,000 grant award from the AEP Ohio Committee to support the continued expansion of the Kricker Innovation Hub’s (KIH) programming and infrastructure project.

The Shawnee State University Development Foundation (SSUDF) has awarded $17,700 through the SSUDF Grants Program to numerous on-campus programs for the 2022 autumn semester.

A favorite tradition for many students at Shawnee State University, the annual Weekend of Welcome (WOW) serves to introduce new students and welcome back returning students to campus in a weekend filled with activities and events that help them navigate campus before their first day of classes begin.

Taking part in Shawnee State University’s Honors Program and its experiential learning opportunity, Elizabeth Sullivan recently took a trip to Europe to explore its culture and how it related to her recent coursework.

Shawnee State University’s Kricker Innovation Hub (KIH) hosted their second annual Ignite Portsmouth Entrepreneurship Boot Camp and Pitch Competition at the end of last month. Seven aspiring entrepreneurs took part in the eight-week boot camp to receive support towards launching their business ideas.

Shawnee State University student Abbigale Ruggles’ love for education led her to where she feels she belongs as an Intervention Specialist K-12 major within the School of Education.