Education

PIQUA — The National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) welcomed 30 inductees from Edison State Community College during the spring semester. Edison State Chapter Advisor and faculty member William Loudermilk led the induction ceremony and Dr. Paul Heintz, Jr., Dean of Arts and Sciences, delivered a keynote address.

SIDNEY — Edison State Community College recognized the achievements of the Class of 2022 during its 47th annual commencement ceremony held on Friday, May 13, at the Piqua Campus.

PIQUA — Quinci Voisard, a senior at Upper Valley Career Center from Fort Loramie High School, has been named one of 620 semifinalists in the 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The semifinalists were selected from over 5,000 candidates expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in the year 2022.

PIQUA — Community members are invited to Edison State Community College’s Piqua Campus on Friday, May 6, at 2 p.m. in Room 456 for a creative writing event with established authors and those just beginning to explore their talents. Members of the Edison State Creative Writing Club and former students in Dr. Vivian Blevins’ college creative writing classes will read their work and have the opportunity to dialogue with established authors. Retired Edison State professor Cathy Essinger and current faculty member Debra Williamson will be featured.

PIQUA — One-hundred-thirty-two students from Miami, Darke, Shelby and Champaign Counties competed in the Ohio Academy of Science Upper Miami Valley District Science Day, held at Edison State Community College, Piqua, on Saturday, March 12, 2022. Students exhibited projects in science, technology, engineering and mathematics which they worked on from September through February of this year. The Science Day (Fair) program has been in Ohio since the 1949. Students who complete and present a science or engineering project at a local science fair in their school, or at a county event, may qualify to compete at the District level.

PIQUA – Ten students from Lehman Catholic High School participated in the Ohio Academy of Science Upper Miami Valley District Science Day, held at Edison State Community College in Piqua, Ohio on Saturday, March 9. Students from Champaign, Darke, Miami and Shelby counties exhibited projects in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Seven Lehman Catholic students received superior ratings, and several students received special awards and cash prizes.

PIQUA — The Diversity Committee at Edison State Community College is hosting a celebration of Black History Month with a special event focusing on the American Dream. The event will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 23, from 5:30–7:30 p.m. in the Robinson Theater at the Piqua Campus and is free and open to the community.

PIQUA — The Edison State Community College Athletics Department and the Edison Foundation are partnering to host the 12th annual Charger Athletics Reverse Raffle event on Thursday, March 17, at 6 p.m. at the Piqua Campus.

PIQUA — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted recently announced that Ohio would become home to two leading-edge Intel chip manufacturing facilities. Intel’s $20 billion investment will help boost production to meet the surging demand for advanced semiconductors.

PIQUA — Edison State Community College is accepting applications for campus-based scholarships now through March 1, 2022. With the submission of one application, students will be considered for over 35 scholarships offered through The Edison Foundation and Edison State.