For the second time, Bowling Green State University has earned Collegiate Purple Star designation from the Ohio Department of Higher Education for its support of veteran and military-affiliated students.

Rhodes State College has been awarded $55,869 as part of the $8 million in Regionally Aligned Priorities in Delivering Skills (RAPIDS) grants recently approved by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine.

Getting a skilled workforce starts with education, and some Ohio agencies are getting the word out about some free programs that can help local businesses.

Chancellor Randy Gardner getting a chance to take in all the high-tech, state-of-the-art training and educational equipment that is being used at the center. Many of which are the first of it’s kind being used in the classroom. Virtual cadavers, simulated rollover accident vehicles, and more. Gardner was impressed with the facilities, its degrees, and its use by outside agencies.