CANTON – Aultman College plans an open house-style Preview Day for interested students at 10 a.m. Feb. 21.
The event includes tours of college facilities and classrooms, the opportunity to meet with students, faculty and staff, and presentations about the various programs in nursing, radiography, medical assisting and the health sciences, as well as College Credit Plus for high school students.
The event is free, but reservations are required. To learn more and RSVP, visit aultmancollege.edu/open-house. Aultman College is next to Aultman Hospital at Dartmouth Avenue and Seventh Street SW.
Aultman Alliance Community Hospital auxiliary offers scholarship
ALLIANCE – Aultman Alliance Community Hospital’s auxiliary is accepting applications for the Dr. James J. Thomas Scholarship, a $1,500, non-renewable scholarship awarded annually to four local high school seniors interested in pursuing a career in the human healthcare field.
Applications are available in the hospital gift shop; at alturl.com/k8yvz; or from high school guidance counselors. Applications must be submitted, along with a copy of an official high school transcript, by 3 p.m. March 20.
Scholarship recipients are selected by a committee representing the auxiliary, healthcare professionals and the community.
Massillon Rotary offers nursing scholarships
MASSILLON – Massillon Rotary Foundation Nursing Scholarship awards will be available for 2026. The amount of the scholarship has yet to be determined.
Eligible applicants must live or work in Massillon or Western Stark County and be accepted or enrolled in an accredited nursing program. Scholarship recipients are eligible to re-apply annually.
Scholarship applications and guidelines are available at massillonrotary.org under the Rotary Foundation tab. Deadline to submit applications is April 30, and awards will be announced by June 15. For more information, contact MRFoundation10@gmail.com.
Architecture scholarship available
JACKSON TWP. – SoL Harris/Day Architecture is accepting applications for the John E. Harris III Architectural Scholarship Award until April 3.
The annual $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a Stark County high school senior entering an accredited school of architecture as a freshman in the fall. For a scholarship application, visit SoL Harris/Day Architecture at 6677 Frank Ave. NW, call 330-493-3722 or email infor@solharrisday.com.
Scholarships available for careers in natural gas, oil
The Ohio Natural Energy Foundation is accepting applications until March 1 for the 2026 scholarship program, supporting students pursuing careers in the natural gas and oil industry. Students must complete the application, submit letters of recommendation, a resume, and official transcript.
Each scholarship is worth $1,500 per year with a total of four years of potential eligibility. The minimum scholarship criteria include:
Must be a U.S. citizen.Must have a career goal in the natural gas and oil industry.Must be an Ohio resident or student attending, or planning to attend, an accredited Ohio college, university, technical or trade school.Must have and maintain a grade point average of 2.5 or higher.
For students interested in applying, and for more information, visit the organization’s website at shorturl.at/vCZLY.
Mount Union plans Black History Month events
ALLIANCE – University of Mount Union will hold the following events, open to the community, to celebrate Black History Month.
A Freedom and Expression Paint and Sip will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 10 in the University’s Wayne Manzilla Center. A Black History Month Church Service will be at 1 p.m. Feb. 15 at Mount Union’s Dewald Chapel.
The annual Black Student Union Fashion Show will be at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 in Brush Performance Hall of Mount Union’s Giese Center for the Performing Arts. There will also be a panel titled “Divine 9: Service, Scholarship and Social Justice” from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 25 in Presser Recital Hall in the Giese Center.
The Pathfinders Lecture Series returns with two events in February. Sandy Womack, area superintendent for Region III of Columbus City Schools, will present “Honoring the Past, Acknowledging the Present, Inspiring the Future” from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Feb. 19 in the Newbold Room of the University’s Hoover-Price Campus Center.
The Pathfinders honorees will be recognized at a luncheon from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Feb. 26 in the Newbold Room. Those honorees include Abby (Honaker) Schroeder (Faculty/Staff Honoree), Jeziah Farrar and Abby Reagan (Student Honorees), Kimesha “Callie” Flonnoy (Community Honoree) and Bylynn Hatcher (Alliance High School Honoree). Registration is required for the luncheon and is limited to the first 50 people.
To learn more about these events and register for the Pathfinders luncheon, visit mountunion.edu/bhm.