The Terra State Student Government is hosting a "Cosplay for Autism 5K Fun Run" on Saturday, April 16. Registration begins at 8 a.m. with the run portion starting at 10 a.m. Walkers will start after the runners.   The event is set to honor and celebrate Autism Awareness Month and National Community College Month.

Runners and walkers are invited to dress up as their favorite character or superhero. There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place runners as well as prizes for best and silliest costumes. In addition to the race there will be family fun activities including door prizes, inflatables, face painting, food trucks, a silent auction, a college and community fair, and more.

Money raised will be donated to the Autism Society of Northwest Ohio and the Terra State Students Helping Students Scholarship fund. For further information please contact Jennifer Shaffer at jshaffer006@terra.edu or Danielle McLaughlin at dmclaughlin004@terra.edu.

As part of the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums' centennial celebration, Terra State Community College will rename a building in honor of the former president -  the Rutherford B. Hayes Skilled Trades Center.  The ceremony will occur on Terra State's campus at Noon on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30.

The building houses the HVAC-R, automotive and welding programs, as well as computer labs and classrooms.  "The naming of a building was suggested, and the trustees, along with (executive director) Christie Weininger from the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums, were very excited to do this," Terra State president Dr. Jerome Webster said.

Upon further investigation, the Skilled Trades Center became the clear choice. Hayes wrote in his diary, dated March 11, 1892, that he believed, "To make the boy equal to his fellows, let him be taught to make a living with the skilled labor of his hands." Hayes devoted his post-presidential years to educational issues, Webster said.

The Hayes Presidential Library & Museums  - the first presidential museum in the United States - will be celebrating its 100th anniversary with a variety of events throughout the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

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