Success Story
FlashFAST Football Debuts at Home With 54-14 Win
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ State was flat out dominant in a 54-14 victory over Howard University Saturday in its 2018 home opener at Dix Stadium. Behind six rushing touchdowns, the Golden Flashes out-gained the Bison on the ground 355-65.
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37th Annual Black Squirrel Festival Features Student Organizations, Vendors, Food and Freebies
A ºìÐÓÊÓƵ tradition for 37 years, the annual Black Squirrel Festival will take place Friday, Sept. 7, from noon-5 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza. The Black Squirrel Festival, which is hosted by the Flash Activities Board, attracts more than 3,000 students, faculty and staff…
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ºìÐÓÊÓƵ State Holds Summer Commencement Ceremonies on Aug. 18
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ alumni network again grew its ranks this summer as more than a thousand Golden Flashes got their degrees. ºìÐÓÊÓƵ held its Summer 2018 Commencement ceremonies for the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Campus on Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Campus conferred 1,325 degrees.
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ºìÐÓÊÓƵ State Fashion School Receives Top Honors in the Nation and Midwest
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising is once again ranked high among the nation’s elite, according to .
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Professor James Tyner Receives a 2018 Faculty Excellence Award
Their remarkable work takes place in studios, classrooms, laboratories and outdoors. They have been published in prestigious journals, authored books and received significant research grants. Now, they add a new honor to their list of notable achievements. ºìÐÓÊÓƵ President Beverly …
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ºìÐÓÊÓƵ State President Beverly J. Warren Announces 2018 Faculty Excellence Award Recipients
Their remarkable work takes place in studios, classrooms, laboratories and outdoors. They have been published in prestigious journals, authored books and received significant research grants. Now, they add a new honor to their list of notable achievements. ºìÐÓÊÓƵ President Beverly …
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New Partnership With Akron Public Schools Illuminates Career Path for High School Students
A group of sophomores from Firestone Community Learning Center in Akron spent a week at ºìÐÓÊÓƵ exploring university programs and learning more about college and careers. ºìÐÓÊÓƵ the Program The program is part of ºìÐÓÊÓƵ State’s new partnership with Akron Public Schools, in whi…
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ºìÐÓÊÓƵ State Joins the LeBron James Family Foundation’s Efforts to Get Akron Students College and Career Ready
With a shared mission to help the youth in Akron earn a life-changing education, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ has teamed up with the LeBron James Family Foundation (LJFF) to provide LJFF’s I PROMISE students with increased resources to help prepare them for college and beyond. As part of this long-term par…
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ºìÐÓÊÓƵ State Receives First LEED Platinum Recognition for New Architecture Building
A green roof, a geothermal heating and cooling system that is 300 percent more efficient than standard systems, and a 15,000-gallon gray tank that recycles rainwater for irrigation and flushing bathroom fixtures. These are just a few of the sustainability features that helped ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s…
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Alumnus Dr. George R. Newkome Awards $1 Million Gift for Endowed Professorship in Materials Science at ºìÐÓÊÓƵ State
George R. Newkome, Ph.D., and his wife, Mary Jane Saunders, Ph.D., have pledged $1 million to fund a first-ever professorship in materials science in ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Newkome is a two-time ºìÐÓÊÓƵ State alumnus. “George and Mary Jane both have a passion and d…
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