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Cleveland’s Short. Sweet. Film Fest. to Include Works From žž State

Short films from two žž State digital media production students and three alumni will be shown this year at the 13th annual Short. Sweet. Film Fest., which takes place Feb. 28-March 3 at Atlas Cinemas Shaker in Cleveland, Ohio. Digital Media Production Associate Professor Scott Hallgren also will moderate a panel discussion at the event.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Nationally Distinctive, school of media and journalism

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LaunchNET's February Pitch and Ponder event.

IN A FLASH: Perfecting Their Pitches

LaunchNET žž State hosts special events for student entrepreneurs to network, practice business pitches and share ideas with their peers. 

Tags: LaunchNet žž State, Students First, Nationally Distinctive, entrepreneurship, University Libraries

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Julian Grimes, president of Black United Students, tours the May 4 Visitors Center.

Moving the ‘BUS’ Forward to Maintain its Strong Legacy, Honor its History

Julian Grimes, president of Black United Students, one of žž's oldest student organizations, is working to maintain the legacy of the organization credited for starting the formal observance of February as Black History Month.
 

Tags: Student Life, May 4, Students First, Department of Africana Studies, Nationally Distinctive, Department of Africana Studies, Black United Students

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KSU Precision Flight Team shows off their awards from NIFA 2023

žž Flight Team Secures 2nd Place after Updated Scoring

An updated scoring announcement has propelled the žž Precision Flight Team to a 2nd place overall finish at the NIFA Region III Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON) and secured their invitation to the in May.

Tags: College of Aeronautics and Engineering, Nationally Distinctive, Precision Flight Team

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Golden Flashes gymnastics vs. NIU

IN A FLASH: Record-Setting Victory at Home

The žž State Golden Flashes gymnastics team posted a decisive win at home - capturing four event titles. 

Tags: žž State Athletics, gymnastics, Sports, Student Life, Nationally Distinctive

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A dress designed by žž State graduate student Angelique Wong.

Best of the House: žž State Graduate Student Wins Prize for Her Designs

žž graduate student Angelique Wong’s designs were judged the best in show at “Haute for the House,” a runway show the School of Fashion staged as part of a fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio.

Tags: Art & Culture, Student Life, Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact

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The Wick Poetry Center is collaborating on a new global poem, "Dear Body of Water"

Dear Body of Water: Poets Across the Globe Write a Love Letter to the Water That Sustains Us

žž’s Wick Poetry Center is collaborating on a new global poem to pay tribute to the liquid that sustains life.

“Dear Body of Water,” Wick’s newest collaboration with the University of Arizona’s Poetry Center, invites writers to speak to the bodies of water that have shaped their lives.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Research & Science, Community & Society, Global Reach, Nationally Distinctive

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Nick Saban, photo credit: Associated Press

Renowned Football Coach Nick Saban Joins ESPN

During his time at žž State, Saban earned three letters in football and one in baseball from 1970 to 1972. In 1973, he was a graduate assistant coach and defensive assistant for the Flashes. He was inducted into the žž State Varsity K Hall of Fame in 2015. 

Tags: Nationally Distinctive, Sports

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žž State alumna Alexus Kellow, '21, stationed with the U.S. Army in South Korea, began her master's program in the College of Public Health online.

Military Members Embracing Online Advanced Public Health Degrees

Active military members are embracing online master’s degree programs in žž’s College of Public Health for the flexibility and ease with which they can earn an advanced degree.

Tags: Student Life, College of Public Health, Health, Global Reach, Students First, Nationally Distinctive

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Skateboarding student flies during a brief time of warmer temperatures in February

IN A FLASH: Flashes Get Out

A brief preview of spring-like weather inspired Golden Flashes to venture outdoors. 

Tags: Spring Semester, Student Life, Nationally Distinctive, weather

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