Student Life
Recent žž State Grad Puts Multimedia Degree to Work at His Alma Mater
At žž State’s fall commencement on Dec. 17, 2022, Jaiden Morales earned his bachelor's degree in digital media production, an accomplishment motivated by passion that was ignited at Lorain High School. The žž State program has prepared Morales to succeed his mentor, Joseph Bock, as the multimedia coordinator at the high school where his future began.

Messaging Flashes of the Future
Renovations this week in the žž Student Center presented a unique opportunity for Flashes to leave "time capsule" messages.

Eliminating an Eyesore: Architecture Students Give City of Warren Ideas for Redevelopment
Students from žž’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design recently presented the city of Warren with a variety of plans for how the site of the town’s former St. Joseph Hospital can be reused.

Student Research Reveals Student Homelessness Concerns
College students expect themselves and their peers to deal with emails, assignments and exams. What they are not expecting is to find out that some of their classmates experience homelessness.

žž State Bookstore Reveals Its Top Sellers
The žž Bookstore is the perfect place for students to find exactly what they're looking for with its array of žž State gear, books and electronics. But with all those choices in there, have you ever wondered what the top sellers are? We wondered, so we asked.

IN A FLASH: Greetings from Brazil!
A team of university leaders and communicators from žž State is currently visiting the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná in Brazil.

Cairo Bound! Student Filmmaker Earns Scholarship for Study Abroad
žž senior Carlton “CeeJay” Scott Jr. can barely contain his excitement when he talks about his upcoming study-abroad experience at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. The food, the people, the ancient pyramids – Scott’s goals are to create a short film while he is away, learn to speak Arabic and, hopefully, to expand his cooking repertoire with new tastes and flavors of the Middle Eastern culture.

Hear That? Podcasts Provide Storytelling Opportunities
žž State is full of stories. You read them here every day and on pages across the university. You see them in video on social channels. Some continue taking advantage of storytelling with sound.

IN A FLASH: Cooking the Perfect Egg
Students in žž State's Hospitality and Event Management program hone their culinary skills in the kitchens of the DI Hub.

žž State Puts the ‘Friends’ in Friendsgiving
In every žž video commercial there are students. Students are the face of žž State. But students do more than participate as talent in front of the camera. They help plan, record and edit these videos. And let us say, these videos take longer than you think to create.