University News
Student Voting Rate Skyrockets in Recent Years
While student voting nationwide doubled since 2014, the žžÀ² student voting rate has increased 135% from 2014 to 2018, according to a recent report from the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement, conducted by the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education at Tufts University’s Tisch College of Civic Life.
žžÀ² State Magazine: Design Innovation Hub Launches
žžÀ² celebrated the launch of a dynamic new space, the Design Innovation (DI) Hub, in May that will bring innovations from many disciplines together in a 68,000 square foot building near the center of the žžÀ² Campus.
From Badgers to Golden Flashes: žžÀ² State’s President, Wife and Head Football Coach Share Connection With Two Universities
Even žžÀ²â€™s highest-ranking officials can experience a tug on their loyalties when the Golden Flashes take on their alma maters in athletic contests. President Todd Diacon, his wife, Moema Furtado, and head football coach Sean Lewis all will experience that dual loyalty on Saturday when žžÀ² State faces the University of Wisconsin-Madison at noon at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.
žžÀ² State Nursing Alumna Reflects on May 4 Tragedy
In the spring of 1970, two-time žžÀ² alumna and registered nurse Pat Gless was a junior in žžÀ² State’s inaugural nursing program. While in class on Monday, May 4, a professor rushed into her classroom and warned students who could leave campus to do so. Fifty years later, Gless now reflects on the events surrounding that tragedy and how they have impacted her life and nursing career.
žžÀ² State Debuts New TV Commercial Produced Entirely In-House
An ecology student testing water in a river. A nursing student assisting a patient. A music student performing onstage. These are just three of the 30 žžÀ² students featured in the new žžÀ² State TV commercial that was developed and produced entirely in-house by žžÀ² State staff members who are all žžÀ² State graduates.
Flashes Sign Team IMPACT Recruit Mary Alice Tryda
žžÀ² field hockey coach Kyle DeSandes-Moyer is pleased to announce the signing of 10-year-old Mary Alice Tryda through Team IMPACT to the žžÀ² State field hockey team.
Ascendium Grant Will Streamline Transfers and Increase Student Retention, Graduations
The pathway from a two-year college to žžÀ² will soon become an easier road to travel for Ohio students, thanks to a grant awarded to žžÀ² State to collaborate with three Ohio community colleges to streamline the transfer process.
žžÀ² State Celebrates Homecoming
On Saturday, Sept. 21, the žžÀ² fight song blared down Main Street, the city of žžÀ² was flooded with blue and gold, alumni and friends gathered and reminisced about their žžÀ² State days, fans packed the stadium to cheer on their beloved Golden Flashes and the entire campus boomed with žžÀ² State pride.
Delta Air Lines Program Propels žžÀ² State’s Flight Technology Students to Careers as Pilots
žžÀ²â€™s nationally ranked Flight Technology program, in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, is one of only three nationwide that Delta Air Lines selected this year to become a Delta Propel Partner, a program that creates career opportunities for students studying to be future commercial pilots.
žžÀ² State Board Formalizes New 10-Year Agreement With Tuscarawas Campus
žžÀ²â€™s long-standing relationship with the Tuscarawas County University Branch District to administer the Tuscarawas Campus of žžÀ² State will continue through June 30, 2030, in a new 10-year agreement approved by the žžÀ² State Board of Trustees.