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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University will hold its Spring 2014 Commencement ceremonies for the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus on Friday, May 9, and Saturday, May 10, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center) and on Friday, May 16, at Cartwright Hall. Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State will confer 3,820 degrees, including 2,811 bachelor’s degrees, 860 master’s degrees, 144 doctoral degrees and five educational specialist degrees.

Scholar of the Month Artem Zvavitch Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences College of Arts and Sciences 2004-present Artem Zvavitch is an associate professor and graduate coordinator in the Department of Mathematical Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on the novel interface of Functional and Harmonic Analysis, Convex Geometry and Probability Theory.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University congratulates its newest graduates. Summer 2013 commencement ceremonies for the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus were held Aug. 17 at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State conferred 1,593 degrees, including 836 bachelor’s degrees, 455 master’s degrees, 83 doctoral degrees, 198 associate degrees and 21 educational specialist degrees. Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University congratulates its newest graduates. Summer 2013 commencement ceremonies for the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus were held Aug. 17 at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center).

Scholar of the Month Yanhai Du Assistant Professor of Energy and Industrial Technology College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology 2013-present

Scholar of the Month Hai Dinh Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences Regional College Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University at Trumbull 2004-present Hai Dinh is an associate professor of mathematical sciences at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University at Trumbull. His research interests include Algebraic Coding Theory and Ring and Module Theory.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Libraries held its Stress-Free Zone event on Monday, Dec. 9, and Tuesday, Dec. 10, on the first floor of the University Library. The Stress-Free Zone offered the opportunity for a study break for students and an avenue to reduce stress for faculty and staff members as the fall semester comes to an end. Pet therapy dogs returned this year to help ease the stress of finals week. There was free popcorn and beverages for all.

The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Esplanade will be named the Lester A. Lefton Esplanade honoring Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State President Lefton. The announcement was made Friday, Oct. 4, by Jane Murphy Timken, chair of the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Board of Trustees, at a community event held at the new University Esplanade arch near Main and Willow streets in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥. The event celebrated the solid partnership between Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University and the city of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ and the official opening of the University Esplanade extension that now connects the university to downtown Ñý¼§Ö±²¥.

Graduate students from Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, the combined home of the urban design graduate program and the public service activities of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, won the Excellence in Student Planning Award from the American Planning Association of Ohio (APA-Ohio) on Sept. 27, 2013.

After a nearly yearlong planning process, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s College of Nursing and the MetroHealth System have collaborated to now offer clinical experiences aboard Metro Life Flight to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State graduate nursing students in the acute care nurse practitioner concentration. The new clinical experiences started this fall semester.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University held its annual Veterans Day observance on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 11 a.m. on the Student Green at Risman Plaza. The outdoor program included a flag-raising ceremony conducted by a joint color guard from the Army and Air Force ROTC programs, and remarks from Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State President Lester A. Lefton.