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����ֱ�� State University Police Services is celebrating the five-year anniversary – or the 35 dog-year anniversary – of its first K-9 unit, which features 7-year-old German Shepherd Coco and her handler, Officer Anne Spahr. “She is very high spirited, very high energy and very smart,” Officer Spahr says. “She is a phenomenal work dog, very focused and thorough, but quick. I have to stay on my toes to keep up with her.” Coco was the first police dog at ����ֱ�� State. She is now one of two police dogs at the university, later joined by a Belgian Malinois named Dexter. Dexter's handler...

John and Fonda Elliot, donors of the largest gift in ����ֱ�� State University history, reflect on their transformational experiences at ����ֱ�� State and offer advice to current students.          ...

Transfer student Gregory Joyce II is a great example of the wide variety of clients served by LaunchNET. While many students come to the office looking to start a venture of some type, Gregory came in with multiple businesses already going and ideas for more. His journey to successful college student and business person, like most, is not a simple, straightforward one. He grew up on the west side of Cleveland, and after completing a semester of college at the University of Akron, he was kicked out of school. In 2014 he moved to Atlanta, Georgia and attended Morehouse College, where he was e...

The ����ֱ�� State University alumni family will grow by nearly 3,000 new graduates as the university holds its Fall Commencement ceremonies. For the ����ֱ�� Campus, Commencement ceremonies will take place Friday, Dec. 14, and Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). ����ֱ�� State will confer 2,158 degrees, consisting of 1,667 bachelor’s degrees, 430 master’s degrees, 55 doctoral degrees and six educational specialist degrees.  Across the university’s eight-campus system, 2,891 students will graduate from ����ֱ�� State this fall, including those receiving assoc...