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����ֱ�� State University’s School of Art Galleries presented the 2025 Student Annual Art Exhibition, where a variety of talented artists works were on display for the general public’s viewing.  The exhibition featured a variety of mediums including sculpture, painting, ceramics, textiles, and mixed media pieces submitted by students across ����ֱ�� State. The artist reception took place on March 21, from 5-7 P.M., and concluded with six artists earning awards for their work.  Artist Atoosa Fadaei’s artwork, “Paradox,” was voted Best in Show for Graduate Students. Fadaei explains t...

 ����ֱ�� State Student Media’s 'Food Flash' has found a new home for its creative culinary content at the DI Hub’s Innovation Teaching Kitchen. Through this partnership, Student Media’s food-focused YouTube series is utilizing the state-of-the-art kitchen to record segments that bring food culture to life in an exciting, interactive way.A Hub for Food Exploration'Food Flash' serves as ����ֱ�� State’s go-to source for everything food-related. The series features a dynamic mix of cooking classic recipes, reviewing new products, taking on viral food challenges, and sharing thoughtful commentary. A...

Collin Geter, 2024 School of Theatre and Dance alumnus, has joined the ensemble of “Moby Dick” at The Metropolitan Opera, from March 3 through March 29. We sat down with Geter to learn about his journey in the arts.Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in theatre studies and a minor in digital media production, Geter didn’t always dream of the spotlight. “I didn't start doing theater until I was in my sophomore year of high school. I always played sports like wrestling, basketball, baseball and martial arts,” recalled Geter, “but I'd never picked up theater until sophomore year of high schoo...

A recent study at ����ֱ�� State University is exploring ways to improve student life by gathering insights directly from students about their campus experiences. Researchers hope the findings will lead to meaningful changes that enhance academic and social life on campus. Read more about the study at The ����ֱ�� Stater....

����ֱ�� State faculty and alumni are working on a new show, “El Coquí Espectacular and the Bottle of Doom,” presented by Cleveland Public Theatre/Teatro Publico de Cleveland March 20-April 5. Cleveland Public Theatre has a significant national and international reputation, annually producing world premieres and various education programs.Set in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, circa 2010, "El Coquí Espectacular and the Bottle of Doom" centers on Alex, a 20-something Nuyorican comic book artist struggling with issues of identity and heritage. Inspired by the vejigante mask left to him by his dad, Alex copes...

Anna Thompson recently returned from student teaching abroad in New Zealand through the Consortium for Overseas Student Teaching (COST) program. Anna participated in the COST program during her final semester of the Master of Arts in Teaching: Early Childhood Education program and sat down with us for an interview about her experience. Why did you decide to pursue student teaching abroad?I have to send a huge shout out to Doctor Elizabeth Kenyon. I had no idea about the COST program. It wasn't even on my radar to go abroad and finish my student teaching abroad, and she was able to share a...

A team of students took their skills to new heights—literally—by designing, building and flight-testing a custom eight-motor drone similar in design to the C-21 Dragon Assault Ship from the movie Avatar.The project, completed as part of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) course in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering taught by assistant professor Riu Lui, Ph.D. challenged students to create a novel multirotor platform from scratch.“It is novel in design and electrical integration – complex, but I’m proud they made it,” Lui said. “It’s a great showcase of our college’s approach to hands-...