Community & Society
IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Earns Top Honors as Best College Town in Ohio, One of the Best in the Nation
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥, Ohio, is officially one of the best places in America to go to college — and the best in Ohio.
Ohio’s Best Advocates for Employee Ownership Are Here at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State
For nearly 40 years, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University's Ohio Employee Ownership Center has helped educate, train and advocate for Ohio businesses on the path to employee ownership.
IN A FLASH: Spacesuit at the Statehouse
The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Museum celebrated the opening of "Ohioans in Space: The Carl E. Walz Spacesuit from the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Museum" with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus.
DC CAP Scholars Graduate Ready to Lead
At Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s University College, the CommUNITY Lab serves as a space where connection, growth and opportunity intersect, especially for graduating seniors like Ronshai Jones, Ariana Wallace and Yeshe Mulugeta. For these three, the journey to graduation has been defined by leadership, resilience, and the unwavering support of the DC College Access Program.
$1.75 Million Gift From Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation to Expand Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Mobile Health Outreach
The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation has awarded $1.75 million to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s College of Public Health that will support students and programs, such as the Mobile Flashes program.
Announcing the 2026 President’s Award of Distinction
The President’s Award of Distinction was created as a recognition program to reward staff members who have demonstrated outstanding achievements, service, leadership and dedication to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State in advancing the university’s strategic priorities and core values.
Stark Campus Becomes Hub for Motorcycle Safety Training
Motorcycle Ohio, a program of the Ohio Traffic Safety Office, is celebrating the opening of its newest motorcycle rider training site at the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Stark campus in North Canton. The new location was launched in partnership with the Stark County Sheriff's Office and will expand access to motorcycle safety education for residents in the region.
IN A FLASH: Highlighting a Life of Commitment and Purpose
An exhibition, running from Apr. 30-Aug. 21, highlights the commitment of Dean Kahler, one of the nine students wounded on May 4, 1970 and his ongoing activities in promoting peace, activism, public service and disability rights.
Historian Brings Guardsmen's Voices to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture
Fifty-six years after four students were killed and nine were wounded on the campus of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University, a historian from outside the university brought a rarely heard perspective to one of the most consequential days in American history – May 4, 1970.