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Building a Career – And a Life – In New York City Fashion

A 2024 graduate from Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University's School of Fashion shares an update about her life after Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State and beginning her exciting career in New York City. 

Tags: School of Fashion , NYC Fashion , Alumni , Nationally Distinctive , Community & Society

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IN A FLASH: Preparing For Disaster

When disaster strikes: Students at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University at Trumbull received real world disaster training through a partnership with a local hospital.

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Where They Were on May 4, 1970

A future Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University president and a past Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State administrator were serving at universities in Dayton and Texas on May 4, 1970, and had to find ways to manage student protests in reaction to the shootings.

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City of Cleveland and Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Launch Initiative to Strengthen Police-Community Trust

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University and the City of Cleveland have launched a new research and training initiative aimed at strengthening trust, collaboration and accountability between the Cleveland Division of Police and city residents. The project is supported by a $20,000 grant from Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Community Engaged Research Institute.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Department of Sociology and Criminology , School of Peace and Conflict Studies , College of Arts and Sciences

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NASA Employee and Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Alumnus Aimee Crane

From Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State to the Moon: Alumna Helps NASA Tell the Artemis Story

As four astronauts aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft speed toward the moon on the Artemis II mission — the first crewed lunar voyage in more than 50 years — a Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University graduate is among those who helped make the moment possible.

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Community Spirit Inspires Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Student Volunteers in Post-Paddy's Cleanup

In the spirit of community, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State student volunteers picked up litter and trash around Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ neighborhoods following the annual Fake Paddy's Day celebration.

Tags: Undergraduate Student Government , Center for Student Involvement , Town-Gown , Community Impact , Community & Society

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Ohio Senate Votes Unanimously to Name Highway for Trumbull Graduate Jacob Derbin

The Ohio Senate voted unanimously on March 25 to designate a stretch of Interstate 480 in Cuyahoga County as the Officer Jacob J. Derbin Memorial Highway, honoring the Euclid police officer who was killed in the line of duty in May 2024.

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Before becoming a student at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University, Richard Hlavaty served in the U.S. Marine Corps. One of his two combat tours was in Afghanistan (pictured). (Photo provided by Richard Hlavaty)

‘What Makes Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Friendly to Veterans Is That the Support Is Real and Personal’

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University has earned the Military Friendly® School designation for 2026-2027, its 17th consecutive year. Marine Corps veteran and Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State senior Richard Hlavaty shares how Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s veteran support services have shaped his academic and professional journey.

Tags: Community & Society , University News , Community Impact , Center for Adult and Veteran Services , Division of Student Life

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Teaching the Teachers

Thanks to nearly $2.3 million in grant funding from the Ohio Department of Education, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State is training and endorsing K-12 teachers in computer science instruction across every grade level and subject area. The teachers arriving in these courses are not who you might picture. And what they leave with has started to surprise even their instructors.

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Journalism Major Scores Numerous Front-Page Stories in Knight-Funded Internship

Lauren Cohen, a senior journalism major from Twinsburg, Ohio, has already made an impact during her internship, producing many front-page stories for the Akron Beacon Journal and Signal Akron. 

Tags: Community Impact , Community & Society , Student Life , Profiles

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