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Sophomore architecture student Elise Bolton of South Euclid, Ohio served as an intern for Making Our Own Space in Cleveland in 2024.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Making Our Own Space Program Gives Teens a Taste of Architecture

Summer camps for kids interested in architecture don’t come along often – at least that’s what Elise Bolton’s mother discovered when she searched for one. But then, not a whole lot of 11-year-olds may dream of becoming architects. 

Tags: Student Life , Community & Society , Profiles , Community Impact , Honors College , College of Architecture and Environmental Design , Design at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State

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Melody Tankersley, Ph.D., Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State executive vice president and provost, was a keynote speaker at the International Town and Gown Association conference at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State June 3-6, 2025

International Town and Gown Association Came to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State to Communicate, Collaborate and Celebrate

More than 280 people attended the 2025 ITGA City & University Relations Conference, which kicked off at the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Student Center ballroom on June 4. Todd Kamenash, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s associate dean of students for conduct & community engagement, chaired the ITGA conference, which had the theme Communicate, Collaborate and Celebrate.

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Three blimps over the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Airport.

IN A FLASH: Blimp Spotting

Look, up in the sky! As part of Goodyear’s 100-year anniversary celebration of its iconic blimp, three of the company’s airships could be seen cruising the skies over Northeast Ohio last week. 

Tags: Alumni , Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Airport , Community Impact , Community & Society , College of Aeronautics and Engineering

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Delta Chi Car Smash

IN A FLASH: Mindful Mayem

A Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State fraternity presented its annual car smash in early May to help students de-stress while raising money for cancer research. 

Tags: Student Organizations , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the AMLCI.

Celebrating 60 Years: Illustrious Past, Innovation for the Future

A star-studded lineup of scientists returned to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University April 25-26 to mark the 60th anniversary of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute.

Tags: Research & Science , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , Global Reach

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Jayrelis Capeles gets a hug from her brother, Joshua Ortiz at the 2025 Spring Commencement in the MACC

Mission: Graduation Surprise

When Jayrelis Capeles walked across the stage at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University this spring, she was already brimming with emotion. She had just earned not one, but two degrees — in psychology and sociology — and was celebrating the end of her college journey that began in 2021. But the most unforgettable moment wasn’t the walk or the tassel turn.

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Sociology and Criminology , Community & Society , Department of Psychological Sciences

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KSU 115th Birthday Header

Happy 115th Birthday, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State!

In May, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University observes two historic institutional anniversaries, the first is of their founding as a school and the second is of the college being established as a university. 

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Earth Fest 2025

IN A FLASH: Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Earth Fest

In April, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Earth Fest was part of a full month of events and activities celebrating Earth Day and Earth Month. 

Tags: Research & Science , Community Impact , Community & Society , Student Organizations , Organizational Sustainability

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Lauren Paterson and Marc Myers

The Interview That Turned Into an Inter-Generational Friendship

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State graduate student Lauren Paterson and former teacher Marc Myers were recently featured on WBUR’s ‘Here and Now’ sharing their work together on The Legacy Project.

Tags: Community & Society , College of Education, Health and Human Services , Community Impact

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Adeagbo in the Ohio Statehouse

Aging with Care Through Technology

As a doctoral student of sociology, Adedayo Adeagbo is doing her research on dignity care for aging people using advancements of technology in healthcare.

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

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