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Chris Post, Ph.D., professor of geography at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University at Stark, will serve as the 2024 speaker for the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series, a part of the university's annual May 4 Commemoration events.

Chris Post Selected as 2024 Speaker for Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series

The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature Professor of Geography Chris Post, Ph.D., presenting â€œDeveloping and Interpreting the Wounded Student Markers at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State†as this year’s selected speaker. The Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon will be held on May 3.

Tags: University News , Nationally Distinctive , May 4 , Department of Geography , Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University at Stark , University Libraries , Regional Campuses

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April 8, 2024 total eclipse of the sun.

Three Minutes of Darkness Create a Lifetime Memory

For three short minutes on April 8, our world stood still.

Tags: University News , Community Impact , Student Life , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive

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Poetry writing for the total solar eclipse.

Eclipse Poetry: The Convergence of Science and Art

An event like the total solar eclipse observed in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ on April 8 can help to shake up our lives from the mundane. Poetry can work in the same way, said Chris Wick, son of Walt Wick, one of the founders of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s Wick Poetry Center.

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Eclipse totality with KSU lamp post.

IN A FLASH: An Unforgettable Day

Campus and community came together to share a once-in-a-lifetime event at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University. 

Tags: Nationally Distinctive , Student Life , University News , Risman Plaza , Total Solar Eclipse , Community & Society , Community Impact

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The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State library stands tall in darkness while the moon blocks out the sun during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

Flash of Darkness: Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Celebrates Total Eclipse of the Sun

It was a party 218 years in the making.

The thousands of people who came to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University on April 8 to witness the total solar eclipse did not leave disappointed by the celestial show, the likes of which had not been seen in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥, Ohio since 1806.

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State mascot Flash wearing eclipse viewing glasses

IN A FLASH: Today's the Day!

Where will you be viewing the total solar eclipse, Golden Flashes?  Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State has a complete schedule of eclipse-themed events and activities. 

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State gymnastics 2024

IN A FLASH: Fantastic Gymnastics - Spectacular Season!

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State gymnasts reached new heights this semester as they sweep competitions and set new team records.

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Erin Simonek and Madison Trommler

From Career-Ready to Camera-Ready at WFMJ-TV

Simonek and Tromler sat down with Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Today to talk about their experiences in the university’s journalism program and how it prepared them to hit the ground running within the first week on the job at 21 WFMJ-TV.

Tags: Students First , Nationally Distinctive , Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Works , Communications

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ community members gather at annual May 4 commemoration

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Remembers May 4, 1970, With 54th Commemoration

On May 3-4, 2024, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University will hold its annual commemoration honoring the memory of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine others and sparking a turning point in American history.  

Tags: University News , Nationally Distinctive , May 4 , May 4 Commemoration

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