Organizational Sustainability
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Board of Trustees Announces Partnership With Bio-Med Science Academy
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s Board of Trustees approved a new partnership between the university and Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School that will bring new life to the underutilized Michael Schwartz Center building while providing the public STEM school with a state-of-the-art facility for its elementary grades. The Board’s vote of approval came during its regular quarterly meeting held Dec. 11.
‘The Strength of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Is Our Community’
Attending university athletics and arts events as a way to come together during challenging times was among the many topics Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University President Todd Diacon discussed Oct. 23 during his monthly Talking With Todd town hall-style Teams meeting with the campus community.
Buzzing With Excitement on Pollinator Day
Launching seed balls, learning about plants and insects, engaging with interactive games and coloring were just some of the events that the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Child Development Center’s preschool and kindergarten classes participated in for Pollinator Day on Sept. 5.
STARS Struck: Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Sustainability Improves University Rankings
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University has earned an AASHE STARS Silver rating for its ongoing commitment to campus sustainability, a step up from the bronze rating on the past submission, thanks to the Office of Sustainability and its numerous initiatives.
IN A FLASH: The Fixers Are IN!
Volunteers with skills in repairing clothing, household items, electronics, furniture, small appliances and more will be available to help people who bring in broken or non-working items at the Fix-It Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Community Repair Workshop on Sept. 18.
Museum Receives Grant for Historic Building Energy Audit
The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Museum has received an award from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation to fund a comprehensive energy audit of its historic 1928 building, Rockwell Hall. The audit will evaluate the building’s mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems and provide recommendations for sustainable facility improvements.
IN A FLASH: Knee Deep in Research
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience gives students, as soon as their first year, opportunities to work alongside university faculty on hands-on research activities.
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Board of Trustees Approves Establishing Aeronautics and Engineering Schools
The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Board of Trustees approved the establishment of two new schools – the School of Aeronautics and the School of Engineering – within the College of Aeronautics and Engineering during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held June 25, 2025, on the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus.
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Crawford Hall Earns LEED Silver Certification
An innovative design, energy-efficient systems, water conservation technologies and environmentally responsible construction materials are some of the features that earned Crawford Hall, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s newest – and largest – academic building, LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.
ADVISORY: Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Board of Trustees Meeting, June 25
The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25, in the Timothy D. Eippert Boardroom, Suite 412, at Crawford Hall on the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus.