Success Story
From Failing Grades to a Master’s Degree, How Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Helped a Student Get Back on Track
Kellie Miley is the first to admit, when she graduated from Rootstown High School in 2008, she was not ready for college. In high school, she barely cracked a book yet managed a 3.2 grade point average (GPA).
Getting by with little effort changed when she started as a freshman at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University. By the end of the year, Ms. Miley found herself academically dismissed for poor grades.
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Student Realizes Dream of Working With Celebrity Chef
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University senior Ashley Foster has known since third grade that she wanted a career as a chef.
The 20-year-old hospitality management major got a little closer to her dream over the summer when she spent a week training with celebrity chef Cat Cora at the chef’s headquarters in Santa Barbara, California.
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Celebrates 100 Years of Homecoming
The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University fight song blared down Main Street, the city of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ was flooded with blue and gold, alumni and friends gathered and reminisced about their Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State days, fans packed the stadium to cheer on their beloved Golden Flashes, and the entire campus boomed with Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State pride.…
EXCEL Helps Student Find Her Fit
Celeste Dawson had made up her mind. She was not going to attend college and that was her final decision.
Her story could have ended there, but the support of her parents and a program at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University opened up a new chapter in her life – one filled with opportunities she never imagined.
FlashFAST Football Debuts at Home With 54-14 Win
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State was flat out dominant in a 54-14 victory over Howard University Saturday in its 2018 home opener at Dix Stadium. Behind six rushing touchdowns, the Golden Flashes out-gained the Bison on the ground 355-65.
37th Annual Black Squirrel Festival Features Student Organizations, Vendors, Food and Freebies
A Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University tradition for 37 years, the annual Black Squirrel Festival will take place Friday, Sept. 7, from noon-5 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza. The Black Squirrel Festival, which is hosted by the Flash Activities Board, attracts more than 3,000 students, faculty and staff…
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Holds Summer Commencement Ceremonies on Aug. 18
The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University alumni network again grew its ranks this summer as more than a thousand Golden Flashes got their degrees. Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University held its Summer 2018 Commencement ceremonies for the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus on Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus conferred 1,325 degrees.
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Ranked High as an LGBTQ-Friendly Campus
An inclusive campus acknowledges and respects diversity, and offers a welcoming environment for all community members regardless of their differences.
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Fashion School Receives Top Honors in the Nation and Midwest
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising is once again ranked high among the nation’s elite, according to .
