University News

IN A FLASH: Paint It Pink!
While celebrating their 10th anniversary on campus with Her Week and a schedule of events, student organization Her Campus Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State lit the University Library in pink from April 9-13.

President Diacon Talks Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ the Capital Budget and Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Core Values
"Talking with Todd" focuses on the state capital budget and Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's core values.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Fire Department to Perform Annual Prairie Burn
The protected prairie surrounding Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Monday, April 15, between the hours of 9 a.m. and noon, to allow for new growth during the summer season.

University’s Challenges and Strengths in Focus in Statehouse Hearing
Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University President Todd Diacon focused on the benefits to Ohio from state support of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State during his April 10 presentation before the Ohio Senate Workforce and Higher Education Committee in Columbus, Ohio.

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 “Developing 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.

Three Minutes of Darkness Create a Lifetime Memory
For three short minutes on April 8, our world stood still.

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.

Adding AI to Cheating and Plagiarism Policy
Artificial intelligence is a reality for many industries and individuals. We use it for fun, in business and in the classroom. The question of how to use it appropriately drove some new revisions to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s administrative policies.

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.
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.