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In preparation for honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, ����ֱ�� State’s Martin Luther King Jr. Planning Committee is requesting that university divisions, departments and student organizations submit programming, activities and events (scheduled Jan. 25-Jan. 31, 2021) to the MLK Events Calendar by Friday, Dec. 4, 2020.

Through multiple organizations and collaborations on and off campus, ����ֱ�� State University ended 2019 as a more sustainable campus. Those who contributed to sustainable efforts worked hard to reduce the university’s carbon footprint leading to the university being honored as a finalist for the 2020 Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Campus Sustainability Achievement Award  along with the 2019 Keep Ohio Beautiful award for Colleges and Universities.

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, MMPI, is a standardized psychometric test that was first published by the University of Minnesota Press in 1943 and quickly became the gold standard for assessing psychopathology. ����ֱ�� State University has played a key role throughout the history of this test and a ����ֱ�� State faculty member led the revision for the recently published and updated 2020 MMPI-3. 

A policy of municipal takeover was implemented to help relieve Flint, Michigan, of financial and political hardships in response to the water crisis. Ashley Nickels, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, extensively researched Flint's municipal takeover for seven years, earning her three awards for her work.

A true milestone in the concept of international education, the American Academy celebrated its first  in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, this year. The American Academy is a dual-enrollment program jointly operated by ����ֱ�� State University and the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná. Fourteen of the students who first enrolled in the program when it launched in July 2018 were the first to graduate.

Alumna Pamela R. Anderson-Bartholet has a long history at ����ֱ�� State, graduating from the university three times before working for ����ֱ�� State. In August, she added a new feather to her cap when The Poetry Box published her first complete collection of poetry, “Just the Girls: A Kaleidoscope of Butterflies; A Drift of Honeybees” with the help of two other alumnae.

����ֱ�� State Alumna Priya Midha, M.S. ‘20,  is making a difference in Northeast Ohio, working to track COVID-19 to stop community spread and was recently featured in Akron Life Magazine.

����ֱ�� State launched its month-long celebration of philanthropy, Giving Tuesday, on Nov. 9 and highlighted a fundamental belief that “Flashes Take Care of Flashes.”

Students struggling academically or with time management skills will have an additional, powerful resource in the form of a fellow student to coach them to success. The Academic Success Center’s Peer Academic Coaching Program at ����ֱ�� State University is now available for all students. 

As part of ����ֱ�� State University’s ongoing strategy to help stop the spread of COVID-19, ����ֱ�� State has partnered with the city of ����ֱ�� to bring the Ohio Department of Health’s Pandemic Testing Team to campus from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 for an open testing event

At just 19 years old, ����ֱ�� State University sophomore Izzy Stewart has inspired hundreds of fellow students to exercise their right to vote. The public relations major has been inspired by those who have come before her here and is taking steps to create political change.

In an effort to ensure student access and success, ����ֱ�� State University is waiving application fees for those who apply to the university in the month of November. 

Fashion in the 90s was dominated by simple styles, but full of patterns and colors. And you can see and buy those styles mixed with contemporary flair today thanks to ����ֱ�� State University alumnus, Adam Forrester, who recently designed pieces for the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’s” 30th-anniversary collection.

Julia Huyck, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Health Sciences at ����ֱ�� State University, was granted $431,000 over three years by the National Institute of Health (NIH) to delve into the unknown science concerning adolescent hearing and cognitive development.

Christian Cunningham, senior aeronautical studies major at ����ֱ�� State University, has been doubted. Some said he would never become a pilot. But Cunningham is already proving them wrong. Graduation is on the horizon, and he and his internship were recently featured on CNN.

In times of uncertainty and hardship, you can stand back and wait for it to pass or get involved. During the pandemic, people in the town of ����ֱ�� and the ����ֱ�� State community wanted to make a difference. Two ����ֱ�� State students became the catalysts that sparked a 10-week project of doing good.

����ֱ�� State alumna Brenna Parker grew up in a household that talked about important issues of the day, so it’s no surprise that her young career has been rooted in politics and civic engagement. As the nation votes leading up to the historic 2020 election on Nov. 3, Parker has taken on the role of Web and Facebook Strategist for Biden for President, sharing the former Vice President and Democratic nominee for President’s message with millions of voters online.

Campus Pride has released its 2020 Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities list, and for the first time in school history, ����ֱ�� State University has landed on the distinctive list as one of 40 institutions recognized over six U.S. regions.

The sixth annual Run the World 5K run/walk to sponsor ����ֱ�� State University’s study abroad scholarships is going virtual this year. For the first time, fans of Run the World from all over the world can participate remotely in this event designed to support student participation in international education. Participants will complete the 5K on their own time and at their own pace. Organizers invite participants to show their ����ֱ�� State pride by wearing blue and gold during their run/walk and sharing their photos from all over the world with the Run the World community.

More than 21,200 people applied to be part of ����ֱ�� State’s Class of 2024, and 3,819 can now consider themselves to be Golden Flashes.