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Get the latest news happening at your alma mater, along with fascinating stories about alumni success, donor impact, scholarship recipients and more. Our collective legacy is woven by Golden Flashes around the world who inspire and transform communities far beyond Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ State’s campuses.
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25 Years Later: Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ State Alumni Remember 9/11
For College of Aeronautics and Engineering alumni Brian Hodor, Richard "Reb" Benson, Jim Sebastian and Dan Wolfe, Sept. 11, 2001, is more than a moment in history — it is a day they experienced firsthand and one that forever changed the aviation profession.
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A Century of Stories
For 100 years, The Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ Stater has chronicled the people, events and moments that have transformed Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ State and the world beyond its campus.
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Find Your Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ State Community
Graduation may mark the end of a student’s time on campus, but it doesn’t have to be the end of their Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ State story. Across the country — and through shared interests and experiences — Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ State alumni are finding ways to stay connected through alumni chapters and groups.
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Faces of Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ State
Alumni and Donor Stories
Rising Scholars Students Partner With NASA
Rising Scholars students at the Columbiana campuses are partnering with NASA to create personal hygiene kits that astronauts may use during simulation training exercises. The goal is for each scholar to complete one hygiene kit.
Roe Green, MA ’80, To Receive Honorary Degree
Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ State’s Board of Trustees will award Roe Green, MA ’80, a Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree in recognition of her contributions to the university and her advocacy for the arts in Northeast Ohio, the nation and around the world.
Legacies Change Lives: Emily Butz
Emily Butz is a junior music education and music performance major with an anticipated graduation date of fall 2022.
George L. Jenkins, ’63, and Gina Jenkins Impact Student Access and Honor a Mentor
George L. Jenkins’ generosity spans three decades and continues to support first-generation students and those from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ State’s Spirit of Motherhood Program for Pregnant Black Women Receives $100,000 Grant
Infant mortality rates in Northeast Ohio are three to five times higher for Black babies than white babies, an alarming statistic that is an issue across the country but particularly prevalent in this part of the state. A new $100,000 grant from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation will support innovative work being undertaken at Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ State, an elite research university with the esteemed R1 designation, to address this important issue.

