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As election season approaches, first-time voters at Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ are preparing to make their voices heard. Whether registering at events like Democracy Fest or researching candidates in their residence halls, students across campus are taking their first steps toward casting their votes.

The 2026-27 season is almost here, and Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State basketball is inviting Golden Flashes fans to be there for the start of it. The Flashes Tipoff event takes place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20, in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.

The free, daylong event focuses on arts entrepreneurship and the development of an entrepreneurial mindset across creative disciplines. Speakers will share professional experiences and connect with attendees through presentations designed to support skill building, idea development and expanded creative networks.

For students studying game design, creating the work is only part of the process. The other part begins when someone picks up a controller, sits down at a computer or otherwise experiences a game for the first time.

Learn four ways Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State students cut college costs: scholarships, on-campus jobs, RA roles and ROTC. Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ 40% of students graduate debt-free.

A Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ State degree transforms lives. But that transformation doesn't happen by accident. It happens because of what occurs the moment a student arrives — comprehensive support that guides them from first visit to first job.

For years, the compact disc seemed destined for the same cultural graveyard as cassette tapes, VHS tapes and other relics of a pre-streaming world. Then something unexpected happened: Young people started buying them again.

Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ students and alumni can take advantage of free job and internship resources through Career Exploration and Development. Resources include mock interviews, résumé assistance, LinkedIn coaching and free professional clothing.

In the week leading up to Homecoming, Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ brought the nostalgic experience of field day to students with a variety of classic games, including tug-of-war, parachute games, and sack races.

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ a five-year, $1.3 million TRIO Teacher Preparation Student Support Services grant to support undergraduate students preparing to enter the teaching profession. 

Students participating in education abroad may be new to a country and may not know much about the campus or community around them. At Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ, international students have an opportunity to connect with domestic students through a program called FRIEND.

Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ has always believed that higher education transforms individuals and strengthens communities. But these institutions are facing real questions — about affordability, value and purpose. In this series, we explore seven realities shaping the future of American universities, grounded in data, our history and the stories of our graduates.

Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Fashion Merchandising program welcomed alumni back to campus for the Fashion Merchandising Symposium, a full day focused on fashion entrepreneurship. 

Wendy Tietz, Ph.D., has taught large classes since she arrived at Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ 27 years ago. Each of her introductory accounting sections, one face to face and one live online, has about 250 students.

Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ celebrated Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 3, with a theme honoring a century of student journalism. This year's theme, "Every Flash Has a Story," marked the 100th anniversary of The Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ Stater, and former staff members of the student newspaper served as Homecoming Parade Grand Marshals.

Did humans really hunt mammoths to extinction? Did they go after all kinds of animals, or just the giants? And how much of their food did prehistoric people hunt versus scavenge?

When Â鶹¶ÌÊÓƵ celebrates Homecoming Week, the spotlight often falls on the parade, the game and the crowning of the Homecoming Court. Meet the 12 student leaders selected for the 2026 Homecoming Court, for whom the experience represents much more than a campaign for a crown.