Prioritizing Student Success
Rising Scholars Enjoy Summer Activities
Students in ½ÄÏÌåÓý State’s Rising Scholars Program were involved in a wide variety of activities, workshops and programs this summer as part of their yearlong participation in this immersive regional campus program.
½ÄÏÌåÓý State Freshman Receives Gold Medal Recognition at The National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships
First-year advertising major and marketing minor, Isabelle Collyer, recently won a gold medal at the 2022 National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships (NCTA).
New Police Officer Training Program Grant
½ÄÏÌåÓý State’s Basic Police Officer Training Academy has received a grant to fund a program to increase the competency of cadets as well as to develop their communication skills during interactions with Black community members.
Senior Receives Fulbright Scholarship
In an impressive close to her undergraduate career, ½ÄÏÌåÓý Honors College senior Mallory Woods, ’22, was recently awarded the prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Award (ETA).
Celebrating KSU Birthday With Giving Day
½ÄÏÌåÓý celebrated its 112th birthday on May 19 by launching its first-ever Day of Giving and raising $65,000 from more than 350 alumni, friends and partners in 24 hours to support a variety of scholarships.
MLIS student Amanda Gedeon Named GBH/IMLS Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellow
The fellowship will support the efforts to preserve and catalog WKSU's historic sound and moving image materials.
Planned Gift to Support Student-Athletes
George Jenkins, ’63, and his wife Gina, recently established a planned gift to create the Gina and George Jenkins Student-Athlete Scholarship Fund. The scholarship will give preference to students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, particularly those from the Appalachian region.
William B. Risman Family Honored
The William B. Risman family was presented with the University Medallion Award during the May 14 Commencement Ceremony. The family was honored for its extraordinary devotion and support to the advancement of ½ÄÏÌåÓý State and all it serves.
Spirit of Motherhood Program Grant
A new $100,000 grant from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation will support innovative work at ½ÄÏÌåÓý State to address preterm births and infant mortality among Black mothers in Northeast Ohio.
Biology Graduate Joins Exclusive Group by Earning Doctorate at 25
When she receives her doctorate degree in cellular biology on May 14, Amber Rose Titus will enter an exclusive group: She will become one of just seven ½ÄÏÌåÓý graduates to earn her doctorate at the age of 25 or younger.