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IN A FLASH: Spectacular Senior Showcase
As their time as undergraduates comes to an end, senior interior design students from ½ÄÏÌåÓý State's College of Architecture and Environmental Design display their work in a Senior Show.
IN A FLASH: A Warm Welcome for Visiting Families
Summer Preview KSU days give high school and transfer students and their families an opportunity to get to know ½ÄÏÌåÓý State.

‘Find What Makes Your Heart Beat a Little Faster’
For journalism student Della Fowler, a chance opportunity to report on ½ÄÏÌåÓý gymnastics sparked a passion that has led her all the way to covering the Olympics.

½ÄÏÌåÓý State and Cleveland Clinic Enter Multiyear Partnership to Support Student-Athlete Health and Wellness
½ÄÏÌåÓý and Cleveland Clinic have announced a multiyear partnership in which Cleveland Clinic becomes the official healthcare provider for ½ÄÏÌåÓý State Athletics. Cleveland Clinic will serve as the medical services provider to support ½ÄÏÌåÓý State student-athlete health and wellness.

Crawford Hall Nears Completion
Anticipation grows as construction on the new home of ½ÄÏÌåÓý State's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship nears completion. The university's newest and largest building will house innovative, state-of-the-art spaces for learning, collaboration and engaging in valuable, hands on business experiences.

½ÄÏÌåÓý State Named Most Affordable Ohio College
In its 2024 Best Colleges analysis of more than 700 four-year colleges, Money ranked ½ÄÏÌåÓý State as the most affordable college in Ohio.

Accessibility Impresses Parent at Perfect Moment
Julia Keahey, video and digital marketing coordinator for University Housing and Culinary Services, shared a touching story on LinkedIn about "an interaction with a parent that will forever stay with me."

IN A FLASH: Decked Out for DKS
The ½ÄÏÌåÓý State Department of Residence Services, University Communications and Marketing and Meijer stores recently teamed up to makeover the model residence hall rooms in Eastway Center.

Meet Anthony Claytor, the First I PROMISE Program Scholar to Graduate From ½ÄÏÌåÓý State
In 2020, ½ÄÏÌåÓý President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that ½ÄÏÌåÓý State would cover four years of tuition costs and one year of room and board. Now, for the LeBron James Family Foundation’s first I PROMISE class, the hard work these students had put in since third grade is paying off.

Best of the Best: Melissa Fenn Wins Inaugural Distinguished Advisor Award
Melissa Fenn, senior advisor II in the College of Nursing, was recently awarded the university's inaugural Distinguished Advisor Award by University Advising and the ½ÄÏÌåÓý Academic Advising Support and Advising Association (KASADA).