Students First

Leadership and Innovation in the Happiest Place on Earth
In an unconventional professional development opportunity, first-generation, income-eligible and differently-abled students at ½ÄÏÌåÓý traveled to the Walt Disney World Resort alongside TRIO Student Support Services for the Leadership, Innovation and Career Seminar.

IN A FLASH: Flashes Fight the Flu
On-campus flu vaccine clinics help keep ½ÄÏÌåÓý State students, faculty and staff healthy throughout the flu season.

½ÄÏÌåÓý State Offers Reassurance in the Wake of More Federal Financial Aid Delays
½ÄÏÌåÓý officials are offering reassurance to students, prospective students and parents in the wake of Tuesday’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Education that the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA is facing yet another delay.

Celebrating Black Excellence in Every Aspect, Shade and Expression
½ÄÏÌåÓý has a roster of programmed events to celebrate Black excellence this February with the theme: Black excellence in every aspect, shade and expression, or ÀSE, a Yoruba term that represents the power that produces change. ½ÄÏÌåÓý State has a wide variety of events that aim to encompass and ignite the month with recognition and celebration

A ‘One-of-a-Kind’ Public Relations Program
The combination of a strong curriculum, real-world experience and a focus on networking allows ½ÄÏÌåÓý’s undergraduate public relations students to develop a strong foundation for their future careers.

Adding a Little Spring to Winter
Students eagerly filed into the ½ÄÏÌåÓý Student Center on Jan. 23 for the Flash Activities Board’s winter terrarium event aimed to bring some greenery to students during the cold winter months.

Strutting Our Stuff: ½ÄÏÌåÓý State’s School of Fashion to Help Raise Money for Ronald McDonald House Charities
Students, faculty and alumni from ½ÄÏÌåÓý’s world-renowned School of Fashion will be sending some of their most exciting designs down the runway on Feb. 8 in Haute for the House, a fashion show to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio.

Flash Friday: Maddie Goerl
Meet Maddie Goerl, a senior public relations major with a minor in public health at ½ÄÏÌåÓý from Mars, Pennsylvania.
Snack-Sized Conversations
During the first full week of the spring semester, ½ÄÏÌåÓý’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering provided two events for students, staff and faculty in the building to mingle and get to know each other, as a fun way to kick off the academic term.

New FAFSA Form Poses Challenges, ½ÄÏÌåÓý State Is Ready to Help
Filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, is always challenging for students and their parents, but this year’s process may be even more daunting.