Success Story
Join Us for Homecoming 2020 and Parents and Families Appreciation Week
Now that the fall semester at ½ÄÏÌåÓý State is in full force, we are excited to announce that two of our most anticipated traditions will be held during the month of October. (Photo from Homecoming 2019)
½ÄÏÌåÓý State Earns Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for Eighth Consecutive Year
½ÄÏÌåÓý’s commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for an eighth consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has selected ½ÄÏÌåÓý State as a recipient of the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.
Changing Families and Futures: ½ÄÏÌåÓý State Receives Five-Year Grant Renewal for TRIO Student Support Services Program
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded ½ÄÏÌåÓý a $2.6 million, five-year TRIO Student Support Services program grant. The program serves students from first-generation and low-income backgrounds and students with diverse learning and physical abilities.
½ÄÏÌåÓý State Nursing Researcher Awarded $1.5 Million, Three-Year Grant to Advance Nurse Education Within Integrated Care Settings
The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recently awarded a $1.5 million, three-year grant to ½ÄÏÌåÓý College of Nursing research faculty member Jim Tudhope, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC (principal investigator) and his team.
They’re Back! ½ÄÏÌåÓý State Students Move Into Residence Halls
½ÄÏÌåÓý students began moving into residence halls on the ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus on Aug. 19, as part of a phased-in process that will continue over five days.
½ÄÏÌåÓý State to Celebrate Its Newest Graduates With Virtual Commencement on Aug. 15
The ½ÄÏÌåÓý alumni family will grow by nearly 1,300 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement. The accomplishments of the Summer Class of 2020 will be recognized with a virtual commencement recognition ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 15.
Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., and Taléa R. Drummer-Ferrell, Ph.D., Blazing Historical Trails at ½ÄÏÌåÓý State
½ÄÏÌåÓý’s Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., and Taléa R. Drummer-Ferrell, Ph.D., recently entered the annals of university history. On May 1, 2020, Hylton became the first Black person in the university’s history to hold the title of vice president for student affairs. And on July 1, 2020, Drummer-Ferrell was appointed dean of students, making her the first Black woman to be named to the position.
Campus Kitchen Pivots Operations From Hot Meals to Food Pantry to Help Increasing Numbers of Food Insecure Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
The Campus Kitchen at ½ÄÏÌåÓý, a student-run organization that reclaims food to feed the needy in the ½ÄÏÌåÓý area, has had to swiftly switch gears from operating a hot food kitchen to an expanded food pantry.
½ÄÏÌåÓý State’s Design Innovation Initiative Cultivates Creative Partnerships to Battle COVID-19
Members of ½ÄÏÌåÓý’s Design Innovation Initiative are forging creative collaborations with local and regional organizations and funders as they work toward the production of personal protective equipment (PPE) for first responders battling the COVID-19 pandemic.
½ÄÏÌåÓý State Captures MAC FAR Award in Women’s Sports
½ÄÏÌåÓý has won the Mid-American Conference’s Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) for women’s sports award for the first time in school history.