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Golden Flashes Making Waves in the Cruise Industry
From altering costumes for cast members to performing center stage to working behind the scenes to create top-notch entertainment for guests, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State alumni are making a living cruising the seas, all while seeing the world. These Golden Flashes have had the opportunity to travel to Iceland, Norwa…
Eric Mansfield, MA ’12
Eric Mansfield, MA ’12, MFA ’26, transitioned from serving as an Army officer in Iraq to reporting as a broadcast journalist in Cleveland.
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Honors 10 Alumni Award Recipients During Homecoming Weekend
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï recognizes alumni who are making a difference with its Alumni Awards. Sponsored by the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Alumni Association, these awards are the university’s most prestigious alumni honors.
Roe Green Creates New Support Fund for the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State School of Theatre and Dance and Porthouse Theatre With $1 Million Gift
The new fund will support university and Porthouse productions, the hiring of assistant directors, guest choreographers and guest artists, the hosting of master classes and the awarding of artistic merit-based scholarships to students. Students who receive such scholarships will be known as Roe Green Scholars.
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Golf Alumni Unite for Weekend Celebration
More than a hundred former student-athletes, donors and professional golfers recently gathered for a special Golf Alumni reunion. Coach Herb Page, who led the Golden Flashes golf program from 1977 to 2019, and recently led the effort to endow the program, had the idea to bring alumni together to celebrate the thriving Golden Flash golf community.
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Unveils Statue of Baseball Legend Thurman Munson
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï unveiled the first full-size statue of baseball legend Thurman Munson, honoring the former Yankees captain and university alumnus who died in a plane crash at the height of his career.
Lisa Aurilio, ’87, MSN ’99, MBA ’11
Inspired by her mother’s nursing career, Lisa Aurilio, ’87, MSN ’99, MBA ’11, knew early on that her passion for science and connection with people made nursing the perfect path.
New Member and Officers Announced for the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Alumni Association National Board of Directors
James Bailey, of Hudson, Ohio, has been appointed the Foundation Board representative for the Alumni Association National Board of Directors. James returns to the Board after serving as the president from 2017-2019. He is the senior vice president and managing director of PNC Institutional Asse…
Golden Flashlings
This football season, we’re celebrating the smallest members of our ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State family with a brand-new social media tradition: Golden Flashlings!Whether they bark, crawl, toddle or just look adorable in blue and gold, we want to see the next generation of Golden Flashes showing their team spirit. Sh…