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Students in a classroom at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï at Ashtabula.

IN A FLASH: Welcome to Spring Semester 2026!

On Jan. 12, the Spring Semester began at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State, across the university's entire eight-campus system in Ohio and ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State's other locations in the U.S. and around the world.

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Crain's 20 in their 20s

Six Golden Flashes Named to Crain's 20 in Their 20s List

Six talented ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State alumni were among the changemarkers recognized in Crain’s Cleveland Business’ 20 in Their 20s. These leaders excel in their careers, impact their community and carry their Golden Flash pride wherever they go.

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The aerial photo shows the new temporary roundabout at East Main Street and Horning Road, which is part of an ongoing road construction project.

The Shape of Things to Come

A new, temporary roundabout at the intersection of East Main Street and Horning Road has opened, showing how road improvements are beginning to take shape on the north side of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï's ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus.

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Our Favorite Photos of 2025

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Today showcases the university's most striking images from 2025, as captured by staff photographers Bob Christy, Rami Daud and Mike Rich, and their student colleagues, throughout a year of academic achievement, campus celebrations and student success. 

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Kind note from a student.

IN A FLASH: Flashes of Kindness

A flash of random kindness from a ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State student turned around a university librarian's bad mood.

Tags: faculty , Student Life , Community Impact , Golden Flashes , Fall Semester , In a Flash

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An aerial view of the roundabout on Summit Street.

Do Roundabouts Have You Going in Circles?

Whether you call them roundabouts or traffic circles, this increasingly popular feature on American roadways can have some drivers spinning. But while roundabouts are considered safer than traditional intersections for vehicle traffic, how safe are they for pedestrians?

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Fall Commencement 2025

IN A FLASH: Scenes From Fall Commencement

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï conferred degrees to more than 2,400 new graduates in Fall Commencement ceremonies on Dec. 13 at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s Michael Schwartz Center is located at 800 E. Summit St. in ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, Ohio. (Photo credit: Mike Rich, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï)

New Partnership Between ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State and Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School to Bring Elementary Education Back to University’s Schwartz Center

Beginning fall 2027, Bio-Med Science Academy will relocate its grades K-6 programs to ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s Schwartz Center. The Schwartz Center, which opened in 1956 as the home of the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï School, a laboratory school that served generations of student teachers, will return to its original purpose as a school building.

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Student Creates Sculpture for Hospital Healing Garden

The School of Art Collection and Galleries is pleased to announce "Metamorphosis," a permanent sculptural installation created by Violet Maimbourg, a Master of Fine Arts graduate student at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï.

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The "Flash Fiction" panel at Akron ComicCon

Taking Their Stories From Concept to ComicCon

Last summer, 12 ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State students in the university's Visual Communication Design program worked with Route Eight Studios to learn about the real-world challenges artists face in creating comic books. "Flash Fiction" is the result - an anthology of stories written and illustrated by students creators. 

Tags: Arts and Culture , School of Visual Communication Design , Community Impact , Design at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State , Arts

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