Community Impact

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Alumni Charity Props-4-Paws Raises Funds For Local Animal Shelters
At the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Airport, two alumni are proving that the sky's not the limit when it comes to helping animals in need.

IN A FLASH: Undergraduate Researchers Visit ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State welcomed undergraduate researchers from our university, Cleveland State University and the University of Akron to the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus for the 19th annual Northeast Ohio Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Kicking Off the Fall Semester With Pride
Before classes began for Fall Semester 2024, the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) Center welcomed the university's LGBTQ+ community back to campus with a Fall Kickoff event.

Ohio Butterfly Monitoring Offers Insights Into Broader Ecological Trends
A long-term study of butterfly populations in Ohio's Cuyahoga Valley National Park is shedding light on ecological changes and the impacts of human activities on local ecosystems. The study, which has been ongoing since the 1990s, represents one of the longest-running volunteer-driven insect surveys in North America. Experts from ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s Department of Biological Sciences are working to interpret 20-plus years’ worth of data and convey what it means for environmental conservation.

Dozens of Wick Award Winners to Return for 40th Anniversary
The celebration, Sept. 19-21, will be packed with panel discussions, workshops and poetry readings, culminating in a gala dinner on Sept. 21.

Fulbright Scholars at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State for American Higher Education Immersion
For the past month, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï has hosted 37 international graduate students as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture. The group, from 26 countries, arrived on the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus on July 21 and was scheduled to depart on Aug. 17 to begin their graduate programs at universities throughout the country.

IN A FLASH: Future Nurses Visit Campus
This summer, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State's College of Nursing welcomed high school students participating in the University Hospitals Future Nurse Academy program to campus for a tour and hands-on practice in our simulation labs.

IN A FLASH: Their First White Coats
The white coat at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s College of Podiatric Medicine’s White Coat Ceremony is presented as a reminder of the professionalism required by students, in their studies at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State and later as they become podiatric physicians.

IN A FLASH: U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State
When U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State this summer, he and U.S. Representative (and ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State alumna) Emilia Sykes toured the College of Aeronautics and Engineering and the May 4 Visitors Center.

The Dogs Have Their Day on Campus
Each August, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State welcomes alumni and their canine companions to campus for one of the most anticipated events of the year, the "Dog Days of Summer."