University News

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Celebrates Its Newest Graduates With Spring Commencement Ceremonies
In total, 5,182 degrees will be conferred this spring, consisting of 1,011 associate degrees, 3,092 bachelor’s degrees, 903 master’s degrees, 164 doctoral degrees and 12 educational specialist degrees.

Flashes Go Further to Complete Degrees with ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Scholarships
The Flashes Go Further Scholarship Program has awarded nearly $50 million to more than 11,000 ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State students since 2021.
IN A FLASH: The Spirit of May 4
This year's May 4 Commemoration remembered the fallen and recognized the spirit of activism that is part of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State's history and the university's foundational values.
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Commemorates May 4, 1970
Against the backdrop of a new generation of student activism, the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State community gathered to reflect and remember the student protesters killed and wounded on May 4, 1970.

Why Geography and Landscape Matter
Commemorative landscapes and how they help produce a sense of empathy and place and foster a connection to help us learn from our past was a theme explored Friday, May 3, by ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Professor Chris Post, Ph.D., speaker for the annual Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon.

IN A FLASH: The Ways We Remember
Tonight, the annual candlelight walk and vigil continues a 53-year tradition as part of this week's May 4 Commemoration.

He Believed He Could, So He Did: Ivory Kendrick is Elected USG Senator for College of Public Health
In the Fall 2023 sophomore Ivory Kendrick said he wanted to be a senator in University Student Government (USG). He made it happen.

Chief Says Over and Out to Lifelong Career with ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Police Department
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Police Chief and Director of Public Safety Dean Tondiglia wasn’t legally old enough to be a police officer when he was hired by the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Police Department.

MEDIA ADVISORY: ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Remembers May 4, 1970, With 54th Commemoration
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï will hold its 54th annual commemoration honoring the memory of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine others and sparking a turning point in American history.
Newly Enrolled Vietnamese Student Learns ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï the Legacy of May 4, 1970
Martin Phan, 23, a nursing major in ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s College of Nursing, is one of a growing number of Vietnamese citizens who have chosen to attend ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State.