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On Nov. 16, �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State students from India celebrated one of their culture's biggest holidays. 

The Flash Activities Board (FAB) organizes more than 100 events for �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ�’s students throughout the academic year. FAB plans exciting new events each semester, from trivia, karaoke, bingo, and movie nights to large-scale festivals.

The angle of the sun during the fall creates long shadows on sunny days. 

Singing, dancing and yoga are not typical college classroom activities. At least not all in one class. But for Jenny Lampe, lecturer in �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ�’s Early Childhood Education Program, it’s important for her students to experience the full preschool education with all of these activities, plus expected activities like reading children’s books.

Anthony Mirando, Ph.D., associate professor of construction management, is driven in the classroom because his teaching philosophy is based on respect. He stays on top of his industry, and his enthusiasm and support for students is noticed and appreciated. So much so, students nominated him for an award. 

�þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State has been awarded a new Department of Justice reentry grant to make college enrollment and other support available for people starting over after incarceration. 

Jazz singer-songwriter Ava Preston is making waves in the music scene. Recently, she performed at the prestigious 2023 Monterey Jazz Festival in California, and was recognized as a 2023 YoungArts Finalist and Silver Award Winner for Jazz-Voice. She's also a Golden Flash.

�þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State's Women's Golf team has won the Mid-American Conference Championship every year since it was first sponsored in 1999.

At University Libraries students can study, tap into a database for a journal article, get a book, 3D print, grab coffee, have a dance party, participate in the Halloween Costume Contest ... wait, is this still about the library? Yes, yes it is. Part two of Demystifying the Library features the numerous ways the library can help students succeed – and have fun while doing it.

The May 4 Reflection Gallery at �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ�'s Taylor Hall was bulging with a standing-room-only crowd of students who came out to share their feelings and gain an understanding of the Israel-Hamas War at the Nov. 16, student forum "Israel, Palestine and Me: Students' Forum for Reflection and Dialogue."

Hype music and large glow sticks pounded the air in the Kiva as the Nov. 8 I AM FIRST celebration marked the middle of I AM FIRST Week at �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State, honoring first-generation college students, those students who are or will be the first in their family to complete a bachelor’s degree.  

The �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� Surplus Store helps the university liquidate assets in a sustainable and responsible way while offering unique items at low prices. 

For many students, especially Lilly Kensicki and Nina Lozada, �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State’s University Summer Advantage saves time and money – but it can also make dreams come true.

“You've got to have a dream,” said Daniel James, who set out on a bike ride through Central America after his 2022 graduation from �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State. “If any of you are considering going on a road trip, or backpacking trip, or visiting that country you always wanted to go to, do it.

Summit Professor of Learning Technologies Rick Ferdig serves as coordinator for the Northeast Ohio chapter of the nonprofit Farmers & Hunters Feeding the Hungry, born out of one man’s mission to “transform a God-given resource of deer and livestock into food for those in need.”

The two Golden Flashes turned friendship into a business partnership with the recent launch of their beverage brand, Jungle Juice.

The greenhouses behind Cunningham Hall cast a warm glow at night.

The University Library is one of the most popular buildings at �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State, serving as a study spot, a place to grab coffee and an academic resource for students. As finals season looms, �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State Today takes a deeper look into University Libraries in a three-part series. Up first, a makerspace for creativity.

LaKaleb Bowen, �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� senior criminology and justice studies major admits that he’s become a little addicted to �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State’s education-abroad programs. 

�þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State alumnus Richard Batyko, M.A., ’12, has committed his life and career to making the world, specifically Greater Cleveland, a better place.