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�þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� Libraries offered a stress-free study break for students on Friday. 

The �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� alumni family will grow by about 5,500 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement ceremonies. 

The �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State Community came together for the 53rd Commemoration of May 4, 1970. 

Serving as the Chair of the May 4 Task Force has been something communication studies major Avery Hall, ’23, describes as one of the most impactful and rewarding experiences she’s had at �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ�.

“The Power of Our Voices” theme inspired this year’s May 4 Commemoration events and programming, which focused on tying May 4 and the anti-war movement of 1970 to emerging movements today.

As someone who studied higher education administration, �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� Assistant Professor Erica Eckert, Ph.D., had always wondered what it would have been like to experience the May 4, 1970, �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State shootings as a student affairs administrator. 

Emily Maslanka was among 34 �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State students who traveled to Kansas City in April 2023 to work the NFL draft through a partnership arranged by Mark Lyberger, associate professor in �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State’s Sports Administration program in the School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration in the College of Education, Health and Human Services.  

�þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State's Annual Fashion Show included several collections for children. 

�þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� alumna Lillian Kuri has been unanimously elected as the Cleveland Foundation’s 10th president and CEO.

On Tuesday morning, a fire was reported at the University Inn, 540 S. Water St. in �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ�. University officials sent out a text message warning residents to stay away from the area.

Aliyah C. Tipton, MA ’20, serves as assistant director of communications in �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State's Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement. An alumna of both Jackson State University and �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ�, she was invited to join University College’s Community Engaged Learning (CEL) division as a trip leader for an Alternative Winter Break, “May 1970, Student-Led Collective Action and the Civil Rights Movement,” in Jackson, Mississippi, from Dec. 19-22, 2022. We asked her to share her experiences

�þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State's NYC Fashion campus hosted a livestreamed watch party of the Fashion Show in �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ�. 

�þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� Assistant Professor Richard Piet, Ph.D., has received a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to aid in his ongoing neuroendocrinology research. 

Students who join the �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corp (ROTC) program do double time as they work to earn college degrees and graduate as Army officers. While the schedule may be grueling, for two �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State graduates, the program prepared them for any challenges they may face.

As CEO of DesignGroup in Columbus, Ohio, �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State alumnus Sherm Moreland found his niche in architecture and a passion for healthcare design. He says the same values that he lived by as a �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State student still guide his work today.

As students walk around the �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� Campus, they are surrounded by beautiful artwork yet may be unaware of the artists attending class right next to them.

The large tent for next week's commencement ceremonies is being assembled on Manchester Field.

The John S. Knight Memorial Journalism Fund annually awards scholarships to outstanding university students studying journalism, communication and public relations. This year, eight of the 10 scholarship recipients were �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� students. 

Since 2008, the United States has begun to see a trending decline in birth rates. �þ���ҹ����ӰԺ��ѹۿ� State's Collin Palmer spoke to about the ways universities are beginning to adapt to the looming decrease in the traditional college pool.