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Chris Wick (left) and David Hassler (right) stand in front of the Wick Poetry Center’s Poets for Science exhibition at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs’ 2023 Conference and Bookfair.

The Wick family has a long history of philanthropy at Â鶹ӰԺ that began in 1984 when brothers Bob and Walt Wick first established scholarships to support undergraduate poets at the university. This most recent gift of $1 million brings the family’s total lifetime commitment to the university to more than $3.5 million.

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Â鶹ӰԺ State Farmers' Market inside the DI HUB

The final Â鶹ӰԺ State Farmers' Market of the fall semester moves indoors, inside the DI Hub, on Nov. 14.

Native American dancers at The Transforming Educational Praxis through Dialogue with Indigenous Perspectives Conference at Â鶹ӰԺ State

Â鶹ӰԺ is celebrating Native American Heritage Month with events throughout November. 

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President Diacon at the Freeze Out Game 2023

Â鶹ӰԺ President Todd Diacon joined the Marching Golden Flashes and fans at Dix Stadium to cheer on our team at the annual Freeze Out Game. 

Air Force ROTC Cadets planting daffodil bulbs

Planting bulbs on Daffodil Hill has become part of Â鶹ӰԺ State's annual Veteran's Day Commemoration. 

Air Force ROTC Cadets planting daffodil bulbs

The Â鶹ӰԺ community came together to celebrate its values and honor fallen veterans on Daffodil Hill.

Death doula Kacie Gikonyo

Â鶹ӰԺ State alumna and former nurse Kacie Gikonyo has founded the Death Doula Collective, a nationwide group for death doulas, and plans to establish her own death doula school in the Cleveland-Akron area to provide clinical hands-on training.

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Members of Â鶹ӰԺ State's ROTC present the color guard at Veterans Day services.

Â鶹ӰԺ paid formal tribute to all those who have served in the U.S. armed forces at its annual Veterans Day Commemoration. 

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Â鶹ӰԺ State aircraft on the runway in early morning fog at the Â鶹ӰԺ Airport

Fog and the dawning sun created scenic views at the Â鶹ӰԺ Airport. 

artwork by David Steckel

In honor of Veterans Day, we share "Soldier's Heart," a poem by the late Maj Ragain, about his experience guiding writing workshops for veterans in the Warriors Journey Home Veterans Healing Circle.