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Sophomore Ivory Kendrick, who lost his dad in high school, was recently elected as a USG senator for the 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 Dean Tondiglia retires after 43 years on Â鶹ӰԺ State Police Department.

Â鶹ӰԺ 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 Â鶹ӰԺ State Police Department. 

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A student pitches her business idea at the John S. and Marlene J. Brinzo Center for Entrepreneurship annual spring pitch competition

Each year, April showers mean it's time for the John S. and Marlene J. Brinzo Center for Entrepreneurship's annual spring pitch competition. And while showers bring us flowers, these pitches bring student ideas to life. 

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Chef Kenny Gilbert serving students at Eastway Center

Cleveland native and celebrity Chef Kenny Gilbert was invited to campus by University Culinary Services to prepare and serve a few of his signature southern-style dishes on April 25 at Eastway Center. 

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Fork in the Road Food Truck

On the final Wednesday of the spring semester's Food Truck Series by University Culinary Services, four vendors will assemble on Risman Plaza from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on May 1. 

Vietnamese student Martin Phan learned of the significance of May 4, 1970, after he arrived at Â鶹ӰԺ State last August 2023.

Martin Phan, 23, a nursing major in Â鶹ӰԺ State’s College of Nursing, is one of a growing number of Vietnamese citizens who have chosen to attend Â鶹ӰԺ State.

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Schroth Series Lecture: Visiting Artist Pauline St. Denis

Fashion photographer Pauline St. Denis has experiences, skills and advice to share about her storied professional career. Luckily for the students in Â鶹ӰԺ’s School of Fashion, St. Denis made time to talk and work directly with students as part of this year’s Annual Fashion Week.

McGilvrey Kidnap

In 1941, a writing exercise for high school journalists visiting Â鶹ӰԺ State was centered around a fictional kidnapping of the university's first president, John E. McGilvrey. In a pre-internet version of a "home page takeover," the stories ran on the front page of the Â鶹ӰԺ Stater - without including information revealing that they were not real!

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Fashion show 2024

A sea of silk and satin, leather and lace floated down the runway as Â鶹ӰԺ’s Annual Fashion Show debuted to an enthusiastic crowd filling the Â鶹ӰԺ Student Center Ballroom Thursday night.

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Press Kit Image of Chef Kenny Gilbert

Cleveland-born celebrity chef Kenny Gilbert is preparing some of his signature classic dishes for students at Eastway Center.