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�鶹ӰԺ State to Hold Virtual Commencement for Spring Graduates

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�鶹ӰԺ today announced that it will recognize the accomplishments of its Spring Class of 2020 with a virtual commencement recognition ceremony taking place on the originally scheduled commencement date.

�鶹ӰԺ’s Design Innovation Initiative Uses Creativity to Help Medical Professionals Fight COVID-19

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J.R. Campbell, executive director of �鶹ӰԺ’s Design Innovation Initiative, tries on a face shield produced by the �鶹ӰԺ State team.

A team of 25 faculty, staff and students use innovation and creativity to help health professionals in Northeast Ohio protect themselves from COVID-19.

�鶹ӰԺ State Creates Emergency Fund to Help Students Financially During COVID-19 Crisis

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Members of �鶹ӰԺ’s Undergraduate Student Government painted “Flashes Take Care of Flashes” on the Rock on Front Campus. (Photo credit: Lauren Novick, Tierra Moore and Kaelee Dingey)

�鶹ӰԺ announced the creation of the �鶹ӰԺ State Emergency Grant Fund that will help students who are unexpectedly finding themselves in financial need as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

�鶹ӰԺ State Flashes Take Care of Community, Collect University's PPE for Area Hospitals and Agencies

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College of Nursing donates PPE to EMA of Portage County.

�鶹ӰԺ’s administration, faculty and staff have stepped up to collect the university’s personal protective equipment (PPE) to donate to local entities in dire need of medical supplies.

�鶹ӰԺ State May 4 50th Commemoration Weekend Events Canceled in Response to COVID-19 Virus

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The names of those killed on May 4, 1970, are displayed on the B’nai B’rith Hillel Marker in the parking lot of Prentice Hall on the campus of �鶹ӰԺ.

In accordance with the order of Amy Acton, M.D., director of Ohio Department of Health, to stay at home to slow the spread of COVID-19, and in the interest of the health and safety of the community, �鶹ӰԺ regretfully announces cancellation of the May 4 50th Commemoration Weekend events, scheduled to take place May 1-4, 2020.

�鶹ӰԺ State Alumni Wounded on May 4, 1970, Will Return as Commencement Speakers

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Dean Kahler (left), one of the nine �鶹ӰԺ students wounded in the May 4, 1970, shootings by the Ohio National Guard, will return to campus on May 9 to serve as speaker for the One University Commencement.

Dean Kahler, one of the nine �鶹ӰԺ students wounded in the May 4, 1970, shootings by the Ohio National Guard, will return to campus on Saturday, May 9, to serve as speaker for the One University Commencement. Thomas Grace, Ph.D., another of the nine wounded students, will serve as speaker for the Advanced Degree Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 8.

�鶹ӰԺ State Field Hockey Coach Honors the Women Who Came Before While Focusing on the Future

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�鶹ӰԺ State field hockey coach Kyle DeSandes-Moyer (wearing hat) stands with her players and assistant coaches.

�鶹ӰԺ field hockey coach Kyle DeSandes-Moyer has one mantra that not only fueled, but bonded, both her first successful season guiding the Golden Flashes and the team she inherited. “We have to honor the women who came before us,” she said.

Joe Walsh and David Crosby to Headline the May 4 50th Commemoration Benefit Concert at �鶹ӰԺ State

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Joe Walsh will perform with his band Barnstorm on May 2 at �鶹ӰԺ for the May 4 50th Commemoration Benefit Concert. (Photo credit: Myriam Santos)

�鶹ӰԺ is proud to announce the May 4 50th Commemoration Benefit Concert featuring Joe Walsh (with Barnstorm – Joe Vitale and Kenny Passarelli) and David Crosby (with his touring band), two Rock & Roll Hall of Fame members with strong musical connections to the events of May 4, 1970.

I Promise Students Receive Scholarships

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Students from the LeBron James Family Foundation’s I PROMISE Network react to learning that �鶹ӰԺ will offer eligible students free tuition for four years and free room and board for one year.

�鶹ӰԺ State has opened the gates of opportunity for students in the I Promise Program by providing free tuition for four years as well as one year of free room and board.

�鶹ӰԺ State Honors 2020 Diversity Award Recipients

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Alfreda Brown (center), �鶹ӰԺ’s vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, receives the 2020 Diversity Trailblazer Award. She is pictured with Patricia Ackerman (left) and �鶹ӰԺ State President Todd Diacon (right).

As part of its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration held Jan. 24, �鶹ӰԺ has announced the 2020 recipients of its Diversity Trailblazer Award, Beverly J. Warren Unity Award for Diversity and Rozell Duncan Student Diversity Award.

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