Success Story
STEM Students Abroad: The Benefits of the Challenges
Recent Graduate Chazzlyn Jackson Honed her Passion for Social Justice Activism at Â鶹ӰԺ State
When recent Undergraduate Student Government (USG) President Chazzlyn Jackson started her journey at Â鶹ӰԺ in 2018, she had planned to major in fashion until a mentor with Kupita/Transiciones (K/T) cultural orientation program helped her tap into her leadership abilities and passion for social justice issues. The advice played a pivotal role for Jackson, who stepped into leadership roles and anti-racism advocacy and has not looked back.
Best Friends Graduate From Â鶹ӰԺ at the Age of 18
During Â鶹ӰԺ State’s spring 2022 commencement on May 14, Jameson Payne will earn his bachelor’s degree in integrative studies with concentrations in physics and political science. Benjamin Wales-McGrath will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in cellular and molecular biology at the age of 18.
Â鶹ӰԺ State Community Assists Graduate Student Lydia Lisowsky in Donating and Packing Medical Supplies For Ukraine
Although Â鶹ӰԺ State alumna and current graduate student Lydia Lisowsky has never visited Ukraine, she feels a deep sense of obligation and responsibility to help those who have been injured in the war. The Â鶹ӰԺ State community helped Lisowsky pack and donate medical supplies on the Â鶹ӰԺ Campus and in the larger Â鶹ӰԺ community to send to Ukraine.
Â鶹ӰԺ State Celebrates Its Newest Graduates With Spring Commencement Ceremonies
The Â鶹ӰԺ alumni family will grow by more than 5,000 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement ceremonies. The accomplishments of the Spring Class of 2022 will be recognized with in-person, outdoor commencement ceremonies on May 12-14 and May 20 and a virtual commencement ceremony for all colleges and degrees on May 15.
Â鶹ӰԺ State Remembers the Events of May 4, 1970
Â鶹ӰԺ has scheduled a variety of programs, events and exhibits for this year’s remembrance of May 4, 1970, to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on Â鶹ӰԺ State students during an anti-war protest.
Six Â鶹ӰԺ State Programs Rank in Top 100 Among Public Institutions in U.S. News 2023 Best Graduate Schools Rankings
U.S. News & World Report ranks six Â鶹ӰԺ programs in the top 100 among public institutions in its 2023 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Among the top 100 public institution programs, Â鶹ӰԺ State is recognized in the Best Nursing Schools: Master’s Programs, Best Education Schools, Best Mathematics Programs, Best Psychology Schools, Best Public Health Programs and Best Physics Schools rankings. Â鶹ӰԺ State is also recognized in an additional five new national rankings.
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian to Headline Â鶹ӰԺ State Presidential Speaker Series and Deliver May 4 Keynote
Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, whose knowledge of politics, history, religion and current affairs makes him one of America’s most prominent public intellectuals, will appear the evening of May 4 for Â鶹ӰԺ’s Presidential Speaker Series. Meacham will bring his unique perspective and provide historical context to the issues and events impacting our daily lives when he speaks about civil discourse at the Â鶹ӰԺ Student Center Ballroom.
Â鶹ӰԺ State Graduate Student Lydia Lisowsky Collects Medical Supplies for Ukraine
Although Â鶹ӰԺ State alumna and current graduate student Lydia Lisowsky has never visited Ukraine, she feels a deep sense of obligation and responsibility to help those who have been injured in the war. Lisowsky recently began a campaign to collect medical supplies on the Â鶹ӰԺ Campus and in the larger Â鶹ӰԺ community to send to Ukraine.
Â鶹ӰԺ State Remembers May 4, 1970, With Annual Commemoration
For the first time since 2019, Â鶹ӰԺ will remember May 4, 1970, with its return to an in-person, annual commemoration to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on Â鶹ӰԺ State students during an anti-war protest.