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Do you know the story behind the peace symbol in the grass behind Prentice Hall?

As the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship prepares to move to the state-of-the-art Crawford Hall on East Main Street in spring 2024, the college is seeing increased enrollment among both freshman and graduate populations.

The League of Women Voters and Â鶹ӰԺ State Votes have joined University Libraries to encourage students, faculty and staff to . Staff will be available in University Libraries' lobby from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the dates and times below to assist those who are registering and requesting absentee ballots. 

Â鶹ӰԺ leadership and donors known as the Renaissance Scholars Society will gather to commemorate 50 years of education abroad in Florence, Italy, during the first week of October.

Let's get nuts! The 41st Annual Black Squirrel Festival kicks off today at 4 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza.

A group of 22 secondary school teachers from 20 different countries is spending six weeks at Â鶹ӰԺ as part of a Fulbright program of professional development for foreign educators. 

While Alison Caplan grew up in nearby Akron, Ohio, and has spent time in Â鶹ӰԺ, when she joined the university as the new director of the May 4 Visitors Center in July, she began to see, and understand, the campus in a whole new light. Caplan is part of a group of Golden Flashes that Â鶹ӰԺ State Today will be following for the 2023-24 academic year.

A full schedule of fun activities is planned for Parents and Families Appreciation Weekend – Sept. 29 and 30 – at Â鶹ӰԺ State. 

The Black Squirrel Festival returns to Risman Plaza and the Student Green on Friday, Sept. 29, from 4-7 p.m.