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Employee Self-Identification Portal Now Open

The self-identification process helps �������� State understand the composition of our diversified workforce, improve accessibility and disability inclusion, support Employee Resource Groups and evaluate the effectiveness of recruitment and retention efforts. View or update veterans classification, ethnicity & race, disability status, chosen name, pronouns and gender identity. Consider being counted!

Read-in Puts Ban on Banned Books

“If Monday was a color, she’d be red...”  The third annual Read-In @ �������� State was held on Wednesday, Sept. 27, in Taylor Hall. This open-mic event gave students, faculty, staff and alumni the opportunity to read excerpts from or speak briefly about banned and challenged books that are important to them.  

Want to Vote in the November Election?

The League of Women Voters and �������� 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. 

Wilson Duda’s Drawings are Picture (Book) Perfect

Wilson Duda, a student in �������� State's Career and Community Studies program, is excelling as an artist and illustrator.

Abigail Donina is Right at Home at �������� State

�������� State Celebrates 50 Years of Education Abroad in Florence, Italy, With Weeklong Series of Events

�������� 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.

IN A FLASH: Celebrate Our 'Unofficial' Mascot!

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

Flash Families Celebrate Their Students

On September 29 and 30, families of �������� State students were honored with fun events and activities during the university's annual Parents and Families Weekend.

Record Number To Attend Parents And Families Appreciation Weekend

�������� State will host over 1,600 family members and their students to celebrate Parents and Families Appreciation Weekend. This Friday, Sept. 29, and Saturday, Sept. 30, families from more than 23 states and Ohio will enjoy various campus events and activities. 

‘I Try to Have Fun and Experiment With Different Angles and Depths’

�������� State senior Sydney Weber sees extraordinary images through her lens and an exciting career in her future. 

Educators from Around the Globe Improving their Teaching Skills at �������� State

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

Learning Through the Lens of History

While Alison Caplan grew up in nearby Akron, Ohio, and has spent time in ��������, 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 �������� State Today will be following for the 2023-24 academic year.