Community & Society

Ƶ State Student Wins Cancer Battle And Raises Almost $1 Million For Others Fighting Cancer
At the start of his freshman year at Ƶ in 2018, Tim Tusick was the epitome of health. At the end of that year, Tusick was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He remained strong throughout the treatments, but did not want to stay silent. When the Leukemia Lymphoma Society reached out to Tusick, he quickly agreed to help. And help, he did.

Ƶ Museum and Wick Poetry Center at Ƶ State Announce the Release of the Digital Green Book Project
The Ƶ Museum and the Wick Poetry Center at Ƶ State announce the launch of the “Digital Green Book” created in support of the exhibition “TEXTURES: the history and art of Black hair.”

Approaching the Complex Questions: New School Offers Multidisciplinary Research and Learning
Ƶ State has established a new school within its College of Arts and Sciences focused on the social sciences and humanities. The School of Multidisciplinary Social Sciences & Humanities will provide an academic home for innovative approaches to complex questions.

Ƶ State Wins First Place For Food Waste Reduction Case Study
Members of Ƶ State organized a food drive to support its local community in the fight against hunger and collected over 20 tons of food between March and August 2020. Due to these efforts, the university was awarded the best case study for the Food Waste Reduction Efforts category in Campus Race to Zero Waste's 2021 Case Study Competition.

Defining Moments: KSU Students Etched Their Feelings Immediately After 9/11
Twenty years ago people across campus, and around the world, were stunned as they watched two planes fly into the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001.

Ƶ State Alumnus Captures Notable Success
Influenced by artists like René Magritte and Piet Mondrian, Ƶ alumnus Jermaine Jackson Jr. believes the best way to get the point across in a photo is by keeping it simple.

Psychology Professor Explains the Black Female Experience
Featured in the article “Black does Crack” from the San Diego Monitor-News, psychology professor Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., shares perspectives and knowledge of the impact of the black female experience on mental health and how it should be considered in the world of therapy.

Announcing the 2021 Homecoming Grand Marshals
Join us the evening of Friday, Oct. 1, at the first Homecoming Kickoff event at the Lefton Esplanade. This marks the official start of Homecoming Weekend with music, food, entertainment, fireworks and T-shirt giveaways.

Ƶ State Alumnus Captures Notable Success
Influenced by artists like René Magritte and Piet Mondrian, Ƶ alumnus Jermaine Jackson Jr. believes the best way to get the point across in a photo is by keeping it simple.

Cockeye Creamery Raises Money for Ƶ State Trumbull’s Campus Care Closet
From now through Sunday, Sept. 19, Cockeye Creamery, located at 1805 1/2 Parkman Road NW in Warren, will be serving its Ƶ State-inspired ice cream “Black Squirrel” to raise money for Ƶ at Trumbull’s Care Closet.