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Community & Society

Tim Tusick

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.

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Digital Green Book landing page with description and TEXTURES logo

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.”

Tags: Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Ƶ Museum, KSU Museum, Wick Poetry Center, Exhibit, College of the Arts

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Students at the Black Lives Matter protest on campus.

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.

Tags: Student Life, Research & Science, Community & Society, School of Multidisciplinary Social Sciences & Humanities, College of Arts & Sciences, Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, Julie Mazzei, Social Sciences, Humanities

College of Arts & Sciences

Volunteers Dave and Terri Cardy pack and weigh produce to hand out at the Campus Kitchen in Beall Hall.

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. 

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Students sit at a candlelit vigil for the victims of 9/11

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.

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Jermaine Jackson, Jr.

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.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, alumni-news, alumni-success

Alumni and Giving

Angela Neal-Barnett

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.

Tags: Community & Society, Health

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Ƶ State Homecoming

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.

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Jermaine Jackson, Jr.

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.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society

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Cockeye Creamery's Black Squirrel ice cream

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. 

Tags: Community & Society, Alumni, Ƶ at Trumbull

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