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Bernice King met with Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State students before her keynote speech on Tuesday.

Bernice King met with Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State students before her keynote speech on Thursday, Feb. 2.

 Students take part in the Making Our Own Space program (MOOS), which introduces youth to opportunities in architecture, urban design and landscape architecture.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative’s design/build program for middle and high school students is in the spotlight for its new effort to expand racial and ethnic diversity in the design fields. 

Bernice King

Bernice King, daughter of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., was frank and direct as she shared insights into racism in America today and her father’s legacy as keynote speaker of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration.

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Mwatabu Okantah, professor and chair of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Department of Africana Studies, discusses the roots of Black History Month. (Image courtesy of WKYC Channel 3)

Feb. 1 marks the start of Black History Month. The chair of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Department of Africana Studies and the current president of Black United Students at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State discuss the university's connection to the monthlong celebration.

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The Glaser String Quartet performing at the DI Hub.

A group of graduate students from Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's School of Music gave an impromptu, lunchtime performance at the DI Hub. 

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Art by Katlin Shae on display in the gallery.

The Biennial Faculty Show runs from Jan. 17 through Feb. 10. 

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Director Michael Daniels speaking at the Welcome Back Mixer at the SMC.

Jaiden Morales in control room at Lorain High School

At Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s fall commencement on Dec. 17, 2022, Jaiden Morales earned his bachelor's degree in digital media production, an accomplishment motivated by passion that was ignited at Lorain High School. The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State program has prepared Morales to succeed his mentor, Joseph Bock, as the multimedia coordinator at the high school where his future began. 

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Video team interviewing a student in Brazil.

A team of university leaders and communicators from Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State is currently visiting the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná in Brazil.