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The 2018 freshman class arrives as the largest for the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus in university history.

With 4,363 students, the 2018 freshman class has 100 more students than a year ago and topped the previous record high set in 2016.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University students fill Risman Plaza in front of the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Student Center at the start of the fall 2018 semester. Once again, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State ranks in the top tier of the Best National Universities list released by U.S. News & World Report.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University is the only public university in Northeast Ohio to be ranked in the top tier of the Best National Universities list released by U.S. News & World Report.

Junior Darrick Edwards (third from left), a walk-on running back on the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University football team, was awarded the Lt. Jack Rittichier Trophy for displaying characteristics of the hero for whom the trophy was named.

Junior Darrick Edwards, a walk-on running back on the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University football team, was awarded the Lt. Jack Rittichier Trophy for displaying characteristics of the hero for whom the trophy was named.

Over the summer, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University at Stark freshmen served the community at Stark Parks, The Campus Kitchens Project at the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus and at Habitat for Humanity Restore in Canton.

Incoming Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University at Stark freshmen participated in the fifth FYE Summer Service Project.

Members of the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State community organized the 2018 Heart Climb event, which received funding from Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's Seeds of Wellness program.

Mini-grants fund community-driven initiatives that support Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s mission to become a model for a healthy campus.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University hospitality management senior Ashley Foster (right) spent a week working with Food Network celebrity chef Cat Cora (left). (Photo provided by Ashley Foster)

Chef Cat Cora says Ashley Foster's drive and ambition reminded her of herself when she was starting her career.

Todd Diacon, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s executive vice president and provost, congratulates Rudd (Ted) Bare II during Summer 2018 Commencement.

Seventy-year-old Rudd (Ted) Bare II had the surprise of a lifetime planned for his children on Aug. 18, 2018.

The National Collegiate Honors Council has named recent Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University graduate Megan Swoger a 2018 Portz Scholar.

The National Collegiate Honors Council has named recent Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University graduate Megan Swoger a 2018 Portz Scholar. She is the ninth Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State student to receive the honor since the inception of the Portz Scholars competition in 1990.

LEADERship Ashtabula County Executive Director Laura E. Jones and Susan Stocker, dean of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University at Ashtabula, pose for a photo after Dean Stocker was presented with the Marta K. Stone Excellence in Leadership Award.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University at Ashtabula Dean and Chief Administrative Officer Susan J. Stocker, Ph.D., was presented with the Marta K. Stone Excellence in Leadership Award from LEADERship Ashtabula County at the organization’s annual meeting that was held Aug. 1. 

Every stroke of the makeup brush reveals Carrie Esser's passion for self-expression.

Perhaps the most surprising thing about Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University student Carrie Esser is that she is not an art major but she has gained a reputation for her makeup and body-painting business.