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Incoming students cheer at 2024 freshman convocation.

Rally towels, strobe lights and the Marching Golden Flashes added to the celebration on Aug. 16, when Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University welcomed its Class of 2028 with a rocking pep rally at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

Fulbright Scholars assemble prosthetic hands as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State.

For the past month, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University has hosted 37 international graduate students as part of the Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, a monthlong immersion in American higher education and culture. The group, from 26 countries, arrived on the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus on July 21 and was scheduled to depart on Aug. 17 to begin their graduate programs at universities throughout the country.  

Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship
A statue of Ambassador Edward F. Crawford on the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus

As students prepare for the start of the Fall 2024 Semester at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University, one man who has contributed greatly to the future success of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State and its students is being honored this week.

First-year students moved into Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State residence halls on Aug. 13

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's president, faculty and staff helped the new Golden Flashes move into their residence halls.

still need help with your FAFSA?

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s financial aid administrators want students and their families who were caught in the snags of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid process to know that financial aid and help completing the application are still available. The FAFSA cycle for the 2024-25 school year is not over.

The exterior of the former Paris American Academy in France.

It has been nearly 14 months since a gas explosion destroyed the historic building that was home to the Paris American Academy, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s Paris home for 16 years. Now, the academy has found a new home and soon, exciting advancements will be happening with Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s education-abroad programs in Paris.

Pete Buttigieg with Todd Diacon

When U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State this summer, he and U.S. Representative (and Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State alumna) Emilia Sykes toured the College of Aeronautics and Engineering and the May 4 Visitors Center. 

A new Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University graduate smiles as he holds his diploma during his commencement ceremony. (Photo credit: Matthew Brown, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University)

The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University alumni family will grow by more than 1,000 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement ceremony on Aug. 10.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Today
University Facilities Management crews working on the Risman Fountain

Throughout the year, all around campus, dedicated people work hard to keep everything at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State in working order and looking great.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Today
Summer in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ 2024

While there are fewer students on campus during summer break, the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus is still alive with energy and aspirations. Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University International Admissions celebrated the spirit of summer in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ with inspiring words and beautiful images that welcome their international students to campus.