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The ����ֱ�� State University Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on Oct. 2 on the ����ֱ�� Campus. This special meeting is being called solely for the purpose of enabling trustees to retire into executive session to consider specific topics as provided under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law.”

All around campus - and on the streets of ����ֱ�� -  there are signs that it's almost time for ����ֱ�� State to erupt in a Blue and Gold celebration for Homecoming Weekend. 

����ֱ�� State University is set to burst with Golden Flash pride as the annual Homecoming celebration returns Sept. 28. 

A 360-degree theatre-in-the-round classroom whose curved walls glow with projected images from the classroom computer paired with crystal-clear sounds. This is what it’s like to be immersed in the James R. Unger Global Forum, one of the many amazing new spaces in the brand-new Crawford Hall.

U.S. News & World Report has once again confirmed ����ֱ�� State University’s academic strengths with the university’s inclusion on several lists in the 2025 Best Colleges rankings. In the newly released rankings, ����ֱ�� State continues to be recognized among the Top Public Schools in the nation.

Brian VanDeMark, a historian with the United States Naval Academy, has written a new book “����ֱ�� State: An American Tragedy.” He will participate in a panel discussion at ����ֱ�� State on Sept. 27.

����ֱ�� State University President Todd Diacon will discuss a topic near and dear to his heart – ����ֱ�� State Works – at this year's Bowman Breakfast. The initiative launched in 2023 and highlights recent graduates and programs preparing students for success wherever they go across Ohio.

The Class of 2028 is both strong in size and in academic success, boasting an outstanding 3.61 GPA. It's the largest incoming class to the ����ֱ�� Campus since 2019 and the eighth-largest incoming class in the university's 114-year history. 

The ����ֱ�� State University Board of Trustees welcomed the Class of 2028 during its regular quarterly meeting held Sept. 18 in Crawford Hall and congratulated the university administration for this year’s strong enrollment.

����ֱ�� State University President Todd Diacon was an important part of this year's Flashes Vote Festival as he engaged students, distributed free ����ֱ�� State Votes t-shirts and helped them get information about voting in the coming elections.