Student Life

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Places First in National Sustainability Competition
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï earned first-place honors in the annual Campus Race to Zero Waste, a nationwide college campus recycling competition.

Best of the Best: Melissa Fenn Wins Inaugural Distinguished Advisor Award
Melissa Fenn, senior advisor II in the College of Nursing, was recently awarded the university's inaugural Distinguished Advisor Award by University Advising and the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Academic Advising Support and Advising Association (KASADA).

IN A FLASH: Cirque du Chem!
A circus came to the Integrated Sciences Building this spring in the form of "Cirque du Chem," presented the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

Marketing Major Juliana Buonaiuto Takes on Leadership Roles at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State
Meet recent marketing graduate and ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Student Body President, Juliana Buonaiuto. Originally from Long Island, New York, Buonaiuto came to ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State to study marketing because of her love for the industry.

IN A FLASH: Flashes Forever!
In early May, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State celebrated its soon-to-be alumni of the spring Class of 2024 with #FlashesForever Fest on the Lester A. Lefton Esplanade.
IN A FLASH: Scenes From Commencement 2024
Exuberant celebrations and tears of joy punctuated one of the biggest weekends of the year at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State as the university welcomed its spring Class of 2024 graduates.
She's Staying for Graduate School!
As a high school senior just three years ago, Hannah Fender was not overly excited about attending ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï. Now, she loves it so much, she’s staying for graduate school.

Pandemic Graduates 2024: Starting College in 2020 Took Grit and Resiliency
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State students who started college during the COVID-19 pandemic in Fall 2020 have shown great grit and resilience as they graduate in the class of 2024.

IN A FLASH: Welcome 2024 Lav Grads!
Ahead of university-wide commencement ceremonies, the annual Lavender Graduation ceremony honors the achievements of graduating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and ally (LGBTQ+) students at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Celebrates Its Newest Graduates With Spring Commencement Ceremonies
In total, 5,182 degrees will be conferred this spring, consisting of 1,011 associate degrees, 3,092 bachelor’s degrees, 903 master’s degrees, 164 doctoral degrees and 12 educational specialist degrees.