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Visiting poets for the Wick 40th anniversary celebration. From left to right: Padraig Ó Tuama, Naomi Shihab Nye, Jane Hirshfield and Adrian Matejka

The celebration, Sept. 19-21, will be packed with panel discussions, workshops and poetry readings, culminating in a gala dinner on Sept. 21.

Incoming students cheer at 2024 freshman convocation.

Rally towels, strobe lights and the Marching Golden Flashes added to the celebration on Aug. 16, when ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï 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 ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State.

For the past month, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï 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 ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï 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 ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus

As students prepare for the start of the Fall 2024 Semester at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, one man who has contributed greatly to the future success of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State and its students is being honored this week.

First-year students moved into ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State residence halls on Aug. 13

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State's president, faculty and staff helped the new Golden Flashes move into their residence halls.

still need help with your FAFSA?

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’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, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s Paris home for 16 years. Now, the academy has found a new home and soon, exciting advancements will be happening with ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s education-abroad programs in Paris.

Pete Buttigieg with Todd Diacon

When U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State this summer, he and U.S. Representative (and ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State alumna) Emilia Sykes toured the College of Aeronautics and Engineering and the May 4 Visitors Center. 

A new ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï graduate smiles as he holds his diploma during his commencement ceremony. (Photo credit: Matthew Brown, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï)

The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï alumni family will grow by more than 1,000 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement ceremony on Aug. 10.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï 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 ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State in working order and looking great.