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The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Board of Trustees approved the establishment of a new cybercriminology major within the Bachelor of Science degree at the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held Dec. 6. The new cybercriminology major will be offered fully online, in addition to a mostly online delivery at all Â鶹ÊÓƵ campuses.

Top Faculty Award 2023

Â鶹ÊÓƵ's top-notch research and R1 status are showcased in a study.

Team Rubble Busters won a first-place award at the 2023 SkyHack.

Rubble Busters' innovative autonomous search and report features won a first-place award in SkyHack 2023.   

Student holding a stack of books

Libraries are an integral part of our communities and education. They provide resources for learning, study, entertainment and culture. It is important for libraries to house collections that are as diverse as the communities they serve. Here is how Â鶹ÊÓƵ works to do that.

Giving Tuesday graphic that indicates $2,867,333+ were raised to impact Â鶹ÊÓƵ students.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ supporters once again joined together during the university’s Giving Tuesday campaign to raise more than $2.8 million to support a variety of student scholarships and programs.

I PROMISE School fourth graders from Akron, Ohio will learn about the brain at Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Brain Health Research Institute

Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Brain Health Research Institute on Wednesday, Nov. 29, will welcome 94 fourth-grade students from Akron, Ohio’s I PROMISE School for a day of activities aimed at sparking their interest in science and technology. 

Â鶹ÊÓƵ senior fashion merchandising major Mackenzie Karsten of Clarkston, Michigan, an intern for the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Women's Center, looks over donations for this year's university coat drive.

From now through Dec. 15, Â鶹ÊÓƵ is collecting clean, gently used or new items of warm clothing for all ages, including coats, hats, gloves, scarves and sweaters, as part of its Winter Coat and Clothing Drive. 

Continue the Tradition Â鶹ÊÓƵ Giving Tuesday

Join the proud Â鶹ÊÓƵ tradition of giving back this Giving Tuesday season by supporting the KSU fund that means the most to you. Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s most generous annual tradition runs Oct. 31 through Nov. 28, with special giving incentives throughout the month that make your impact go further. When we come together, we create a legacy of brilliance that helps our students shine and makes the world Forever Brighter.

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David Zachrich poses with class after winning the 2023 Outstanding Teaching Award

After decades as a pastor, David Zachrich had a sudden and dramatic reevaluation of his life. A life-threatening heart attack 15 years ago forced him to step back and reconsider his path. Zachrich’s cardiologist challenged him to find something to do that he enjoyed. Zachrich immediately thought of teaching, something he very much wanted to do as a second career, and now he's won an award for it.