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Welcome to Flash Focus! In this series, we introduce you to fascinating student Flashes from all walks of life.Meet Daycia Clifford, a junior mechatronics engineering technology major from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a passion for learning about new technology.Clifford is a research assistant in the Extended Reality (XR) Research Lab, focusing on the integration of virtual reality for aeronautical training.  “My job in the XR lab is my passion. I love to learn about new technology,” Clifford told �Ը������� Today. “My major was computer engineering, but I decided to switch because I wo...

Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry Lewis, Ph.D., who devoted his career to ensuring the legacy of May 4, 1970, would remain vibrant, is being honored with an exhibit at the May 4 Visitors Center.  �Ը������� Today was on hand for the grand opening of the display, “Teach Peace: The Life and Legacy of Jerry Lewis,” which took place March 19 at the center in Taylor Hall. The display exemplifies how the lessons of �Ը�������'s history continue to guide the university in a divided world.Molly Merryman, Ph.D., associate professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, gave a presentation titled...

�Ը������� University has launched a new app, KSU Navigate, that streamlines the academic advising process, making it easier than ever before for students to communicate with their advisor. The app is accessible through iOS, Android, and a web browser, making it compatible with phones and laptop or desktop computers. Once students sign in on the platform, KSU Navigate presents advisors with appointment availability specific to their major. The app recognizes what program the students are a part of and automatically lists the advisors that are trained in the academic requirements unique to...

�Ը������� University’s School of Information is pleased to announce the appointment of Afsaneh Sanei as the new Writer- and Illustrator-in-Residence at the Reinberger Children’s Library Center (RCLC).Sanei brings a wealth of international experience to this role as an accomplished illustrator and children’s book author. Born in Isfahan, Iran, she earned her Bachelor of Painting from Tehran University and a Master of Illustration from the Art University of Tehran. With more than 15 published books focusing on developmental psychology and mental health in children, Sanei has established herself...

The �Ը������� University Board of Trustees has approved the university’s proposed realignment of degree-granting colleges within the Division of Academic Affairs, marking a significant milestone in the Transformation 2028 (T28) initiative. The approval, which came during the Board’s March 19 meeting, culminates a strategic planning process that began in April 2024 and included extensive consultation with faculty and university stakeholders.The approved plan reduces �Ը�������’s degree-granting colleges from 10 to nine and reconfigures them into three collective consortiums that will share adm...