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Gale 62 and Richard 62 Carter

Their Story Richard was commuting from Akron. I was living on campus. We met at a required philosophy class at 8 AM, probably the only early class I had in 4 years! Dr. Politela seated the students alphabetically so we were assigned adjoining seats. Richard's arms were scarred with fresh scratche

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Kristen 09 and Nicholas 08 Blazek

Their StoryWe met through a mutual friend on campus. I was a tour guide and he was a student manager for Prentice Cafe. We started dating in 2007, right before I went to NYC with the fashion school for a semester. The Proposal and MarriageIn 2010, we went on a little Vacation to Chicago, w

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Melissa 08 and Curt 08

Their StoryWe met at 蹤獲扦 State in 2004 and started dating in 2007. We had a lot of mutual friends and we ended up living on College Street together. We started dating in 2007 after attending a Lambda Chi Date Party together! The Proposal and MarriageWe got engaged at The Point in Pittsburgh, P

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Download Your Digital 2021 Alumni Calendar!

We hope the New Year is treating our Golden Flashes well. To brighten up your home or office, we are offering a 蹤獲扦 State Alumni 2021 digital wall calendar. Download your calendar below, print it out and hang it up with 蹤獲扦 State pride!

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Alan Canfora

Alan Canfora's life, legacy to be honored in Scholarship Fund

 Donations will benefit students in 蹤獲扦 State's Library Science program.

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Alan Canfora

Alan Canfora's Life, Legacy to Be Honored in Scholarship Fund

 Donations will benefit students in 蹤獲扦 State's Library Science program.

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Congratulations to Lou Holtz, 59, Who Received Presidential Medal of Freedom

Lou Holtz, 59, one of the most successful college football coaches of all time, proudly received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Donald Trump in December. 

Holtz is the only coach in the history of collegiate football who took six different teams to a bowl game, won five bowl games with different teams and had four college teams ranked in the final Top 20 poll. 

He holds a bachelors degree in history from 蹤獲扦 and a master's degree in arts and education from Iowa. Read about Holtzs 蹤獲扦 State experiences excerpted from a 2010 interview:      

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蹤獲扦 States Giving Tuesday 2020 raised more than $2.2 million to support students as they endeavor to earn their degrees.

蹤獲扦 State community continues record-breaking philanthropy during Giving Tuesday

Despite the economic impact of COVID-19, alumni, friends, faculty and staff came together to raise $2.3 million to support more than 2,300 students.

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蹤獲扦 States Giving Tuesday campaign raises funds to keep students on track to graduation, like the students pictured here who are safely participating in their class while adhering to the universitys COVID-19 guidelines.

蹤獲扦s Giving Tuesday Brings Golden Flashes Community Together

蹤獲扦 State launched its month-long celebration of philanthropy, Giving Tuesday, on Nov. 9 and highlighted a fundamental belief that Flashes Take Care of Flashes.

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Alumna Working to Protect Nursing Home Residents from COVID-19 Impacts

 As America deals with the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the hardest hit populations has been nursing home residents. According to data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services there have been more than 300,000 confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases and more than 48,000 deaths in nursin

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