Students First

When a gunman's bullets knocked her down, her professors were there to lift her up
As she prepared to receive her degree, Jillian Saliba reflected on a deeply personal story of surviving a drive-by shooting during winter break of her early years as a Golden Flash. When the trauma took its toll, she leaned on her professors.

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.

New Professor Completes His ‘Freshman’ Year
Freshman year can be a little stressful, even for a faculty member. But Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., who just completed his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø, is feeling content and excited for the next academic year.

IN A FLASH: Small Businesses Showcased!
All semester, student entrepreneurs look forward to the Spring Small Business Showcase, from LaunchNET ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø.

IN A FLASH: Flashes Forever!
In early May, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø celebrated its soon-to-be alumni of the spring Class of 2024 with #FlashesForever Fest on the Lester A. Lefton Esplanade.
She's Staying for Graduate School!
As a high school senior just three years ago, Hannah Fender was not overly excited about attending ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø. Now, she loves it so much, she’s staying for graduate school.

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Trumbull graduate Marissa Lemasters gathers degrees and followers

Pandemic Graduates 2024: Starting College in 2020 Took Grit and Resiliency
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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.

Flash Friday: A.J. Scilla
Meet A.J. Scilla, a junior public relations major with a passion for sports photography. Originally from Mars, Pennsylvania, Scilla currently resides in Savannah, Georgia, working for the Savannah Bananas.

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s (Tortured) Poets Department
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø students can tap into their inner poet with Wick Weekly, a distinctive program hosted by the Wick Poetry Center. Whether students are down bad for someone or are looking for a way to process current events (like a certain singer's new album), poetry can open up a door to a world where students can create and explore.