CSU celebrated its 50th anniversary in high style, complete with a parade and block party that drew 5,000 people.

The CSU Presidential Forums brought thought leaders to campus for enlightening discussions on health care, business innovation, STEM education and more.

The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation and the Mandel Supporting Foundations awarded $3.6 million to CSU to create the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Honors College.

CSU received the Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation, an honor bestowed for exceptional community connectivity.

CSU accounts for 6,739 jobs and $679 million in economic impact, according to a new report from the Levin College of Urban Affairs.

CSU’s Graduation Incentive Plan caught the attention of national media:

• The Washington Post

• CNN

• Bloomberg Business

Opening in 2015, the Center for Innovation in Medical Professions will house the NEOMED-CSU Partnership for Urban Health.

The National Science Foundation-funded Operation STEM program at CSU is delivering impressive results, with precalculus passage rates increasing 30 percent on average.

CSU students won first place in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Student Design Competition for devising a method for manufacturing flu vaccine.

The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival brought 1,200 theater students and faculty from eight states to the CSU Arts Campus at Playhouse Square.

Fall 2014 Valedictorian Adam Davenport helped to rebuild a Cleveland neighborhood rooted in sustainable living as project manager for a local community development organization.

During a visit to the MAGNET shop at CSU, President Barack Obama shared a laugh with CSU mechanical engineering students.

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Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson met with CSU’s Deckard Family Civic Fellows. The program provides a $5,000 scholarship and a golden opportunity to work at City Hall.

Speakers at the first TEDxClevelandStateUniversity examined four stages of creativity: preparation, incubation, illumination and verification.

RTA’s Cleveland State Line connected CSU’s downtown campus to Cleveland’s West Side via a new fleet of buses.