FEATURES Cleveland State Magazine EDITOR/WRITER BARBARA CHUDZIK
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CONTRIBUTOR JOHN SOEDER
TRANSFORMATIVE GIFT
$10 million from Don and Pam Washkewicz and the Parker Hannifin Foundation supports engineering education and facilities
GRAPHIC DESIGN HILARY DEMKO PHOTOGRAPHY BRIAN HART ROB WETZLER
OUR COLLEGES
ADVANCEMENT NEWS NEWS BRIEFS
CONTENTS
ALUMNI NEWS
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VIKING SPORTS
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CLASS NOTES
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PRESIDENT RONALD M. BERKMAN
50TH ANNIVERSARY
Block party to kick off yearlong celebration
PROVOST DEIRDRE MAGEEAN VICE PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CSU FOUNDATION BERINTHIA R. LeVINE
NEW MODEL FOR EDUCATION
Health sciences building to foster collaboration
RESEARCH UNIVERSITY
CSU ranks among top 200 for research and development
ADVOCATING FOR CLEVELAND STATE Federal and state officials get their start at CSU
DEPARTMENTS
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NEWS BRIEFS
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ADVANCEMENT NEWS
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OUR COLLEGES
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ALUMNI NEWS
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VIKING SPORTS
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CLASS NOTES
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