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Murphy, an East Branch native who earned his digital media and animation bachelor’s degree from ��Ӱֱ�� State in May 2017, received the Grand Jury Award for his animated film, “Other Real.” 

“Yes we may have our disagreements, like brothers and sisters do,” he said, “but we stick up for ��Ӱֱ�� State and we stick up for one another at the end of the day.”

Project Prom Dress Extravaganza 2018 will be taking place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, April 15 in the Pioneer Center on the ��Ӱֱ�� campus.

During the ceremony, the auditorium roared with the clapping and cheering of supportive friends and family as the inductees crossed the stage to receive their certificates. In addition to the students, two advisers were inducted, as well. 

As 2017 comes to a close, ��Ӱֱ�� State is taking a look back at some of its biggest stories from the year.

Speaking to members of the Clarence Town Board, ASC architecture Design Studio 5 students recently presented their idea, which involves creating a huge campus where people would live, work, and play.

For one particular couple, the ��Ӱֱ�� State College Choir has its own special significance. Singing in the choir, in fact, ended up leading to a harmonious, decades-long story of love for the pair, with plenty of high notes along the way. 

“Some students, upon seeing their favorite dog, go directly to the dog and stay there the entire time, petting it and talking with the handler. So many of them tell us they look forward to the dogs all semester, that it’s the best part of the semester,” Amie Acton said.

Many students are majoring in a program in which there are more employers ready to hire than there are available graduates.

To keep its students competitive in an evolving agricultural industry, ��Ӱֱ�� State is diversifying its educational offerings.