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Archives and Special Collections 50th anniversary badge

Nov. 6 birthday open house, lecture to wrap Archives’ year-long 50th anniversary celebration

October 30, 2025

The festivities highlight the Archives & Special Collections' enduring role in preserving local history and expanding its collections over the past five decades.

Group of five alumni holding gold Hall of Fame plaques

Five inducted into College of Education & Health Professions Hall of Fame

October 29, 2025

The 2025 inductees—educators and health professionals, each with decades of career experience—are all graduates of the college.

Veterans Day Ceremony and Activities promotional graphic

Columbus State to honor veterans, commemorate Veterans Day with Nov. 10 events

October 28, 2025

A ceremony and other events will celebrate the role veterans and their service play in the life of Columbus State, the community and our nation.

An artist’s rendering of the newly discovered species of lamniform shark (bottom) compared to a plesiosaur (marine reptile) living at the same time (top). (courtesy of Pollyanna von Knorring, Swedish Museum of Natural History)

Discovery: An old fish fossil tells new story about lamniform shark evolution

October 27, 2025

Faculty and student researchers at Columbus State were part of an international team whose groundbreaking findings on the evolution of lamniform sharks revealed that the gigantic species emerged earlier than previously thought.