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The ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø Alumni Association Announces New Members for Its National Board of Directors
The following new members have been appointed to serve on the National Alumni Board of Directors for terms commencing July 1:
A Walk Down Memory Lane
Kent State Celebrates Its Newest Graduates With Summer Commencement Ceremony
The ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø alumni family will grow by more than 1,000 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement ceremony on Aug. 10.
Kent State Raises $383 Million in Record-Breaking Fundraising Campaign
ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø recently concluded its most successful fundraising campaign in its 114-year history. The Forever Brighter campaign ended in June 2024, having raised more than $383.2 million total.
Kent State Raises $383 Million in Record-Breaking Fundraising Campaign
ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø recently concluded its most successful fundraising campaign in its 114-year history. Forever Brighter was a comprehensive fundraising campaign that launched its public phase in 2021 with a goal of raising $350 million to support student scholarships, university initiatives, capital building projects and global education.
Newsroom Filled With Kent State Graduates Takes on Akron, Ohio
When longtime ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø journalism professor Susan Zake decided to pursue a new career with the non-profit online news source, Signal Akron, she made a hiring list from the many Kent State graduates she had mentored over her 17-year career.
Meet Anthony Claytor, the First I PROMISE Program Scholar to Graduate From Kent State
In 2020, ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that Kent State would cover four years of tuition costs and one year of room and board. Now, for the LeBron James Family Foundation’s first I PROMISE class, the hard work these students had put in since third grade is paying off.
From Passion to Purpose
Drawn to healthcare as a child, Athalia James pursued that passion all the way to a fulfilling career in nursing.
Kent State Secures Two $1 Million Gifts in Support of Global Education
ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø has announced two substantial philanthropic gifts in support of the Global Education Endowment, which was established in 2022 in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Kent State’s education-abroad presence in Florence, Italy.
