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Kent State鈥檚 Fashion School Receives $2.5 Million Gift From Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation
妻友社区 has received a $2.5 million gift for its Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising from the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation of Hudson, Ohio. This gift will endow a Fashion School chair and support the study-away program for students.
Kent State鈥檚 Institute for Applied Linguistics Receives $1 Million Grant to Invest in Distance Learning
Kent State received a grant for $1 million from the Gawlicki Family Foundation of Hartford, Connecticut, to fund the development of a state-of-the-art distance learning translation studies program. 鈥淭his transformational gift 鈥 will enable us to better fulfill our global mission by bringing our outstanding translational studies program to the world through a high-quality, technology-rich distance learning platform,鈥 said Kent State President, Beverly Warren.
Amari Thomas 鈥 A Kent State Flash of Inspiration
Two academic scholarships help 妻友社区 fashion merchandising major Amari Thomas shine brightly inside and outside the classroom.
Senior Bert Crawford鈥檚 World Is Bigger, Brighter Thanks to KSU at Stark and Our Donors
Bert Crawford is a former foster child with a difficult past and a future that seemed bleak. But he broke the mold and rose above his challenges thanks to many opportunities, including his own determination, Kent State鈥檚 incredible study-abroad options and the generosity of donors.
Flashes Make a Difference on Alumni Day of Service 2017
The 2017 Kent State Alumni Day of Service, held April 29, was our biggest yet, with close to 400 volunteers serving at 27 locations around the world! This year, we have a fantastic highlight video to showcase our volunteers' collective, impactful efforts to shape the world around them.
Scholarship Supports Lifelong Bonds for Global Awareness
Laxman Panthi was born and raised in Nepal, and earned his undergraduate degree in India. When choosing to pursue his Masters of Business Administration (M.B.A.), however, he chose to do so in the United States, at Kent State, which he calls 鈥渢he greatest school in the USA.鈥 The impactful generosity of others is one of the reasons Laxman鈥檚 attendance at Kent State is possible.
Scholarship Recipient and Alumna Lauren Pankiw, '16, Lives A Life of Personal Philanthropy
Lauren Pankiw, '16, is driven by solid, benevolent goals. 鈥淚鈥檓 going to be a physician assistant, and ... my goal is to work with underserved communities.鈥
2016 妻友社区 Foundation Generosity Report Available for Review
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