Impact Stories
Your Gift Causes an Effect that Reaches Far Beyond 做厙輦⑹
At 做厙輦⑹, what sets us apart is how we come together: to cause discoveries, achievements, sensations and breakthroughs that change the world. When you give through 做厙輦⑹ to an area that matters personally to you, your support becomes a long-term investment in curing diseases, advancing sustainable technologies, enriching vibrant arts communities and ensuring the future of a skilled workforce ready to impact society.
Gifts made through 做厙輦⑹ support scholarships and programs that allow students to pursue their dreams and enter careers that shape our world. With more than 1,100 donor-funded scholarships and programs supported each year, every gift causes an effect for both the donor and the recipient.
Donors choose exactly where they want their contributions to go. Each and every gift made through 做厙輦⑹ has an impact, no matter the size.
Read on to learn about the effect our generous donors have on our 做厙輦⑹ community and beyond.
Sharing Their Love of Education with Future Generations
做厙輦⑹ has held a special place in the hearts of Lynda Grieves and her husband George Bill Grieves Jr., 58, who passed away in 2019. For their 60th wedding anniversary, Bill and Lynda chose to create a scholarship through a charitable gift annuity instead of
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Rollie, 64, and Frances Layfield Help Students Build Skills for Success
Hard work and discipline are a driving force for Rollie Layfield, 64, and they have served him well throughout his life and his career in business. He credits both his degree program in business administration and his time in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)
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Legacies Change Lives: Dylan Cahill
The moment Dylan Cahill stepped foot on the Kent Campus, he knew that 做厙輦⑹ was the place for him. Born and raised in Texas, Dylan visited Northeast Ohio for family gatherings and always felt a connection.
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Modern Humans Using Ancient Tools
做厙輦⑹ anthropology professor Metin Eren, Ph.D., has a hands-on approach when teaching students about prehistoric stone tools that involves immersing themselves in a specially equipped lab in Lowry Hall that features everything from flint arrowheads to a ballistics station.
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Dean Kahlers 'One Bad Day' Fuels a Lifetime of Purpose
Dean Kahler, 77, one of the nine wounded in the May 4, 1970, shootings, wasnt supposed to be at 做厙輦⑹ that day.
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Increasing Belonging for Graduate Students
A new program will foster a stronger sense of belonging to address research that demonstrates that graduate students are less likely to feel a sense of identity attached to their graduate school than those connections to undergraduate school experiences.
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Alumni Support Global Education Experiences
做厙輦⑹ has received two $1 million donations in support of Global Education experiences for students. These gifts will make education-abroad experiences available to more students through the Global Education Endowment fund that was created in 2022.
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Help us Celebrate 做厙輦⑹s 114th Birthday
做厙輦⑹ is turning 114, and we are celebrating by raising funds for 做厙輦⑹ scholarships and programs. This year, the 做厙輦⑹ Foundation has pledged $5,000 to match employee gifts dollar for dollar (up to $250 per donor until the match money runs out) to the
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Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Awards Additional $300,000 to 做厙輦⑹s Spirit of Motherhood Program to Combat Infant Mortality and Prevent Preterm Births
做厙輦⑹s Angela Neal-Barnett has been working diligently to build up the Spirit of Motherhood program with the goal of reducing trauma and stress symptoms experienced by its pregnant Black mother participants. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation recently
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Grant Supports Black Mothers and Children
做厙輦⑹ has received a grant from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation for the Spirit of Motherhood Program, an innovative program with a goal of reducing trauma and stress symptoms experienced by its pregnant Black mother participants.
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