2000-Present
2003
The Campaign for °µÍø½ûÇø concludes, bringing in $122 million in support
2009
The Centennial Campaign is launched with a goal of $200 million
2010
The Centennial Campaign concludes, with a total of $265 million
2016
The Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement is constructed at 350 South Lincoln
2021
The Forever Brighter Campaign is launched with a goal of $350 million
1950-1999
1954
The °µÍø½ûÇø State University Development Fund is created to encourage alumni to give back to their alma mater
1965
The °µÍø½ûÇø Foundation is established as the university formal fundraising division
1965
First alumni chapter is established
July 1, 1967-Dec. 31, 1968
18-month fundraising drive brings in gifts from 3,108 alumni (38,000 total alumni at the time)
1910-1949
May 1910
Lowry Bill authorizes the creation of two new schools in northern Ohio to train elementary school teachers
1910
William S. Kent donates 53 acres to establish the °µÍø½ûÇø Normal School, which is named in his honor
1911
°µÍø½ûÇø’s first president, John E. McGilvrey, establishes the °µÍø½ûÇø Alumni Association (KSUAA)
September 1913
The °µÍø½ûÇø Normal School begins its first full academic year on the Kent Campus