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Division of Institutional Advancement

°µÍø½ûÇø President Beverly Warren joins (left to right) °µÍø½ûÇø English Professor Ed Dauterich, Parade Grand Marshal Julian Edelman and Kent Mayor Jerry Fiala in cutting the ribbon to officially start the 2015 Homecoming Parade.

°µÍø½ûÇø Celebrates 2015 Homecoming With Parade, Events and Football Game Win

This year's Homecoming was a fun-filled weekend of events that included the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Homecoming Parade and a football win against the Miami RedHawks, 20-14. This year’s homecoming featured °µÍø½ûÇø alumnus and Super Bowl champion Julian Edelman as the Parade Grand Marshal…

Tags: Homecoming , Alumni Relations , Division of Institutional Advancement , Events , Success Story

Kent Campus

From Homeless to Philanthropist: °µÍø½ûÇø Student Who Received Help From Others Pays It Forward

Anything is possible. Theresa Medrano, a °µÍø½ûÇø senior from Westlake, Ohio, is living proof of this. At age 17, like most high school seniors, Medrano should have been thinking about senior prom and graduation. But she became a victim of domestic violence and was forced to withdraw …

Tags: Student Success , FLASHanthropy , Division of Institutional Advancement

Kent Campus

°µÍø½ûÇø to Help Akron Students Earn College Credit Without Leaving High School

  Reading, writing and arithmetic are getting a college-styled makeover in two Akron, Ohio, high schools. Through a $480,000 grant from the Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation, the partnership called College Today will send °µÍø½ûÇø instructors into Ellet High Schoo…

Tags: College of Education, Health and Human Services , Division of Institutional Advancement , College of Arts and Sciences

Kent Campus

°µÍø½ûÇø Hosts Alumni Weekend, May 15-16

Alumni, fans and community invited to participate in exciting, hands-on activities °µÍø½ûÇø Alumni Association is hosting Alumni Weekend on Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16. Alumni and the community members are invited to attend these two days of exciting, hands-on activities. On …

Tags: Alumni Weekend , Alumni College , Alumni Relations , Division of Institutional Advancement , University News

Kent Campus

°µÍø½ûÇø Announces Jeff McLain as University’s New Vice President for Institutional Advancement

°µÍø½ûÇø has named Jeffery L. McLain, CFRE, as its new vice president for institutional advancement following an extensive national search. McLain comes to °µÍø½ûÇø from Louisiana State University where he served as senior vice president of the LSU Foundation. He joins °µÍø½ûÇø on M…

Tags: Division of Institutional Advancement , °µÍø½ûÇø Foundation , Institutional Advancement , Alumni Relations , University News

Kent Campus