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Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

Giving Tuesday graphic that indicates $4,959,366+ were raised to support causes across °µÍø½ûÇø's eight-campus system.

°µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s Giving Tuesday Campaign Raises More Than $4.9 Million for Causes Across Its Eight-Campus System

Members of the °µÍø½ûÇø community joined together to cause a ripple effect of change reaching far beyond °µÍø½ûÇø, raising more than $4.9 million to support scholarships and programs across the university for its Giving Tuesday 2024 campaign.

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Pictured are the 2024 °µÍø½ûÇø Alumni Award winners at the awards ceremony, held Sept. 27 during Homecoming weekend at the °µÍø½ûÇø Hotel and Conference Center in Kent, Ohio. (Photo credit: Andrea Hallgren)

°µÍø½ûÇø Honors 11 Alumni Award Recipients During Homecoming Weekend

Sponsored by the °µÍø½ûÇø Alumni Association, the Alumni Awards are the university’s most prestigious alumni honors. The 2024 Alumni Award recipients include seven alumni, two recent graduates, one staff member and one current student.

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Dog Days of Summer 2024

The Dogs Have Their Day on Campus

Each August, °µÍø½ûÇø welcomes alumni and their canine companions to campus for one of the most anticipated events of the year, the "Dog Days of Summer." 

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New °µÍø½ûÇø graduates smile and celebrate as blue and gold streamers are launched into the air at the end of their commencement ceremony held at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

°µÍø½ûÇø Raises $383 Million in Record-Breaking Fundraising Campaign

°µÍø½ûÇø 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. 

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Flash, °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s mascot, waves a flag in front of Dix Stadium before a home football game. (Photo credit: Scott Galvin)

°µÍø½ûÇø and Cleveland Clinic Enter Multiyear Partnership to Support Student-Athlete Health and Wellness

°µÍø½ûÇø and Cleveland Clinic have announced a multiyear partnership in which Cleveland Clinic becomes the official healthcare provider for °µÍø½ûÇø Athletics. Cleveland Clinic will serve as the medical services provider to support °µÍø½ûÇø student-athlete health and wellness.

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Anthony Claytor raises his diploma during his Commencement ceremony at °µÍø½ûÇø.

Meet Anthony Claytor, the First I PROMISE Program Scholar to Graduate From °µÍø½ûÇø

In 2020, °µÍø½ûÇø President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that °µÍø½ûÇø 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. 

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Valoree Vargo (far left), °µÍø½ûÇø vice president for philanthropy and alumni engagement, and °µÍø½ûÇø President Todd Diacon (far right) stand with university donors Larry and Sandy Armstrong (center).

°µÍø½ûÇø Secures Two $1 Million Gifts in Support of Global Education

°µÍø½ûÇø 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 °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s education-abroad presence in Florence, Italy.

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Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D. (right), is pictured at the Doula and Community Expo hosted by Birthing Beautiful Communities in April 2024. (Photo provided by Angela Neal-Barnett)

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Awards Additional $300,000 to °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s Spirit of Motherhood Program to Combat Infant Mortality and Prevent Preterm Births

°µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s 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 awarded the program another $300,000 to continue its work over the next three years.

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