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Institutional Advancement

°µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s Giving Tuesday raised more than $1.6 million to support student success, keeping °µÍø½ûÇø students on track to their ultimate goal of obtaining their degree.

°µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s Giving Tuesday Breaks Records for Third Consecutive Year

°µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s Giving Tuesday 2019 raised more than $1.6 million when it ended on Dec. 3 at 11:59 p.m., shattering the previous year’s record of $1.03 million. Supporters were able to choose from more than 40 featured giving options throughout the °µÍø½ûÇø system, including student scholarships, educational programs, athletic teams and more. 

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Alumni and Giving

°µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s Giving Tuesday raised more than $1.6 million to support student success, keeping °µÍø½ûÇø students on track to their ultimate goal of obtaining their degree.

°µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s Giving Tuesday Breaks Records for Third Consecutive Year

°µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s Giving Tuesday 2019 raised more than $1.6 million when it ended on Dec. 3 at 11:59 p.m., shattering the previous year’s record of $1.03 million. 

Tags: University News , Giving Tuesday , Division of Institutional Advancement , Institutional Advancement , news , Success Story

Alumni and Giving

President Khalil Looney (far right) and some fellow members of °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s Male Empowerment Network (M.E.N.) pose for a photo. The Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation has pledged a $10,000 matching gift for Giving Tuesday to the M.E.N. Fund.

°µÍø½ûÇø Celebrates Philanthropy With Monthlong Giving Tuesday Campaign

With the launch of its 2019 Giving Tuesday campaign on Nov. 1, °µÍø½ûÇø has again transformed a one-day fundraising initiative into a monthlong giving campaign to support student scholarships, expanded programs, study away initiatives and modern facilities.

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Alumni and Giving

President Khalil Looney (far right) and some fellow members of °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s Male Empowerment Network (M.E.N.) pose for a photo. The Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation has pledged a $10,000 matching gift for Giving Tuesday to the M.E.N. Fund.

°µÍø½ûÇø Celebrates Philanthropy With Monthlong Giving Tuesday Campaign

With the launch of its 2019 Giving Tuesday campaign on Nov. 1, °µÍø½ûÇø has again transformed a one-day fundraising initiative into a monthlong giving campaign to support student scholarships, expanded programs, study away initiatives and modern facilities.

Tags: University News , Giving Tuesday , Division of Institutional Advancement , Institutional Advancement , news , Success Story

Kent Campus

°µÍø½ûÇø alumnus Jacob Derwin (third from left) and other cast members of the CBS show “Survivor: Ghost Island†pose for a group photo. (Photo credit: Robert Voets/CBS)

°µÍø½ûÇø Graduate Goes from °µÍø½ûÇø to Survivor: Ghost Island

From Long Island to °µÍø½ûÇø and now Ghost Island. That is the path °µÍø½ûÇø alumnus Jacob Derwin took to become a cast member on the 36th season of the CBS show Survivor, which will begin airing Feb. 28. This season’s show is called Survivor: Ghost Island. Long before t…

Tags: Alumni , Institutional Advancement , School of Journalism and Mass Communication , College of Communication and Information , Success Story

Kent Campus

°µÍø½ûÇø student Theresa Medrano stands near the pillars of Merrill Hall on campus.

°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 withd…

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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…

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Kent Campus

Photojournalism Program at °µÍø½ûÇø Receives $3 Million Scholarship Bequest

The largest single gift ever made to °µÍø½ûÇø to fund only scholarships will transform the Photojournalism program in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. A Cincinnati man who took a photojournalism class at °µÍø½ûÇø in 1941 has left a $3 million bequest to the program.…

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Alumni and Giving

Westfield Insurance Foundation Pledges $500,000 to Endow Insurance Studies Program at °µÍø½ûÇø

°µÍø½ûÇø announced today that the Westfield Insurance Foundation has made a commitment of $500,000 to the university. These funds will be used to support a Bachelor of Science in Insurance Studies program at °µÍø½ûÇø, and to promote career opportunities within the insurance industry. …

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