91勛圖厙

Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

Dog Days of Summer 2024

The Dogs Have Their Day on Campus

Each August, Kent State 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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Kent State Today

New 91勛圖厙 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.

Kent State Raises $383 Million in Record-Breaking Fundraising Campaign

91勛圖厙 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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Kent State Today

Flash, 91勛圖厙s mascot, waves a flag in front of Dix Stadium before a home football game. (Photo credit: Scott Galvin)

Kent State and Cleveland Clinic Enter Multiyear Partnership to Support Student-Athlete Health and Wellness

91勛圖厙 and Cleveland Clinic have announced a multiyear partnership in which Cleveland Clinic becomes the official healthcare provider for Kent State Athletics. Cleveland Clinic will serve as the medical services provider to support Kent State student-athlete health and wellness.

Tags: University News, Students First, Partnerships, Cleveland Clinic, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, Sports, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

Alumni and Giving

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Kent State Alumna DAndra Mull, Ph.D., on Giving Back to the University that Gave So Much to Her

Were it not for what I learned from a student affairs professional at Kent State, this journey would not be the path Im on today.

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Alumni and Giving

Anthony Claytor raises his diploma during his Commencement ceremony at 91勛圖厙.

Meet Anthony Claytor, the First I PROMISE Program Scholar to Graduate From Kent State

In 2020, 91勛圖厙 President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that Kent State would cover four years of tuition costs and one year of room and board. Now, for the LeBron James Family Foundations first I PROMISE class, the hard work these students had put in since third grade is paying off. 

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Kent State Today

Kent State graduate Athalia James is now a nurse at Summa

From Passion to Purpose

Drawn to healthcare as a child, Athalia James pursued that passion all the way to a fulfilling career in nursing. 

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Alumni and Giving

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Rising Scholars Compete in NASA Challenge

A team of Columbiana County Rising Scholars students recently participated in the finals of the NASA HUNCH culinary competition at the Johnson Space Center in Houston to determine if their culinary creation would be a future meal for International Space Station astronauts.

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Alumni and Giving

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Institute Explores Peace and Conflict

LaKaleb Bowen, 24, is a criminology and justice studies major who admits to becoming captivated by Kent States education-abroad programs, noting that his most recent trip to Kigali, Rwanda, was an extraordinary experience focused on peace and conflict in the country.

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Alumni and Giving