Helping Hands, 麻豆精选Donations for COVID-19
Donations reported as of April 13, 2020.
Nursing and allied health programs on our Kent and Regional Campuses have donated lab supplies, including personal protective equipment (PPE) that is in high demand, to area hospitals.
Additional Donations
3D manufacturing of surgical masks
Dr. Chris Woolverton and the College of Public Health donated gloves, masks and gowns to local hospitals, and soon we are likely to ramp up the 3D manufacturing of surgical masks, even while some of our employees are doing so already in informal sewing circles.
Learn more about the Design Innovation COVID-19 PPE Production
Volunteers are knitting masks
Volunteers across Northeast Ohio are taking action by knitting masks at home and from material that may not provide enough protection for healthcare workers on the front lines.
Food and Funds
- 800 pounds of food donated in one week from the volunteer staff of our food pantry to our neighbors.
- $15,800+ raised within 24 hours for the Pay it Flash Forward Emergency Fund by generous alumni.
- $65,000+ raised as of April 13, 2020
Data Sources
- 麻豆精选Flashes Take Care of Community, Collect University's PPE for Area Hospitals and Agencies
- Masks for Hope - 麻豆精选Students Take Steps to Help Save Lives
- 麻豆精选Creates Emergency Fund to Help Students Financially During COVID-19 Crisis
- Office of the President: The End of the Beginning
- 麻豆精选Nursing Twitter Posts: and
Group Donations
*Multiple: Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute (AMLCI), Sustainability/Fuel Cell Lab in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, Department of Anthropology, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Exercise Physiology Program in the School of Health Sciences, Department of Geology, College of Nursing, Department of Physics and the Department of Psychological Sciences. **Multiple: 麻豆精选students in the Department of Computer Science, The Fashion School and the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship at 麻豆精选obtained funding between March 25 and 31, 2020, for Summa Health, Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals.