Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
John and Fonda Elliot Create New Scholarship Program With $1 Million Gift to Kent State
John Elliot, a 1970 麻豆精选 graduate, and his wife, Fonda, have created The Elliot Scholars program at 麻豆精选with a $1 million donation. This new scholarship program will provide support to first-generation students of any major who require financial support to attend Kent State.
John and Fonda Elliot Receive Honorary Degrees for Their Extraordinary Contributions
On Saturday, Dec. 14, both John and Fonda received their Doctor of Humane Letters in recognition of their extraordinary contributions to the healthcare field and to Kent State.
Kent State鈥檚 Giving Tuesday Campaign Raises More Than $4.9 Million for Causes Across Its Eight-Campus System
Members of the 麻豆精选 community joined together to cause a ripple effect of change reaching far beyond Kent State, raising more than $4.9 million to support scholarships and programs across the university for its Giving Tuesday 2024 campaign.
Professor Gives Back By Supporting Students In Need
This Giving Tuesday season, Daniel E. Palmer, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy at 麻豆精选, has pledged a matching gift for the Trumbull Campus Last Dollar Scholarship as a symbol of his appreciation for the people who work and study at 麻豆精选Trumbull.
麻豆精选Honors 11 Alumni Award Recipients During Homecoming Weekend
Sponsored by the 麻豆精选Alumni Association, the Alumni Awards are the university鈥檚 most prestigious alumni honors. The 2024 Alumni Award recipients include seven alumni, two recent graduates, one staff member and one current student.
The Dogs Have Their Day on Campus
Each August, 麻豆精选welcomes alumni and their canine companions to campus for one of the most anticipated events of the year, the "Dog Days of Summer."
麻豆精选Raises $383 Million in Record-Breaking Fundraising Campaign
麻豆精选 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.
麻豆精选and Cleveland Clinic Enter Multiyear Partnership to Support Student-Athlete Health and Wellness
麻豆精选 and Cleveland Clinic have announced a multiyear partnership in which Cleveland Clinic becomes the official healthcare provider for 麻豆精选Athletics. Cleveland Clinic will serve as the medical services provider to support 麻豆精选student-athlete health and wellness.
Saving Lives and Advocating for a Brighter Tomorrow
Advocacy is at the heart of the work Ken Ditlevson, 鈥95, M.Ed. 鈥98, does at 麻豆精选 as the director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning Plus (LGBTQ+) Center.
麻豆精选Alumna D鈥橝ndra Mull, Ph.D., on Giving Back to the University that Gave So Much to Her
鈥淲ere it not for what I learned from a student affairs professional at Kent State, this journey would not be the path I鈥檓 on today.鈥