Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Announces Largest Single Gift in History From Ambassador Edward F. Crawford to ​Name the College and Construct New College of Business ​Building
The largest single gift in Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ history, by Ambassador Edward F. Crawford, will complete the capital campaign to enable the construction of a new College of Business Administration building on the university’s Kent Campus.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Announces Forever Brighter, a $350 Million Fundraising Campaign
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ publicly launched a $350 million comprehensive fundraising campaign Saturday, Oct. 2. During a special halftime announcement at the Homecoming football game, campaign co-chairs Sandra C. and Lawrence R. Armstrong joined Â鶹¾«Ñ¡President Todd Diacon to publicly unveil Forever Brighter to thousands of alumni, donors and friends.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡to Build Expansion to Its Aeronautics and Engineering Building
A $1.5 million gift from The Timken Foundation of Canton has allowed Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ to advance the groundbreaking timeline for the expansion of the Aeronautics and Engineering Building.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Celebrates the Return of Homecoming to Campus
It’s reunion time for the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Golden Flashes family. Â鶹¾«Ñ¡celebrated Homecoming 2021 with a week of activities and events leading up to the Oct. 2 Homecoming Parade and Homecoming football game.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Announces 2021 Alumni Awards Recipients
Each year, hundreds of nominations are submitted to Â鶹¾«Ñ¡, showcasing some of the best and brightest alumni and students who excel in their fields and communities. This year, seven alumni and one student will be honored as 2021 Alumni Awards recipients.
Kent State’s College of Podiatric Medicine to Receive Historic $10 Million Gift From The Podiatry Foundation
The Podiatry Foundation, located in Independence, Ohio, is laying the groundwork to help secure the financial and academic future of Ohio’s only podiatry college – Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ College of Podiatric Medicine.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡, City Businesses Show Appreciation to Employees For Dedication During Pandemic
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ initiated the Blue, Gold and Grateful program with Main Street Kent to show appreciation to faculty and staff and support participating downtown businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡, City Businesses Show Appreciation to Employees For Dedication During Pandemic
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ initiated the Blue, Gold and Grateful program with Main Street Kent to show appreciation to faculty and staff and support participating downtown businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Leads First Comprehensive Greater Akron LGBTQ+ Specific Community Needs Assessment
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ has partnered with Greater Akron community organizations to conduct the first comprehensive and specific LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment (CNA). Efforts of this assessment focus on producing a better-informed public health system and improving the health and well-being of the LGBTQ+ community members.