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Crawford Hall Dedication

Õ¬ÄÐÊÓƵAPP celebrated the grand opening of Crawford Hall on Sept. 27, attended by more than 700 guests, including university leadership, faculty, students, donors, alumni and dignitaries.

Õ¬ÄÐÊÓƵAPP alumni, students, employees and community members gather to watch the university’s 2023 Homecoming Parade.

Õ¬ÄÐÊÓƵAPP is set to burst with Golden Flash pride as the annual Homecoming celebration returns Sept. 28. 

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The following new members have been appointed to serve on the National Alumni Board of Directors for terms commencing July 1:

A new Õ¬ÄÐÊÓƵAPP graduate smiles as he holds his diploma during his commencement ceremony. (Photo credit: Matthew Brown, Õ¬ÄÐÊÓƵAPP)

The Õ¬ÄÐÊÓƵAPP alumni family will grow by more than 1,000 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement ceremony on Aug. 10.

New Õ¬ÄÐÊÓƵAPP 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.

Õ¬ÄÐÊÓƵAPP 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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Õ¬ÄÐÊÓƵAPP recently concluded its most successful fundraising campaign in its 114-year history. Forever Brighter  was a comprehensive fundraising campaign that launched its public phase in 2021 with a goal of raising $350 million to support student scholarships, university initiatives, capital building projects and global education. 

The new Signal Akron newsroom in Akron, Ohio is brimming with Kent State journalism graduates.

When longtime Õ¬ÄÐÊÓƵAPP journalism professor Susan Zake decided to pursue a new career with the non-profit online news source, Signal Akron, she made a hiring list from the many Kent State graduates she had mentored over her 17-year career.

Anthony Claytor raises his diploma during his Commencement ceremony at Õ¬ÄÐÊÓƵAPP.

In 2020, Õ¬ÄÐÊÓƵAPP 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 Foundation’s first I PROMISE class, the hard work these students had put in since third grade is paying off. 

Kent State graduate Athalia James is now a nurse at Summa

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