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2011

Free Informative Seminar Will Teach How to Protect Your Assets and Make Your Medical Wishes Known
Largest Cash Gift Ever Made to Kent State University Museum The Kent State University Museum has received a $1.1 million donation – its largest cash gift ever – from local business leader and Kent State alumnus Gerald Schweigert. The donation, in the form of a charitable gift annuity, will be instrumental in the preservation and future support of museum collections and activities.
Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is: Balancing the Books on Opportunity From early childhood, Casey Frame’s (Accounting, ‘12) mother told her that she would have to pay for college someday. Frame estimates that by the time she was ready to start school at Kent State University, she had saved roughly $10,000.
Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is: Improving Grades and Retention, One Student at a Time For many students, their first few undergraduate years can be an eye opening, and sometimes overwhelming, experience, especially when they find themselves in first-year lecture classes like General Chemistry or Math.
Sheryl Crow Headlines Kent State’s “Centennial Campaign” Concert on Sept. 8 Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow will headline a concert at Kent State University on Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio. The “Centennial Campaign” concert to benefit the Campaign for Change Scholarship Fund serves as a celebration of the conclusion of Kent State’s Centennial Campaign, a $250-million fundraising effort timed around university’s 100th anniversary in 2010 and the largest campaign in Kent State’s history.
Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is: A Mentorship Made in Media Heaven Stepping into the TV2 news studio in Franklin Hall is like transporting onto the bridge of the starship Enterprise – a little disorienting, very cool, and so high-tech it makes the facilities at many small-market TV stations look positively stone age by comparison.
Sheryl Crow Headlines Kent State’s Centennial Campaign Concert on Sept. 8
Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is: Achieving the Unimaginable Physics Professor Jon Secaur, Ph.D., is every bit the scientist. In contrast, Deona Miller (Aeronautics, ’12) is the picture of a modern college student. What brought them together one day at Smith Hall is a remarkable story of what giving is all about.
New Tools Announced for Scholarship Administrators
Kent State’s 2012 Homecoming Scheduled for Oct. 20 Kent State University will celebrate its 2012 Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 20. The Kent State Golden Flashes will take on the Western Michigan Broncos at Dix Stadium.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Kent State Celebrates the Grand Opening of The Nest Featuring Mural By Award-Winning Comic Strip Artists Popular comic strip artists Tom Batiuk and Chuck Ayers will be at Kent State University on Tuesday, March 27, from noon to 2 p.m. for the official opening of the new student lounge area called The Nest in the Kent Student Center. Batiuk, creator of the Funky Winkerbean comic strip, collaborates with Ayers on Crankshaft.
New Student Space at Kent State Debuts, Features Mural By Award-Winning Comic Strip Artists and Alumni Popular comic strip artists Tom Batiuk and Chuck Ayers will be at Kent State University on Tuesday, March 27, from noon to 2 p.m. for the official opening of the new student lounge area called The Nest in the Kent Student Center. Batiuk, creator of the Funky Winkerbean comic strip, collaborates with Ayers on Crankshaft.
LIVE WEBCAST TODAY: Fashion Icon Donna Karan Speaks about Self-Care, Wellness for Nurses Donna Karan, one of the most famous American fashion designers, will be at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, on Monday, March 5. Karan will serve as the keynote speaker for the Kent State College of Nursing’s annual Driving the Future conference series. This year’s conference explores an integrative approach to incorporating self-care and mindfulness in a balanced personal and professional life.
Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations Gets New Web Page
Kent State Wins Gold Award at 2011 PRSA Cleveland Rocks Awards Kent State University took home a gold award at the ninth annual Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Cleveland Rocks Awards. The university won its award for its work on Kent State Magazine, the university’s alumni publication, with the winning entry titled “Engaging and Informing the Alumni” in the magazines category.
Kent State Student Philanthropy Campaign Nearing Goal Kent State’s Campaign for Change, the university’s student philanthropy initiative, is nearing its goal of 475 donors with only two weeks left in the fall 2011 campaign. Two student donors, Katharine Blind and Diane Baldridge, were recently recognized for their donations to the Campaign for Change with separate $500 book awards provided by the Department of Annual Giving.
Foundation Grant Program Issues Request for Proposals
Kent State’s Homecoming Celebration Takes Place Oct. 15 Kent State University’s Homecoming will take place Saturday, Oct. 15. Sponsored by the Kent State Alumni Association, the day will be filled with tradition and exciting activities.
Kent State Alumni Association Presents University President Lefton at Oct. 5 Cleveland Networking Luncheon The Kent State University Alumni Association hosts its next Cleveland Networking Luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at noon at the City Club of Cleveland with featured speaker Kent State President Lester A. Lefton.
Kent State Student Philanthropy Campaign Kicks Off Kent State’s Campaign for Change, the university’s student philanthropy initiative, kicked off its fall campaign on Aug. 27 with a Pre-Show Party on the Plaza. Over 100 student donors participated in the event, raising several hundred dollars for the Campaign’s spring 2012 scholarship.
Kent State Alumni Association Appoints National Board of Directors’ Officers and New Members The Kent State University Alumni Association Inc. announces the following new members for its National Alumni Board of Directors.
Kent State Breaks Fundraising Record for Third Straight Year For the first time in its history, supporters to Kent State University have contributed more than $40 million in one year, breaking the institution’s fundraising record for the third year in a row. During the fiscal year ending June 30, private contributions to the public research university reached $42.1 million, beating last year’s total by more than $2 million.
Kent State Alumni Association Hosts Its First Alumni College Kent State University alumni became students again as they returned to campus for Alumni College. Held May 21, the event gave attendees the opportunity to reunite with one another and revisit the campus.
Gift Helps Launch Enterprise Architecture Program at School of Digital Sciences A gift to Kent State University’s new School of Digital Sciences will allow students to pursue a first-in-the-nation concentration in enterprise architecture at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Student Needs Drive Support of Faculty and Staff Campaign Don Bubenzer, interim dean of the College of Technology, learned the importance of supporting higher education at a young age.
Helping Students Achieve their Dreams at Regional Campuses Kent State at Ashtabula's Kathy Madison gives so students can succeed
'Insuring' Future Student Success 'Mama Drake' Honors Family With Scholarship Endowments
To Intern or Not Intern Alumnus’ Donation Removes Financial Obstacles for Unpaid Student Internships
‘What do we love about the university?’ Couple’s decades-long partnership helps direct their Centennial Campaign gift
From Vice President Gene Finn: Your Passions Drive Faculty and Staff Campaign Head of Institutional Advancement tells why annual internal fundraising effort gets its strength from individuals' vision of Kent State.
2011 Faculty and Staff Campaign Launches "Mama Drake" Tells Why She Gives
$500,000 Gift Supports Kent State Students in Unpaid Internships An Illinois-based businessman and Kent State University alumnus has made a $500,000 philanthropic grant to internships for students in the university’s College of Business Administration. The awards are given to students who embark on unpaid internships, which are a large career boost but may be out of reach for those who cannot afford to leave paid employment to gain valuable experience.
Kent State Student Philanthropy Campaign Awards First Scholarship Kent State University’s Campaign for Change, its student philanthropy initiative, celebrated a major milestone this January in awarding its first scholarship to Kenneth Smith, a junior aeronautical systems engineering major from Streetsboro, Ohio.
Bringing the Roar of the Crowd Back to Dix Stadium Alumnus' gift aims to revitalize Golden Flashes football program
Kent State Honored for Excellence at Pride of CASE V District Awards Kent State University recently received five awards, including three golds, for achievements in communications and marketing from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
Smaller Gifts Create Big Possibilities for Kent State Students Annual Fund Contributions Smaller than $1,000 Soar

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