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Get the latest news happening at your alma mater, along with fascinating stories about alumni success, donor impact, scholarship recipients and more. Our collective legacy is woven by Golden Flashes around the world who inspire and transform communities far beyond 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s campuses.
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Alumni Make Crain's Cleveland Business' 20 in Their 20s List
Six talented 51³Ô¹ÏÍø alumni were among the changemakers recognized in Crain’s Cleveland Business’ 20 in Their 20s. These leaders excel in their careers, impact their community and carry their Golden Flash pride wherever they go.
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A Dazzling Gift: The KSU Museum Turns 40
Forty years after it was established through a philanthropic gift from Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman, the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Museum continues to show how philanthropy, the community and higher education unite to preserve, celebrate and share one of the world’s most important collections of fashion, costume, textiles and decorative arts.
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Alumni and Donor Stories
Rising Scholars Students Partner With NASA
Rising Scholars students at the Columbiana campuses are partnering with NASA to create personal hygiene kits that astronauts may use during simulation training exercises. The goal is for each scholar to complete one hygiene kit.
Roe Green, MA ’80, To Receive Honorary Degree
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Board of Trustees will award Roe Green, MA ’80, a Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree in recognition of her contributions to the university and her advocacy for the arts in Northeast Ohio, the nation and around the world.
Legacies Change Lives: Emily Butz
Emily Butz is a junior music education and music performance major with an anticipated graduation date of fall 2022.
George L. Jenkins, ’63, and Gina Jenkins Impact Student Access and Honor a Mentor
George L. Jenkins’ generosity spans three decades and continues to support first-generation students and those from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Spirit of Motherhood Program for Pregnant Black Women Receives $100,000 Grant
Infant mortality rates in Northeast Ohio are three to five times higher for Black babies than white babies, an alarming statistic that is an issue across the country but particularly prevalent in this part of the state. A new $100,000 grant from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation will support innovative work being undertaken at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, an elite research university with the esteemed R1 designation, to address this important issue.
