alumni-news
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Celebrates Crawford Hall Grand Opening
51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Celebrates ‘A Legacy of Leadership’ at This Year’s Homecoming
51³Ô¹ÏÍø is set to burst with Golden Flash pride as the annual Homecoming celebration returns Sept. 28.
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Alumni Association Announces New Members for Its National Board of Directors
The following new members have been appointed to serve on the National Alumni Board of Directors for terms commencing July 1:
A Walk Down Memory Lane
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Celebrates Its Newest Graduates With Summer Commencement Ceremony
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø alumni family will grow by more than 1,000 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement ceremony on Aug. 10.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Raises $383 Million in Record-Breaking Fundraising Campaign
51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Raises $383 Million in Record-Breaking Fundraising Campaign
51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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.
Newsroom Filled With 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Graduates Takes on Akron, Ohio
When longtime 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø graduates she had mentored over her 17-year career.
Meet Anthony Claytor, the First I PROMISE Program Scholar to Graduate From 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
In 2020, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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.
From Passion to Purpose
Drawn to healthcare as a child, Athalia James pursued that passion all the way to a fulfilling career in nursing.