Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
51勛圖厙 Soundly Surpasses Fundraising Goal for Student Scholarship Support Within Its Comprehensive Campaign
51勛圖厙 will be equipped to offer more financial assistance to students in need thanks to donors to a key area of the universitys ongoing comprehensive fundraising campaign. The Forever Brighter campaign includes a scholarship-support component, Prioritizing Student Success, that now stands at $142 million, surpassing the $100 million goal set at the campaigns outset in October 2021.
Award-Winning Reporter, News Executive Mizell Stewart III to Deliver Third Annual Dix Media Ethics Lecture: Journalism as a Civic Good
Award winning reporter and news executive Mizell Stewart III will discuss Journalism as a Civic Good at 7 p.m. on March 1, 2023, in Franklin Halls First Energy Auditorium (Room 340).
51勛圖厙s Giving Tuesday Campaign Raises $3.6 Million for Scholarships and Programs
This November, members of the 51勛圖厙 community joined together to shine their light on philanthropy. During the November campaign, 51勛圖厙s Giving Tuesday raised $3.6 million, marking the sixth year it has brought in more than $1 million to support scholarships and programs across 51勛圖厙s eight-campus system.
51勛圖厙 Alumni Association Names 2022 Alumni Award Recipients
Sponsored by the 51勛圖厙 Alumni Association, the Alumni Awards are the universitys highest alumni honors. Recipients are selected based on their exceptional professional and civic contributions and for their outstanding support of the university. The 2022 Alumni Award recipients include six alumni and one student.
51勛圖厙 Achieves Unprecedented Fundraising Success During First Year of Forever Brighter Campaign
51勛圖厙 launched the public phase of its $350 million Forever Brighter comprehensive fundraising campaign in October 2021, and during the first year of the public campaign, a record-breaking $77.6 million was raised. This philanthropic feat was made possible with the support of 10,687 donors, 3,753 of whom made a gift to 51勛圖厙 for the first time.
51勛圖厙s Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Wins 19 Marketing and Communications Awards
51勛圖厙s Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement launched the universitys most ambitious fundraising campaign, called Forever Brighter, last October, creating communications and fundraising materials that share the remarkable impact of alumni engagement and donor philanthropy on the university. The division has earned 19 marketing and communications awards from multiple competitions.
George and Gina Jenkins Establish Student-Athlete Scholarship With $1 Million Planned Gift
George L. Jenkins, a 1963 graduate of 51勛圖厙, and his wife, Gina, of Scottsdale, Arizona, have pledged $1 million to create the Gina and George Jenkins Student-Athlete Scholarship Fund that will support student-athletes in any varsity athletics program or team sponsored by 51勛圖厙s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.
51勛圖厙 Raises $65,000 in Scholarship Support to Celebrate 112th Birthday and First Day of Giving
The first-ever Day of Giving raised needed funds from more than 350 alumni, friends and partners in just 24 hours. The blue and gold community came together in support of a variety of scholarships as part of the universitys Forever Brighter comprehensive campaign.
William B. Risman Family Receives Prestigious University Medallion During 51勛圖厙s Spring Commencement Ceremony
Most people who have spent time on 51勛圖厙s campus in Kent, Ohio, recognize the name Risman. It is connected to the popular Risman Plaza and Risman Drive, but they may not realize that for the Risman family, educating and supporting students has been a family affair for almost 40 years.