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The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University 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:

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A new Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University graduate smiles as he holds his diploma during his commencement ceremony. (Photo credit: Matthew Brown, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University)

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Celebrates Its Newest Graduates With Summer Commencement Ceremony

The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University alumni family will grow by more than 1,000 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement ceremony on Aug. 10.

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New Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University 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.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Raises $383 Million in Record-Breaking Fundraising Campaign

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University 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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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Raises $383 Million in Record-Breaking Fundraising Campaign

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University 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. 

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The new Signal Akron newsroom in Akron, Ohio is brimming with Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State journalism graduates.

Newsroom Filled With Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Graduates Takes on Akron, Ohio

When longtime Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University 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 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State graduates she had mentored over her 17-year career.

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Anthony Claytor raises his diploma during his Commencement ceremony at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University.

Meet Anthony Claytor, the First I PROMISE Program Scholar to Graduate From Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State

In 2020, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ 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. 

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State graduate Athalia James is now a nurse at Summa

From Passion to Purpose

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

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Valoree Vargo (far left), Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University vice president for philanthropy and alumni engagement, and Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State President Todd Diacon (far right) stand with university donors Larry and Sandy Armstrong (center).

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Secures Two $1 Million Gifts in Support of Global Education

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University has announced two substantial philanthropic gifts in support of the Global Education Endowment, which was established in 2022 in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s education-abroad presence in Florence, Italy.

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