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Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

Pictured are the 2024 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Alumni Award winners at the awards ceremony, held Sept. 27 during Homecoming weekend at the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Hotel and Conference Center in Ñý¼§Ö±²¥, Ohio. (Photo credit: Andrea Hallgren)

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Honors 11 Alumni Award Recipients During Homecoming Weekend

Sponsored by the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Alumni Association, the Alumni Awards are the university’s most prestigious alumni honors. The 2024 Alumni Award recipients include seven alumni, two recent graduates, one staff member and one current student.

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Today

Dog Days of Summer 2024

The Dogs Have Their Day on Campus

Each August, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State welcomes alumni and their canine companions to campus for one of the most anticipated events of the year, the "Dog Days of Summer." 

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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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Flash, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s mascot, waves a flag in front of Dix Stadium before a home football game. (Photo credit: Scott Galvin)

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State and Cleveland Clinic Enter Multiyear Partnership to Support Student-Athlete Health and Wellness

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University and Cleveland Clinic have announced a multiyear partnership in which Cleveland Clinic becomes the official healthcare provider for Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Athletics. Cleveland Clinic will serve as the medical services provider to support Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State student-athlete health and wellness.

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Alumni and Giving

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Alumna D’Andra Mull, Ph.D., on Giving Back to the University that Gave So Much to Her

“Were it not for what I learned from a student affairs professional at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State, this journey would not be the path I’m on today.â€

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Alumni and Giving

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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Alumni and Giving

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Rising Scholars Compete in NASA Challenge

A team of Columbiana County Rising Scholars students recently participated in the finals of the NASA HUNCH culinary competition at the Johnson Space Center in Houston to determine if their culinary creation would be a future meal for International Space Station astronauts.

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Alumni and Giving