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Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

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Regional Students Receive Intel® Scholarships

Two students in the College of Applied and Technical Studies at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University at Tuscarawas received Intel® Semiconductor Scholarship for Women awards. The scholarships support education-related expenses (tuition, fees, books,etc.) as well as other expenses including transportation and childcare.

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Alumni and Giving

I Promise

I PROMISE Students Study Brain Health

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Brain Health Research Institute recently welcomed 94 fourth-grade students from the I PROMISE School in Akron, Ohio, for a day of activities aimed at sparking their interest in science and technology.

Tags: Expanding University Initiatives, Brain Health Research Institute, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

Alumni and Giving

Terrie Harris rejoices in receiving her bachelor's degree after studying off and on for 27 years.

‘A Promise Kept’

When she walked across the stage at commencement on Dec. 16, Terrie Harris realized a dream more than 25 years in the making. Life intervened often during Harris’ educational journey, but thanks to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s regional campus system a diploma was finally hers in December. 

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Students First, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

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Giving Tuesday graphic that indicates $2,867,333+ were raised to impact Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University students.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Giving Tuesday Raises More Than $2.8M to Support Scholarships and Programs

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University supporters once again joined together during the university’s Giving Tuesday campaign to raise more than $2.8 million to support a variety of student scholarships and programs.

Tags: University News, Students First, Organizational Sustainability, Giving Tuesday, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, alumni-news

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Chris Wick (left) and David Hassler (right) stand in front of the Wick Poetry Center’s Poets for Science exhibition at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs’ 2023 Conference and Bookfair.

Planned Gift Endows Executive Director Position at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s Wick Poetry Center

The Wick family has a long history of philanthropy at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University that began in 1984 when brothers Bob and Walt Wick first established scholarships to support undergraduate poets at the university. This most recent gift of $1 million brings the family’s total lifetime commitment to the university to more than $3.5 million.

Tags: Arts & Culture, University News, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact, Wick Poetry Center, College of Arts & Sciences, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, Legacy

Alumni and Giving

The 2023 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Alumni Award winners smile after the Alumni Awards ceremony. Pictured (from left to right) are Sonia Karkare, Danita Brown Young, Ph.D., Scott Haws, Garret Ferrara, Morgan Dawson, Thomas Iivari, Isobel Day, Haley Dees, Avery Hall and John Van Alstine.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Recognizes Alumni During Homecoming Weekend

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University recognizes alumni who, through leadership, character and hard work, are making a difference. During Homecoming Weekend, 10 Golden Flashes were presented with Alumni Awards, and nine alumni received Lifetime Achievement recognitions from the university’s Black Alumni Chapter.

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Main Street Ñý¼§Ö±²¥'s Family Friendly Halloween with Flash the Mascot

IN A FLASH: Family Friendly Flash-o-Ween

On Friday, Oct. 27 Flash the Mascot made new friends at Main Street Ñý¼§Ö±²¥'s Family Friendly Halloween event. 

Tags: Community Impact, Town-Gown, downtown kent, Main Street Ñý¼§Ö±²¥, Child Development Center, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

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Couples Kissing on the "K" at Homecoming 2023

IN A FLASH: A Kiss on the "K"

Couples who met at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State participated in a Homecoming tradition on Risman Plaza last weekend.

Tags: Community Impact, Alumni, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, University News, Homecoming, Homecoming weekend, Celebrating Homecoming

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