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Alumni and friends volunteering during Flashes Give Back Week

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Flashes Give Back Week: Serving Communities, Supporting Students and Showing Gratitude

From April 21-26, Golden Flashes came together in remarkable ways to make an impact during Flashes Give Back Week, a weeklong initiative celebrating all the ways Flashes give back.Join InAlumni and friends volunteered where it mattered most - at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí and in their communities. Throug…

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A True Hero: Lucas Slusher, ’17, Is Helping Change the Perception and Function of Prostheses with Hero Arm

One ¹ú²úÂ×Àí graduate’s journey to find the right prosthesis led to a monumental win for limb loss awareness in Ohio.Lucas Slusher, ’17, was born without his right arm below his elbow, which is called a congenital amputation. Since birth, he has had several prostheses to help adapt to li…

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¹ú²úÂ×Àí Alumna Renee Richard’s Decades-long Career in Public Service Recognized with Multiple Prestigious Awards

While some first-year students arrive at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí undecided on their major and career choice, Renee Richard, ’76, had her path for the future mapped out. That steadfast resolve has led Renee to a successful, decades-long career in law and finance.

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Fonda and John Elliot pictured in their caps and gowns during ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's fall 2024 commencement ceremony. (Photo credit: Bob Christy)

John and Fonda Elliot Create New Scholarship Program With $1 Million Gift to ¹ú²úÂ×Àí

John Elliot, a 1970 ¹ú²úÂ×Àí graduate, and his wife, Fonda, have created The Elliot Scholars program at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí with a $1 million donation. This new scholarship program will provide support to first-generation students of any major who require financial support to attend ¹ú²úÂ×Àí.

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Alumni volunteering during 2024 Flashes Give Back Week

Flashes Give Back Week Is April 21-26!

¹ú²úÂ×Àí held its first Alumni Day of Service in 2009. Since then, it has blossomed into a weeklong initiative supporting our blue and gold communities around the world. During Flashes Give Back Week, Golden Flashes can choose to volunteer at one – or more – of our 50+ service site…

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Fonda and John Elliot receive their honorary degree from ¹ú²úÂ×Àí.

John and Fonda Elliot Receive Honorary Degrees for Their Extraordinary Contributions

On Saturday, Dec. 14, both John and Fonda received their Doctor of Humane Letters in recognition of their extraordinary contributions to the healthcare field and to ¹ú²úÂ×Àí.

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The Economics of Keeping Students Engaged

Eric Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of economics in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, says the most rewarding part of the job is knowing that he has impacted his students in some way. And now they've honored this impact with the Distinguished Teaching Award.  

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Giving Tuesday graphic that indicates $4,959,366+ were raised to support causes across ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's eight-campus system.

¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Giving Tuesday Campaign Raises More Than $4.9 Million for Causes Across Its Eight-Campus System

Members of the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí community joined together to cause a ripple effect of change reaching far beyond ¹ú²úÂ×Àí, raising more than $4.9 million to support scholarships and programs across the university for its Giving Tuesday 2024 campaign.

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Pictured are the 2024 ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Alumni Award winners at the awards ceremony, held Sept. 27 during Homecoming weekend at the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Hotel and Conference Center in Kent, Ohio. (Photo credit: Andrea Hallgren)

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Honors 11 Alumni Award Recipients During Homecoming Weekend

Sponsored by the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí 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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¹ú²úÂ×Àí Celebrates Crawford Hall Grand Opening

¹ú²úÂ×Àí 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.

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