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Division of Institutional Advancement

¹ú²úÂ×Àí President Beverly Warren joins (left to right) ¹ú²úÂ×Àí English Professor Ed Dauterich, Parade Grand Marshal Julian Edelman and Kent Mayor Jerry Fiala in cutting the ribbon to officially start the 2015 Homecoming Parade.

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Celebrates 2015 Homecoming With Parade, Events and Football Game Win

This year's Homecoming was a fun-filled weekend of events that included the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Homecoming Parade and a football win against the Miami RedHawks, 20-14. This year’s homecoming featured ¹ú²úÂ×Àí alumnus and Super Bowl champion Julian Edelman as the Parade Grand Marshal…

Tags: Homecoming , Alumni Relations , Division of Institutional Advancement , Events , Success Story

Kent Campus

From Homeless to Philanthropist: ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Student Who Received Help From Others Pays It Forward

Anything is possible. Theresa Medrano, a ¹ú²úÂ×Àí senior from Westlake, Ohio, is living proof of this. At age 17, like most high school seniors, Medrano should have been thinking about senior prom and graduation. But she became a victim of domestic violence and was forced to withdraw …

Tags: Student Success , FLASHanthropy , Division of Institutional Advancement

Kent Campus

¹ú²úÂ×Àí to Help Akron Students Earn College Credit Without Leaving High School

  Reading, writing and arithmetic are getting a college-styled makeover in two Akron, Ohio, high schools. Through a $480,000 grant from the Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation, the partnership called College Today will send ¹ú²úÂ×Àí instructors into Ellet High Schoo…

Tags: College of Education, Health and Human Services , Division of Institutional Advancement , College of Arts and Sciences

Kent Campus

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Hosts Alumni Weekend, May 15-16

Alumni, fans and community invited to participate in exciting, hands-on activities ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Alumni Association is hosting Alumni Weekend on Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16. Alumni and the community members are invited to attend these two days of exciting, hands-on activities. On …

Tags: Alumni Weekend , Alumni College , Alumni Relations , Division of Institutional Advancement , University News

Kent Campus

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Announces Jeff McLain as University’s New Vice President for Institutional Advancement

¹ú²úÂ×Àí has named Jeffery L. McLain, CFRE, as its new vice president for institutional advancement following an extensive national search. McLain comes to ¹ú²úÂ×Àí from Louisiana State University where he served as senior vice president of the LSU Foundation. He joins ¹ú²úÂ×Àí on M…

Tags: Division of Institutional Advancement , ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Foundation , Institutional Advancement , Alumni Relations , University News

Kent Campus