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Kent State University鈥檚 Giving Tuesday raised more than $1.6 million to support student success, keeping Kent State students on track to their ultimate goal of obtaining their degree.

Kent State鈥檚 Giving Tuesday Breaks Records for Third Consecutive Year

Kent State University鈥檚 Giving Tuesday 2019 raised more than $1.6 million when it ended on Dec. 3 at 11:59 p.m., shattering the previous year鈥檚 record of $1.03 million. Supporters were able to choose from more than 40 featured giving options throughout the Kent State system, including student scholarships, educational programs, athletic teams and more. 

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Alumni and Giving

Kent State University鈥檚 Giving Tuesday raised more than $1.6 million to support student success, keeping Kent State students on track to their ultimate goal of obtaining their degree.

Kent State鈥檚 Giving Tuesday Breaks Records for Third Consecutive Year

Kent State University鈥檚 Giving Tuesday 2019 raised more than $1.6 million when it ended on Dec. 3 at 11:59 p.m., shattering the previous year鈥檚 record of $1.03 million. 

Tags: University News , Giving Tuesday , Division of Institutional Advancement , Institutional Advancement , news , Success Story

Alumni and Giving

President Khalil Looney (far right) and some fellow members of Kent State University鈥檚 Male Empowerment Network (M.E.N.) pose for a photo. The Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation has pledged a $10,000 matching gift for Giving Tuesday to the M.E.N. Fund.

Kent State Celebrates Philanthropy With Monthlong Giving Tuesday Campaign

With the launch of its 2019 Giving Tuesday campaign on Nov. 1, Kent State University has again transformed a one-day fundraising initiative into a monthlong giving campaign to support student scholarships, expanded programs, study away initiatives and modern facilities.

Tags: University News , Giving Tuesday , Division of Institutional Advancement , Institutional Advancement , news , Success Story , alumni-news

Alumni and Giving

President Khalil Looney (far right) and some fellow members of Kent State University鈥檚 Male Empowerment Network (M.E.N.) pose for a photo. The Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation has pledged a $10,000 matching gift for Giving Tuesday to the M.E.N. Fund.

Kent State Celebrates Philanthropy With Monthlong Giving Tuesday Campaign

With the launch of its 2019 Giving Tuesday campaign on Nov. 1, Kent State University has again transformed a one-day fundraising initiative into a monthlong giving campaign to support student scholarships, expanded programs, study away initiatives and modern facilities.

Tags: University News , Giving Tuesday , Division of Institutional Advancement , Institutional Advancement , news , Success Story

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Kent State alumnus Jacob Derwin (third from left) and other cast members of the CBS show 鈥淪urvivor: Ghost Island鈥 pose for a group photo. (Photo credit: Robert Voets/CBS)

Kent State Graduate Goes from Kent State to Survivor: Ghost Island

From Long Island to Kent State University and now Ghost Island. That is the path Kent State University alumnus Jacob Derwin took to become a cast member on the 36th season of the CBS show Survivor, which will begin airing Feb. 28. This season鈥檚 show is called Survivor: Ghost Island. Long before t鈥

Tags: Alumni , Institutional Advancement , School of Journalism and Mass Communication , College of Communication and Information , Success Story

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Kent State student Theresa Medrano stands near the pillars of Merrill Hall on campus.

Kent State Student Who Received Help From Others Pays It Forward

Anything is possible. Theresa Medrano, a Kent State University 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 withd鈥

Tags: Student Success , Success Story , Institutional Advancement

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Kent State Announces Jeff McLain as University鈥檚 New Vice President for Institutional Advancement

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

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Photojournalism Program at Kent State University Receives $3 Million Scholarship Bequest

The largest single gift ever made to Kent State University to fund only scholarships will transform the Photojournalism program in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. A Cincinnati man who took a photojournalism class at Kent State in 1941 has left a $3 million bequest to the program.鈥

Tags: Photojournalism , School of Journalism and Mass Communication , College of Communication and Information , Institutional Advancement , scholarships , news

Alumni and Giving

Westfield Insurance Foundation Pledges $500,000 to Endow Insurance Studies Program at Kent State University

Kent State University announced today that the Westfield Insurance Foundation has made a commitment of $500,000 to the university. These funds will be used to support a Bachelor of Science in Insurance Studies program at Kent State, and to promote career opportunities within the insurance industry. 鈥

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