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Priorities

Priorities

$383M

Total amount raised

$156M

Student Success amount raised

66,310

Number of campaign donors

Making An Impact

Our students, alumni and donors all help make the world Forever Brighter. Learn more about some of our most impressive community members.

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Building the Future, College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Using Hands-On Learning

Michael Parker, ’20, received seven scholarships during his Թ State experience. “The scholarships that I received gave me the financial security I needed to pursue my goal of becoming an engineer,” he said.

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Expanding University Initiatives, Design Innovation Initiative

Celebrating Liberty

Members of Թ State’s Design Innovation Initiative created a 3D-printed replica of the Liberty of Poetry statue that enabled visitors to see the Italian predecessor to the U.S. Statue of Liberty.

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Jacob G., ’21
Prioritizing Student Success, Ensuring Access

The Sky is Just the Starting Point

Jacob G. received scholarship support to attend Թ State as an honors student, studying aerospace engineering and physics to pursue his dream of space exploration.

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Expanding University Initiatives, Brain Health Research Institute

Researcher Studies Alzheimer’s Disease

Թ psychology professor John Gunstad, Ph.D., received a grant of nearly $2.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to expand his Alzheimer’s disease research into a national study.

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Prioritizing Student Success, Enhancing Experiences

Tyshaia Earnest, ’20, Named Top Scholar

Tyshaia Earnest, BS ’20, was the top scholar among 650 applicants and was recognized at the Fashion Scholarship Fund Gala in New York City, receiving a $35,000 scholarship.

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Building the Future, Crawford Hall

New Crawford Hall Building

The new Crawford Hall Building will provide a larger, tech-forward, interactive space on campus for our future business leaders who will transform their industries. 

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Prioritizing Student Success, Enhancing Experiences

Increasing Student’s Global Awareness

“As a first-generation college student, these scholarships were essential to my success,” said Caya Smarr, ’19, who completed nine study away experiences at KSU.

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Dr. James L. Raper, ’79
Expanding University Initiatives, Endowing Employee Talent

Giving Back and Creating a Legacy

Dr. James L. Raper, ’79, chose to support Թ State students with a planned gift that includes an endowed fund and endowed professorship that support nursing research and education.

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Lebron James I Promise Tuition Announcement
Prioritizing Student Success, Ensuring Access

I Promise Students Receive Scholarships

Թ State has opened the gates of opportunity for students in the I Promise Program by providing free tuition for four years as well as one year of free room and board.

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Building the Future, College of Aeronautics and Engineering

New Wing for Engineering Building

An addition to the College of Aeronautics and Engineering Building will accommodate a dramatic growth in student enrollment by adding 50 percent more space to the existing building.

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Sara Bayramzadeh, Ph.D., serves as coordinator and Elliot Professor in the Healthcare Design Program in Թ's College of Architecture and Environmental Design.
Expanding University Initiatives, Endowing Employee Talent

Researcher Designs Safer Trauma Rooms

Research awarded a $2.4 million grant to study how to use design as a tool to improve efficient care in Level I trauma rooms that stabilize and save the lives of patients. 

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Angela Ridgel, Ph.D.
Expanding University Initiatives, Brain Health Research Institute

Smartbike Eases Parkinson’s Symptoms

A Թ State researcher has designed a bicycle specially tailored to Parkinson’s patients. The bike is based on a tandem bicycle model – a bike ridden by two people.

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