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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï alumni, students, employees and community members gather to watch the university’s 2023 Homecoming Parade.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Celebrates ‘A Legacy of Leadership’ at This Year’s Homecoming

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï is set to burst with Golden Flash pride as the annual Homecoming celebration returns Sept. 28. 

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The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Alumni Association Announces New Members for Its National Board of Directors

The following new members have been appointed to serve on the National Alumni Board of Directors for terms commencing July 1:

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A new ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï graduate smiles as he holds his diploma during his commencement ceremony. (Photo credit: Matthew Brown, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï)

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Celebrates Its Newest Graduates With Summer Commencement Ceremony

The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï alumni family will grow by more than 1,000 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement ceremony on Aug. 10.

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New ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï graduates smile and celebrate as blue and gold streamers are launched into the air at the end of their commencement ceremony held at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Raises $383 Million in Record-Breaking Fundraising Campaign

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï recently concluded its most successful fundraising campaign in its 114-year history. The Forever Brighter campaign ended in June 2024, having raised more than $383.2 million total. 

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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Raises $383 Million in Record-Breaking Fundraising Campaign

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï recently concluded its most successful fundraising campaign in its 114-year history. Forever Brighter  was a comprehensive fundraising campaign that launched its public phase in 2021 with a goal of raising $350 million to support student scholarships, university initiatives, capital building projects and global education. 

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The new Signal Akron newsroom in Akron, Ohio is brimming with ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State journalism graduates.

Newsroom Filled With ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Graduates Takes on Akron, Ohio

When longtime ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï journalism professor Susan Zake decided to pursue a new career with the non-profit online news source, Signal Akron, she made a hiring list from the many ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State graduates she had mentored over her 17-year career.

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Anthony Claytor raises his diploma during his Commencement ceremony at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï.

Meet Anthony Claytor, the First I PROMISE Program Scholar to Graduate From ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State

In 2020, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State would cover four years of tuition costs and one year of room and board. Now, for the LeBron James Family Foundation’s first I PROMISE class, the hard work these students had put in since third grade is paying off. 

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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State graduate Athalia James is now a nurse at Summa

From Passion to Purpose

Drawn to healthcare as a child, Athalia James pursued that passion all the way to a fulfilling career in nursing. 

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Valoree Vargo (far left), ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï vice president for philanthropy and alumni engagement, and ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State President Todd Diacon (far right) stand with university donors Larry and Sandy Armstrong (center).

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Secures Two $1 Million Gifts in Support of Global Education

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï has announced two substantial philanthropic gifts in support of the Global Education Endowment, which was established in 2022 in recognition of the 50th anniversary of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s education-abroad presence in Florence, Italy.

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