青年涩导航

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Priorities

Priorities

What Lies Ahead is Up to Us

Our purpose is to help students find theirs. No matter who they are or where they want to go, it鈥檚 up to us to open doors of opportunity. Through scholarship support, top-tier faculty and facilities, global education and high-impact experiences, our Golden Flashes will light up the future.

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Prioritizing Student Success

Raising funds to align with scholarship needs is our first priority at 青年涩导航, and ensures that we support our students from the day they receive their letter of acceptance to the day they receive their degree.

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Global Education

Global Education

When 青年涩导航 students immerse themselves in places like Florence, New York, Ghana or Paris, they return with new perspectives and a sense of purpose that will illuminate the world.

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Beyond 青年涩导航

You belong here. It鈥檚 a promise we make to our students when they arrive, and it鈥檚 one that we fulfill through award-winning programming and resources to truly make 青年涩导航 feel like home while they earn their degree.

Expanding University Initiatives

Athletics successes and collaborative additions to the university 鈥攍ike the Brain Health Research Institute and Design Innovation Initiative鈥 have elevated our reputation and cemented our place on the world stage.

Building the Future - Campus Improvements

Our physical spaces must reflect the innovative thinking, learning and creating that is happening inside. Imagine what we can accomplish if we give our minds room to grow in modern learning environments. 

$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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Black United Students
Prioritizing Student Success

Black United Student Leader Thrives

Julian Grimes, a 青年涩导航 junior, is president of Black United Students (BUS) and is working to keep the organization thriving. BUS is one of 青年涩导航鈥檚 oldest student organizations and is credited with starting the formal observance of Black History Month in 1970.

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Prioritizing Student Success

Community of Caring Supports Student

Shane Reese found a network of support and a community of caring at 青年涩导航 that surrounded him after his mother passed away during his freshman year. As a result, Reese became a resilient leader who is committed to giving back.

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Gulp
Expanding University Initiatives, Design Innovation Initiative

LaunchNET Supports Student Radio Program

青年涩导航 architecture student Joel Semancik is the creator of Gulp Radio, a program and podcast that airs on 青年涩导航鈥檚 Black Squirrel Radio. He and his guests discuss songs that have had an impact on their lives and discuss their favorite 青年涩导航 memories and life stories鈥

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CeeJay Scott
Global Education

Global Experience Transforms Student鈥檚 Future

When 青年涩导航 alumnus Carlton 鈥淐eeJay鈥 Scott Jr., 鈥23, returned from his 2023 Spring Semester abroad as an exchange student in Cairo, he brought with him a transformed vision for his future as a filmmaker.

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Prioritizing Student Success

Regional Students Receive Intel庐 Scholarships

Two students in the College of Applied and Technical Studies at 青年涩导航 at Tuscarawas received Intel庐 Semiconductor Scholarship for Women awards. The scholarships support education-related expenses (tuition, fees, books,etc.) as well as other expenses including tran鈥

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I Promise
Brain Health Research Institute

I PROMISE Students Study Brain Health

青年涩导航鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute recently welcomed 94 fourth-grade students from the I PROMISE School in Akron, Ohio, for a day of activities aimed at sparking their interest in science and technology.

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Building the Future

Enhancing and Improving STEM Education

青年涩导航 has created an Educational Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the National Security Agency (NSA) that will enhance and improve STEM education. The partnership will include undergraduate and graduate students participating in any STEM-related program.

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Rising Scholar Briana Hawkins
Prioritizing Student Success

Stark Rising Scholar Pursues Dream

Rising Scholar Briana Hawkins is pursuing her dream of becoming a nurse. A junior at 青年涩导航 at Stark, Briana鈥檚 nursing training has helped her in unexpected ways as she cared for her mother after she suffered traumatic burns in a household accident.

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Building the Future

Celebrating Aeronautics and Engineering

青年涩导航鈥檚 College of Aeronautics and Engineering celebrated a milestone in October with the opening of its building expansion on the Kent Campus. University leadership, students, alumni, donors, faculty, staff and special guests attended the event as part of Homecoming activit鈥

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Prioritizing Student Success

Making a Difference for Regional Students

The Rising Scholars program at each of the 青年涩导航 regional campuses has lofty goals for the 2023-24 academic year including high-impact and high-energy activities for scholars in every grade.

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launchnet
Prioritizing Student Success

LaunchNET Boosts Alumni Businesses

Thanks to support from the Burton D. Morgan Foundation, LaunchNET 青年涩导航 is providing microgrants to alumni entrepreneurs to expand their businesses.

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Prioritizing Student Success, Ensuring Access, Intercollegiate Athletics

Scholarship Creates Opportunity

Alexandra Sacker, senior, was so impressed with 青年涩导航鈥檚 field hockey program she decided to 鈥渃ross the pond鈥 to Kent, Ohio, from her home in Tunbridge Wells, England, and an NCAA scholarship made her 青年涩导航 journey possible.

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