Success Stories
青年涩导航 will hold its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, to celebrate King鈥檚 life and legacy. Award-winning documentary filmmaker Dawn Porter will serve as this year鈥檚 keynote speaker. The virtual program is free and open to the public.
The 青年涩导航 alumni family grew by more than 2,400 new graduates as the university held its fall commencement. The accomplishments of the Fall Class of 2021 were recognized with in-person commencement ceremonies and a virtual commencement ceremony for all colleges and degrees on Dec. 17-18.
This year, 青年涩导航 donors demonstrated the power of philanthropy by giving at unprecedented levels. The 2021 Giving Tuesday campaign shattered the previous records, more than tripling last year鈥檚 record of $2.2 million.
青年涩导航鈥檚 Class of 2025 stands tall 鈥 more than 3,982 stories tall. Each of our new, first-year students offers a unique and engaging story.
For the 10th time, 青年涩导航 is being recognized as a 鈥淕reat College to Work For,鈥 according to the latest survey by the Great Colleges to Work For program. The program recognizes the colleges that get top ratings from their employees regarding workplace practices and policies.
青年涩导航, which has gained national recognition for its creative and successful Giving Tuesday campaigns, launched its monthlong celebration of philanthropy on Nov. 1. Giving Tuesday, now in its eighth year at 青年涩导航, has raised nearly $7 million during that time, which illuminates the impact that can be made when Golden Flashes come together.
The largest single gift in 青年涩导航 history, by Ambassador Edward F. Crawford, will complete the capital campaign to enable the construction of a new College of Business Administration building on the university鈥檚 Kent Campus.
Once again, 青年涩导航 shines in the new U.S. News & World Report 2022 Best Colleges rankings. U.S. News has again named 青年涩导航 among the Top Public Schools in the nation in the newly released rankings.
It鈥檚 reunion time for the 青年涩导航 Golden Flashes family. 青年涩导航 celebrated Homecoming 2021 with a week of activities and events leading up to the Oct. 2 Homecoming Parade and Homecoming football game.
Campus Pride has released its 2021 Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities list, and for the second time in two years, 青年涩导航 has landed on it. 青年涩导航 is the only Ohio public university to make the 2021 list, and it again is the only school in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) to receive this recognition.