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John and Fonda Elliot Create New Scholarship Program With $1 Million Gift to ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½
John Elliot, a 1970 ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ graduate, and his wife, Fonda, have created The Elliot Scholars program at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ with a $1 million donation. This new scholarship program will provide support to first-generation students of any major who require financial support to attend ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½.

John and Fonda Elliot Receive Honorary Degrees for Their Extraordinary Contributions
On Saturday, Dec. 14, both John and Fonda received their Doctor of Humane Letters in recognition of their extraordinary contributions to the healthcare field and to ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½.

The Economics of Keeping Students Engaged
Eric Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of economics in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, says the most rewarding part of the job is knowing that he has impacted his students in some way. And now they've honored this impact with the Distinguished Teaching Award.

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Giving Tuesday Campaign Raises More Than $4.9 Million for Causes Across Its Eight-Campus System
Members of the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ community joined together to cause a ripple effect of change reaching far beyond ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, raising more than $4.9 million to support scholarships and programs across the university for its Giving Tuesday 2024 campaign.

This Giving Tuesday, Support The Cause That Matters Most To You

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Honors 11 Alumni Award Recipients During Homecoming Weekend
Sponsored by the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Alumni Association, the Alumni Awards are the university’s most prestigious alumni honors. The 2024 Alumni Award recipients include seven alumni, two recent graduates, one staff member and one current student.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Celebrates Crawford Hall Grand Opening
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ celebrated the grand opening of Crawford Hall on Sept. 27, attended by more than 700 guests, including university leadership, faculty, students, donors, alumni and dignitaries.

ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Celebrates ‘A Legacy of Leadership’ at This Year’s Homecoming
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ is set to burst with Golden Flash pride as the annual Homecoming celebration returns Sept. 28.