Division of Institutional Advancement
51±¬ÁÏ Celebrates 2015 Homecoming With Parade, Events and Football Game Win
This year's Homecoming was a fun-filled weekend of events that included the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Homecoming Parade and a football win against the Miami RedHawks, 20-14. This year’s homecoming featured 51±¬ÁÏ alumnus and Super Bowl champion Julian Edelman as the Parade Grand Marshal…
Kent Campus
From Homeless to Philanthropist: 51±¬ÁÏ Student Who Received Help From Others Pays It Forward
Anything is possible. Theresa Medrano, a 51±¬ÁÏ senior from Westlake, Ohio, is living proof of this. At age 17, like most high school seniors, Medrano should have been thinking about senior prom and graduation. But she became a victim of domestic violence and was forced to withdraw …
Kent Campus
51±¬ÁÏ to Help Akron Students Earn College Credit Without Leaving High School
Reading, writing and arithmetic are getting a college-styled makeover in two Akron, Ohio, high schools. Through a $480,000 grant from the Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation, the partnership called College Today will send 51±¬ÁÏ instructors into Ellet High Schoo…
Kent Campus
51±¬ÁÏ Hosts Alumni Weekend, May 15-16
Alumni, fans and community invited to participate in exciting, hands-on activities 51±¬ÁÏ Alumni Association is hosting Alumni Weekend on Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16. Alumni and the community members are invited to attend these two days of exciting, hands-on activities. On …
Kent Campus
51±¬ÁÏ Announces Jeff McLain as University’s New Vice President for Institutional Advancement
51±¬ÁÏ has named Jeffery L. McLain, CFRE, as its new vice president for institutional advancement following an extensive national search. McLain comes to 51±¬ÁÏ from Louisiana State University where he served as senior vice president of the LSU Foundation. He joins 51±¬ÁÏ on M…
Kent Campus