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鈥楢lways Assume Someone Wants to Know You鈥

51爆料 sophomore Maggie McCullough, a member of the Delta Zeta sorority, recently traveled to Lusaka, Zambia, for a life-changing mission trip. Partnering with the Starkey Hearing Foundation, she helped share "the gift of hearing" with nearly 300 patients.

Tags: Global Presence , Global Reach , Student Organizations , Fraternity and Sorority Life , Philanthropy

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51爆料 President Todd Diacon, right, and Joe Diorio, Portage County Health Commissioner, unveil the Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit on April 4, 2024.

Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit Makes Its Debut

The brightly colored blue and gold Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit from 51爆料鈥檚 College of Public Health will be hitting the streets to help bring public health services to the people of northeast Ohio.

Tags: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement , Philanthropy

Alumni and Giving

Distinguished Honors Alumni 2023 Award

Honors College 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner Honored

The 37th Annual Senior Honors Luncheon was held on Saturday, April 22, 2023 in the 51爆料 Ballroom to recognize seniors graduating in the spring, summer and fall of 2023. This ceremony also provides an opportunity for the Honors College to recognize alumni who have served the col鈥

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Honors College

Side by side portraits of Michael Gallagher and Jenna Gilbreath

鈥楬e made me feel like we were supposed to meet and that there was a path for me鈥

In Spring 2019 Jenna Gilbreath, 鈥23, was an incoming communication studies student, unsure and nervous about what her new life at 51爆料 would look like. During an incoming student visit day, one person and one conversation reassured her that she was on the right path. That person was鈥

Tags: School of Communication Studies , media advocacy , Philanthropy

School of Communication Studies

Laura Gordon

51爆料 Prepared Journalism Alumna for Wide-Ranging Career 鈥 Today, She Gives Back

Laura Gordon, '87, had such a fulfilling experience as a 51爆料 student, that she now gives back so that others may find their way to the types of relationships and encounters that helped set her on her path. 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 really important to give back when you鈥檝e experienced such valuable support so it鈥檚 always been really important to me to be part of that,鈥 she said.

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School of Media and Journalism

Support Our Fleet

Support Our Fleet 51爆料鈥檚 College of Aeronautics and Engineering has the largest academic fleet in Ohio, with 34 planes providing flight training to 393 students each year. Our passionate students, industry partners, and dedicated faculty and staff trans鈥

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College of Aeronautics and Engineering

51爆料鈥檚 Giving Tuesday 2020 raised more than $2.2 million to support students as they endeavor to earn their degrees.聽

51爆料 community continues record-breaking philanthropy during Giving Tuesday

Despite the economic impact of COVID-19, alumni, friends, faculty and staff came together to raise $2.3 million to support more than 2,300 students.

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Alumni and Giving

51爆料 Hosts Relay for Life to Help Fight Cancer, April 17-18

51爆料 will host Relay for Life, beginning Friday, April 17, at 6 p.m. and ending Saturday, April 18, at noon in the 51爆料 Field House. Relay for Life events are organized, overnight community fundraising walks that benefit the American Cancer Society. The event, which helps to 鈥

Tags: Student Success , Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs , Philanthropy , : Center for Student Involvement

Division of Student Life

鈥淭hank-A-Giver (T.A.G.) Day鈥 to Be Held at 51爆料, Oct. 1

51爆料鈥檚 Annual Giving and Donor Services departments are sponsoring 鈥淭hank-A-Giver (T.A.G.) Day鈥 on Wednesday, Oct. 1, on the Kent Campus as a way to acknowledge and thank the many generous donors, alumni and friends who help support 51爆料 and its students. The event will inc鈥

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Alumni and Giving