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Â鶹ӰԺ 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.

Â鶹ӰԺ is set to burst with Golden Flash pride as the annual Homecoming celebration returns Sept. 28. 

The following new members have been appointed to serve on the National Alumni Board of Directors for terms commencing July 1:

The Â鶹ӰԺ alumni family will grow by more than 1,000 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement ceremony on Aug. 10.

Â鶹ӰԺ recently concluded its most successful fundraising campaign in its 114-year history. The Forever Brighter campaign ended in June 2024, having raised more than $383.2 million total. 

Â鶹ӰԺ recently concluded its most successful fundraising campaign in its 114-year history. Forever Brighter  was a comprehensive fundraising campaign that launched its public phase in 2021 with a goal of raising $350 million to support student scholarships, university initiatives, capital building projects and global education. 

When longtime Â鶹ӰԺ journalism professor Susan Zake decided to pursue a new career with the non-profit online news source, Signal Akron, she made a hiring list from the many Â鶹ӰԺ State graduates she had mentored over her 17-year career.

In 2020, Â鶹ӰԺ President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that Â鶹ӰԺ State would cover four years of tuition costs and one year of room and board. Now, for the LeBron James Family Foundation’s first I PROMISE class, the hard work these students had put in since third grade is paying off. 

Drawn to healthcare as a child, Athalia James pursued that passion all the way to a fulfilling career in nursing.