Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Â鶹ӰԺ State Secures Two $1 Million Gifts in Support of Global Education
Â鶹ӰԺ has announced two substantial philanthropic gifts in support of the Global Education Endowment, which was established in 2022 in recognition of the 50th anniversary of Â鶹ӰԺ State’s education-abroad presence in Florence, Italy.
Help us Celebrate Â鶹ӰԺ State’s 114th Birthday
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Awards Additional $300,000 to Â鶹ӰԺ State’s Spirit of Motherhood Program to Combat Infant Mortality and Prevent Preterm Births
Â鶹ӰԺ’s Angela Neal-Barnett has been working diligently to build up the Spirit of Motherhood program with the goal of reducing trauma and stress symptoms experienced by its pregnant Black mother participants. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation recently awarded the program another $300,000 to continue its work over the next three years.
Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit Makes Its Debut
The brightly colored blue and gold Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit from Â鶹ӰԺ’s College of Public Health will be hitting the streets to help bring public health services to the people of northeast Ohio.
‘A Promise Kept’
When she walked across the stage at commencement on Dec. 16, Terrie Harris realized a dream more than 25 years in the making. Life intervened often during Harris’ educational journey, but thanks to Â鶹ӰԺ’s regional campus system a diploma was finally hers in December.
Â鶹ӰԺ State’s Giving Tuesday Raises More Than $2.8M to Support Scholarships and Programs
Â鶹ӰԺ supporters once again joined together during the university’s Giving Tuesday campaign to raise more than $2.8 million to support a variety of student scholarships and programs.
Planned Gift Endows Executive Director Position at Â鶹ӰԺ State’s Wick Poetry Center
The Wick family has a long history of philanthropy at Â鶹ӰԺ that began in 1984 when brothers Bob and Walt Wick first established scholarships to support undergraduate poets at the university. This most recent gift of $1 million brings the family’s total lifetime commitment to the university to more than $3.5 million.
Â鶹ӰԺ State Recognizes Alumni During Homecoming Weekend
Â鶹ӰԺ recognizes alumni who, through leadership, character and hard work, are making a difference. During Homecoming Weekend, 10 Golden Flashes were presented with Alumni Awards, and nine alumni received Lifetime Achievement recognitions from the university’s Black Alumni Chapter.
IN A FLASH: Family Friendly Flash-o-Ween
On Friday, Oct. 27 Flash the Mascot made new friends at Main Street Â鶹ӰԺ's Family Friendly Halloween event.