'Mama Drake' honors family through endowed scholarships
Alumnus' gift removes financial obstacles for students with unpaid internships
Couples' decades-long partnership helps direct their giving
Scholarships are the our largest priority. Learn more.
Alumna's commitment provides diversity scholarships
Welcome to Institutional Advancement
The purpose of the division of Institutional Advancement is to promote awareness among Kent State University benefactors of the impact their contributions make to the growth and future success of the university.
Our goal is to acknowledge contributions to Kent State through conscientious management, and by nurturing lasting relationships between the university and those who support it with their time, money, and effort.
With state support of the university providing less than 20 percent of its budget, private philanthropy is the key to ongoing growth. Your contribution during this critical time helps lay the foundation and create resources for the next 100 years of excellence in education and research. And there are many ways to provide support, whether through a tax-deductible outright donation, a planned gift that offers you guaranteed retirement income, or bequest.
Help us open the door and allow talented and deserving students walk through to their future.
Latest News
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The Firefighter and the Philosopher
What’s the most unique friendship you’ve ever seen? The 500-pound gorilla who kept a kitten for a pet? Felix the neat freak and Oscar the cigar-chomping slob? How about a 45-year-old firefighter with three kids and a distinguished 60-something professor of philosophy?
- Posted Apr. 29, 2013 -
Kent State University Holds Third Annual Alumni College
The Kent State University Alumni Association will host the third annual Alumni College. The event offers Kent State graduates and friends an opportunity to reconnect with each other and the university. The 2013 Alumni College will focus on topics from the university’s College of Arts and Sciences with renowned faculty members, as well as former NASA astronaut and Kent State graduate Carl Walz.
- Posted Apr. 25, 2013 -
Kent State Golden Flashes Heading to GoDaddy.com Bowl
On Sunday, Dec. 2, Kent State University accepted an invitation to play in the GoDaddy.com Bowl, marking the program’s first bowl appearance in 40 years. The Kent State Golden Flashes will take on Arkansas State University on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala.
- Posted Dec. 3, 2012 -
Easing the Financial Burden on Students
Psychology Professor David Riccio, Ph.D., has had one job since he graduated from Princeton University nearly 50 years ago – teaching and conducting research at Kent State University.
- Posted Oct. 22, 2012 -
Kent State’s Homecoming Celebration Takes Place Oct. 20
Kent State University’s Homecoming will take place Saturday, Oct. 20. Sponsored by the Kent State University Alumni Association, the day will be filled with tradition and exciting activities.
- Posted Oct. 3, 2012 -
Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is: Of Football and Family
Ask Golden Flashes Head Football Coach Darell Hazell what the key to a championship team is and he’ll sum it up in one word: “Family.”
- Posted Sep. 10, 2012
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P.O. Box 5190
Kent, OH 44242-0001
330.672.2222
advancement@kent.edu
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