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Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
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Pictured are the 2024 Kent State University Alumni Award winners at the awards ceremony, held Sept. 27 during Homecoming weekend at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center in Kent, Ohio. (Photo credit: Andrea Hallgren)

Sponsored by the Kent State Alumni Association, the Alumni Awards are the university’s most prestigious alumni honors. The 2024 Alumni Award recipients include seven alumni, two recent graduates, one staff member and one current student.

Crawford Hall Dedication

Kent State University 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.

Kent State University alumni, students, employees and community members gather to watch the university’s 2023 Homecoming Parade.

Kent State University is set to burst with Golden Flash pride as the annual Homecoming celebration returns Sept. 28. 

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

A new Kent State University graduate smiles as he holds his diploma during his commencement ceremony. (Photo credit: Matthew Brown, Kent State University)

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

New Kent State University graduates smile and celebrate as blue and gold streamers are launched into the air at the end of their commencement ceremony held at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

Kent State University 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. 

Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
graduating student

Kent State University 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. 

The new Signal Akron newsroom in Akron, Ohio is brimming with Kent State journalism graduates.

When longtime Kent State University 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 Kent State graduates she had mentored over her 17-year career.