Donations/Naming Opportunities
For more information on how to donate, please contact David Grober, Senior Director of Advancement in Arts & Sciences, 330-672-5297, dgrober@kent.edu.
Donations
Your gift will ensure an exceptional teaching and learning facility offering leading-edge research and programming. We encourage you to partner with us to provide the best future for generations of STEM students. In addition to facility naming opportunities, there are many other ways to support the sciences at Kent State University. Your gift can support new equipment, scholarships or professorships. We can help you decide what and how to give. You may want to specify criteria for your gift. You may want to take advantage of tax savings, make a onetime contribution or a gift over multiple years. We can guide you through your options and help you choose what works best for you.
Your Gift Will Help:
- Build a new Integrated Sciences Building that wraps around Williams Hall
- Upgrade existing science facilities in Cunningham, Williams and Smith Halls
- Increase enrollment in STEM programs and improve student learning outcomes
- Enhance the university’s ability to attract and retain top student and faculty talent
- Encourage interdisciplinary interactions between students and faculty
New Facility Naming Opportunities
| Opportunity | Gift |
|---|---|
| Science Corridor | $25 million |
| New Building Name | $20 million |
Integrated Science Building
| Exterior Plaza | $500,000 |
| Basement | |
| Physics Research Labs (3) | $75,000 ea. |
| Graduate Assistant Office | $25,000 |
| Conference Room | $20,000 |
| Work Room, Environmental Room | $10,000 |
| Offices (3) | $10,000 ea. |
| Imaging Rooms (2) | $10,000 ea. |
| First Floor | |
| Timken Active Learning Classroom | NAMED |
| North Commons | $500,000 |
| South Commons | $250,000 |
| Main Street | $250,000 |
| Biology Teaching Labs (2) | $200,000 ea. |
| Lobby | $100,000 |
| Chemistry Research Labs (3) | $75,000 ea. |
| Graduate Office | $40,000 |
| Lab Support | $25,000 |
| Flexible Class Support | $25,000 |
| Tissue Culture | $15,000 |
| Isotope Room | $15,000 |
| Imaging Room | $15,000 |
| Offices (4) | $10,000 ea. |
| Second Floor | |
| Large Biology Research Lab | $100,000 |
| Biology Research Labs (4) | $75,000 ea. |
| Freezer Farm/Equipment Room | $50,000 |
| Instrumentation Room | $50,000 |
| Teaching Assistant/Graduate Assistant Workspace | $30,000 |
| Conference Rooms | $25,000 - $40,000 |
| Faculty Breakout | $25,000 |
| Graduate Student Office | $25,000 |
| Tissue Culture Room | $20,000 |
| Imaging Room | $20,000 |
| PCR Protocol Room | $20,000 |
| CFH Room | $15,000 |
| Cell Culture Room | $10,000 |
| Offices (14) | $10,000 ea. |
| Third Floor | |
| Teaching Assistant/Graduate Assistant Huddle | $30,000 |
| Offices (2) | $10,000 ea. |
Existing/Renovated Facilities Naming Opportunities
Cunningham Hall
| Cell and Molecular Biology Labs | $300,000 |
| Microbiology Lab | $300,000 |
| Glass Box Addition, Entry | $300,000 |
| Plaza, Link to Smith Hall | $100,000 |
| Classroom | $100,000 |
| Human Anatomy Lab | $75,000 |
| Vertebrate Anatomy Lab | $75,000 |
Smith Hall
| Planetarium | $500,000 |
| University Physics Combined Lab | $200,000 |
| General College Physics (Large) | $100,000 |
| General College Physics | $75,000 |
Williams Hall
| Lecture Hall | $500,000 |
| General Chemistry Labs (4) | $75,000 ea. |
| Advanced and Physical Chemistry Lab | $75,000 |
| Biochemistry Lab | $75,000 |