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The ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Alumni Association Announces New Members for Its National Board of Directors

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

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A new ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø graduate smiles as he holds his diploma during his commencement ceremony. (Photo credit: Matthew Brown, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø)

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Celebrates Its Newest Graduates With Summer Commencement Ceremony

The ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø alumni family will grow by more than 1,000 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement ceremony on Aug. 10.

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New ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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.

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Raises $383 Million in Record-Breaking Fundraising Campaign

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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. 

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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Raises $383 Million in Record-Breaking Fundraising Campaign

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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. 

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The new Signal Akron newsroom in Akron, Ohio is brimming with ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø journalism graduates.

Newsroom Filled With ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Graduates Takes on Akron, Ohio

When longtime ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø graduates she had mentored over her 17-year career.

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Anthony Claytor raises his diploma during his Commencement ceremony at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø.

Meet Anthony Claytor, the First I PROMISE Program Scholar to Graduate From ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø

In 2020, ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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. 

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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø graduate Athalia James is now a nurse at Summa

From Passion to Purpose

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

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Valoree Vargo (far left), ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø vice president for philanthropy and alumni engagement, and ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø President Todd Diacon (far right) stand with university donors Larry and Sandy Armstrong (center).

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Secures Two $1 Million Gifts in Support of Global Education

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s education-abroad presence in Florence, Italy.

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