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KSU Student at Commencement

91²Ö¿â’s Giving Tuesday Launches Monthlong Initiative Featuring Numerous Incentives for Supporters

91²Ö¿â, which has gained national recognition for its creative and successful Giving Tuesday campaigns, launched its monthlong celebration of philanthropy on Nov. 1. Giving Tuesday, now in its eighth year at 91²Ö¿â, has raised nearly $7 million during that time, which illuminates the impact that can be made when Golden Flashes come together.

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Kent Campus

Beverley Laubert, ’84

Beverley Laubert, ’84, has spent decades improving access to quality care and in turn the lives of older adults. Beverley began her career at 91²Ö¿â where she received a bachelor’s degree in gerontology. 

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Alumni and Giving

Honors Students Listen to Career Conversations Alumni Speak

Honors College Continues Creating Student and Alumni Connections

For its fourth consecutive year, the 91²Ö¿â Honors College is hosting “Career Conversations,†a series of alumni speaking events which take place throughout the fall semester.

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Honors College

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2021 Distinguished Teaching Award Recipients Announced

The 2021 Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA) recipients are an outstanding group of teachers who are truly dedicated to their students' success. Sponsored by the 91²Ö¿â Alumni Association, the DTA is a highly prestigious honor in teaching. The award is presented annually to three full-time faculty members who demonstrate extraordinary teaching, whether it be in the classroom or online.

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Alumni and Giving

Headshot of Carol Costello

Former CNN Anchor, Alumna Initiates Collaborative Reporting Project Between 91²Ö¿â, Partner Universities

Throughout summer 2021, students from a variety of majors within the School of Media and Journalism worked for Project Citizen, a collaborative project organized by 91²Ö¿â alumna and former CNN anchor Carol Costello. 

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College of Communication & Information

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Golden Flashes Reunite for a “Bright†Homecoming 2021

Campus was overflowing with blue and gold pride again this year as the 91²Ö¿â community came together to celebrate Homecoming. Golden Flashes enjoyed many activities, both outdoors in-person and online, throughout the weekend, which ran from Friday, Oct. 1 through Sunday, Oct. 3.

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A new 91²Ö¿â graduate smiles during his commencement ceremony.

91²Ö¿â Announces Forever Brighter, a $350 Million Fundraising Campaign

91²Ö¿â publicly launched a $350 million comprehensive fundraising campaign Saturday, Oct. 2. During a special halftime announcement at the Homecoming football game, campaign co-chairs Sandra C. and Lawrence R. Armstrong joined 91²Ö¿â President Todd Diacon to publicly unveil Forever Brighter to thousands of alumni, donors and friends. 

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Kent Campus

Legacies Change Lives; Cornerstone Fall 2021

 At 91²Ö¿â, we have more than 30 endowed scholarships that were established through matured planned gifts. By leaving this kind of lasting legacy, our generous donors have forever changed the lives of more than 1,200 deserving students to date. Each year, that number of impacted students gr…

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Alumni and Giving

Support Our Students, Ignite Their Dreams and Set the World Alight

 Raising funds to align with scholarship needs is our first priority at 91²Ö¿â and ensures that we support our students from the day they receive their letter of acceptance to the day they receive their degree.A charitable gift annuity (CGA) is a great way to make this kind of philanthropic…

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Baugh

Making the World Forever Brighter: Paying it Forward by Supporting Student Success

Joyce A. Baugh, M.A. ’83, Ph.D. ’89 and husband, Roger Hatch, Ph.D., were grateful to discover a way they could honor former 91²Ö¿â professors while helping ensure students have access to a 91²Ö¿â education, regardless of their financial situation. Joyce’s path to 91²Ö¿â was an intere…

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