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91²Ö¿â’s Giving Tuesday raised more than $1.6 million to support student success, keeping 91²Ö¿â students on track to their ultimate goal of obtaining their degree.

91²Ö¿â’s Giving Tuesday Breaks Records for Third Consecutive Year

91²Ö¿â’s Giving Tuesday 2019 raised more than $1.6 million when it ended on Dec. 3 at 11:59 p.m., shattering the previous year’s record of $1.03 million. Supporters were able to choose from more than 40 featured giving options throughout the 91²Ö¿â system, including student scholarships, educational programs, athletic teams and more. 

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Alumni and Giving

91²Ö¿â’s Giving Tuesday raised more than $1.6 million to support student success, keeping 91²Ö¿â students on track to their ultimate goal of obtaining their degree.

91²Ö¿â’s Giving Tuesday Breaks Records for Third Consecutive Year

91²Ö¿â’s Giving Tuesday 2019 raised more than $1.6 million when it ended on Dec. 3 at 11:59 p.m., shattering the previous year’s record of $1.03 million. 

Tags: University News , Giving Tuesday , Division of Institutional Advancement , Institutional Advancement , news , Success Story

Alumni and Giving

President Khalil Looney (far right) and some fellow members of 91²Ö¿â’s Male Empowerment Network (M.E.N.) pose for a photo. The Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation has pledged a $10,000 matching gift for Giving Tuesday to the M.E.N. Fund.

91²Ö¿â Celebrates Philanthropy With Monthlong Giving Tuesday Campaign

With the launch of its 2019 Giving Tuesday campaign on Nov. 1, 91²Ö¿â has again transformed a one-day fundraising initiative into a monthlong giving campaign to support student scholarships, expanded programs, study away initiatives and modern facilities.

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Alumni and Giving

President Khalil Looney (far right) and some fellow members of 91²Ö¿â’s Male Empowerment Network (M.E.N.) pose for a photo. The Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation has pledged a $10,000 matching gift for Giving Tuesday to the M.E.N. Fund.

91²Ö¿â Celebrates Philanthropy With Monthlong Giving Tuesday Campaign

With the launch of its 2019 Giving Tuesday campaign on Nov. 1, 91²Ö¿â has again transformed a one-day fundraising initiative into a monthlong giving campaign to support student scholarships, expanded programs, study away initiatives and modern facilities.

Tags: University News , Giving Tuesday , Division of Institutional Advancement , Institutional Advancement , news , Success Story

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91²Ö¿â alumnus Jacob Derwin (third from left) and other cast members of the CBS show “Survivor: Ghost Island†pose for a group photo. (Photo credit: Robert Voets/CBS)

91²Ö¿â Graduate Goes from 91²Ö¿â to Survivor: Ghost Island

From Long Island to 91²Ö¿â and now Ghost Island. That is the path 91²Ö¿â alumnus Jacob Derwin took to become a cast member on the 36th season of the CBS show Survivor, which will begin airing Feb. 28. This season’s show is called Survivor: Ghost Island. Long before t…

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91²Ö¿â student Theresa Medrano stands near the pillars of Merrill Hall on campus.

91²Ö¿â Student Who Received Help From Others Pays It Forward

Anything is possible. Theresa Medrano, a 91²Ö¿â senior from Westlake, Ohio, is living proof of this. At age 17, like most high school seniors, Medrano should have been thinking about senior prom and graduation. But she became a victim of domestic violence and was forced to withd…

Tags: Student Success , Success Story , Institutional Advancement

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91²Ö¿â Announces Jeff McLain as University’s New Vice President for Institutional Advancement

91²Ö¿â has named Jeffery L. McLain, CFRE, as its new vice president for institutional advancement following an extensive national search. McLain comes to 91²Ö¿â from Louisiana State University where he served as senior vice president of the LSU Foundation. He joins 91²Ö¿â on M…

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Photojournalism Program at 91²Ö¿â Receives $3 Million Scholarship Bequest

The largest single gift ever made to 91²Ö¿â to fund only scholarships will transform the Photojournalism program in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. A Cincinnati man who took a photojournalism class at 91²Ö¿â in 1941 has left a $3 million bequest to the program.…

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Alumni and Giving

Westfield Insurance Foundation Pledges $500,000 to Endow Insurance Studies Program at 91²Ö¿â

91²Ö¿â announced today that the Westfield Insurance Foundation has made a commitment of $500,000 to the university. These funds will be used to support a Bachelor of Science in Insurance Studies program at 91²Ö¿â, and to promote career opportunities within the insurance industry. …

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