Impact Stories
Your Gift Causes an Effect that Reaches Far Beyond 蹤獲扦
At 蹤獲扦, what sets us apart is how we come together: to cause discoveries, achievements, sensations and breakthroughs that change the world. When you give through 蹤獲扦 to an area that matters personally to you, your support becomes a long-term investment in curing diseases, advancing sustainable technologies, enriching vibrant arts communities and ensuring the future of a skilled workforce ready to impact society.
Gifts made through 蹤獲扦 support scholarships and programs that allow students to pursue their dreams and enter careers that shape our world. With more than 1,100 donor-funded scholarships and programs supported each year, every gift causes an effect for both the donor and the recipient.
Donors choose exactly where they want their contributions to go. Each and every gift made through 蹤獲扦 has an impact, no matter the size.
Read on to learn about the effect our generous donors have on our 蹤獲扦 community and beyond.
Scholarship Creates Opportunity
Sept. 11, 2023
Alexandra Sacker, senior, was so impressed with 蹤獲扦s field hockey program she decided to cross the pond to Kent, Ohio, from her home in Tunbridge Wells, England, and an NCAA scholarship made her 蹤獲扦 journey possible.
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Student Enjoys Eclectic Experience
Aug. 31, 2023
After spending her younger years in a variety of volunteer roles with non-governmental organizations in her native Macedonia, Ivana Krsteska chose 蹤獲扦 to study sustainable architecture and also serves as a Kent Student Ambassador.
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Nursing Students Immerse in Lakota Culture
Aug. 31, 2023
蹤獲扦 Salem nursing students visit the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota each year as part of a study away experience. As they immerse themselves in the Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe, they embark on a journey of cultural understanding.
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Legacies Change Lives: Katie Carpenter 23
Aug. 16, 2023
Katie Carpenter, 23, has a passion for photography, and The Wallace J. Hagedorn Scholarship has helped her hone these skills and express her creativity. This competitive photography scholarship supports student costs and helps them pursue out-of-classroom experiences to develop
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Scolin MacLean, 90, Turns His Love of Athletics into Philanthropy
Aug. 16, 2023
I look at 蹤獲扦 as a family member everyone collectively that I am connected to and plan to be for as long as I possibly can. I have family members that I want to take care of, and I want to do the same for 蹤獲扦. Scolin MacLeans, 90, passion for 蹤獲扦
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Personal Obstacles Inspire Alumnus to Champion Future Researchers
Aug. 16, 2023
The experiences Earl K. Miller, 85, Ph.D., had at 蹤獲扦 inspired him to give back. As a first-generation college student, Earl K. Miller, 85, Ph.D., struggled to fund his education, and this experience motivated him to help students at 蹤獲扦 who face
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Lillian Kuri, BS 93, BARC 94
June 28, 2023
From studying architecture to pursuing a career in the nonprofit sector, Lillian Kuri, BS 93, BARC 94, credits her experience and education at 蹤獲扦 for her foundation as a dynamic leader.
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Lillian Kuri, BS 93, BARC 94
June 28, 2023
From studying architecture to pursuing a career in the nonprofit sector, Lillian Kuri, BS 93, BARC 94, credits her experience and education at 蹤獲扦 for her foundation as a dynamic leader.
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Celebrating 50 Years in Florence, Italy
June 21, 2023
Fifty years after a handful of architecture students first studied in the city, the 蹤獲扦 Florence Center now hosts hundreds of 蹤獲扦 students annually, serving as the universitys flagship study abroad and international center.
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蹤獲扦 Celebrates Philanthropy Through Scholarships, Students Vote to Support Fellow Flashes in Need
May 30, 2023
In honor of 蹤獲扦s 113th birthday, 蹤獲扦 launched its second annual Day of Giving May 19. This Day of Giving, the blue and gold community joined together to celebrate another trip around the sun for 蹤獲扦 with more than 500 generous donors giving in
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