Prioritizing Student Success
Giving Tuesday Giving Sets Record
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s Giving Tuesday Campaign concluded on Nov. 30 with a record setting $7,712,753+ raised from more than 3,000 donors who generously donated to make the world Forever Brighter for our students.
Significant Giving Tuesday Donations
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s Giving Tuesday Campaign that began in early November has already received countless gifts including the first-ever in-kind gift and a number of significant planned gifts.
First-Gen Student Paves His Own Path
Delonte Goodman, ’22, interned at NASA in high school and is the first member of his family to attend college. He is pursuing a degree in mechatronics engineering while participating in research and serving as a Design Innovation Fellow.
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Reaches Record Graduation Rate, Boasting Highest Graduation Rate in Northern Ohio
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s current graduation rate is the highest among public universities in Northeast Ohio and fifth highest among all of Ohio’s public universities, behind Ohio State, Miami, the University of Cincinnati and Ohio University. In northern Ohio, the graduation rates of other public universities range from 40 to 55 percent.
Adult Students and Veterans Access
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State will establish an Educational Opportunity Center on the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus to serve 850 low-income adult students and veterans in this region, providing counseling, assistance with financial aid, testing and more.
Giving Tuesday Campaign Launches
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, which has gained national recognition for its creative and successful Giving Tuesday campaigns, launched its month-long celebration of philanthropy on Nov. 1.
University Launches Fundraising Campaign
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï publicly launched a $350 million comprehensive fundraising campaign Saturday, Oct. 2, during a special halftime announcement at the Homecoming football game.
Historic $10 Million Philanthropic Gift
The Podiatry Foundation has made an historic $10 million donation to ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State to secure the financial and academic future of Ohio’s only podiatry college – ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï College of Podiatric Medicine.
They’re Back! ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Students Move Into Residence Halls for Fall Semester
Students from all over the country began moving into ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State residence halls, on a staggered schedule for COVID-19 safety, on Wednesday, Aug. 18.
Scholarships Make Graduation Possible
Finances had become tight as Ciana White, ’21, was preparing to start the final semester of her senior year. She and her mother worried how they would make the next tuition payment.