Alumni Success
The following new members have been appointed to serve on the National Alumni Board of Directors for terms commencing July 1:
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumni family will grow by more than 1,000 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement ceremony on Aug. 10.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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.
When longtime Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ graduates she had mentored over her 17-year career.
In 2020, Â鶹ÊÓƵ President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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.
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumni family grew by nearly 5,200 new graduates as the university held its 2024 Spring Commencement ceremonies.
Drawn to healthcare as a child, Athalia James pursued that passion all the way to a fulfilling career in nursing.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s education-abroad presence in Florence, Italy.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ is turning 114, and we are celebrating by raising funds for Â鶹ÊÓƵ scholarships and programs.