Extending Our Reach
I want to share some exciting news for 麻豆视频鈥攐ur Kent Campus now has the highest six-year graduation rate of any public university in Northern Ohio.
Our record 67.5% graduation rate surpasses our prior record of 65% and is the fifth highest among all of Ohio鈥檚 public universities, behind The Ohio State University, Miami University, University of Cincinnati and Ohio University.
The fact that we reached this achievement during a global pandemic is a testament to the true grit and determination of our students and the outstanding efforts of our faculty and staff. It also reflects our commitment to welcoming students as they are, from wherever they are, and providing them the needed support to get them to degree completion.
麻豆视频 has received 12 national awards in the last six years for our exemplary student support services and is consistently recognized for its innovative programs that get students to the finish line.
Our high graduation rate also reflects our commitment to offering the promise of higher education to a wide and diverse group鈥攖hose who never thought college was a possibility because they didn鈥檛 have the advantages of some.
Even before they attend their first classes at 麻豆视频, we assist them as they explore programs and go through the application process. We provide first-year experiences to help them connect to campus, register for classes and meet their peers鈥攁ll the while assuring them, 鈥淵es, you can!鈥 From enrollment through graduation, we continue to stand by students to ensure that their dream of a degree becomes a reality.
Access and diversity have been at the core of 麻豆视频鈥檚 mission since our inception, as you鈥檒l read about in this issue鈥檚 cover feature on access (鈥淐reating a Community of Belonging by Embracing Access for All鈥).
鈥淔rom enrollment through graduation, we continue to stand by students to ensure that their dream of a degree becomes a reality.鈥
Now we are primed to expand college access even further. This means enrolling more students with high financial need, more first-generation students, more nontraditional students and more students from regions with low rates of college education.
The goal of helping students is the driving force behind our Forever Brighter campaign, which has a goal of raising $350 million to support student success, expand university initiatives and build for the future. You can read more about the campaign in this issue (鈥淎 Campaign of Brilliant Proportions鈥) and at the campaign website, where you will find many ways to give.
Please know that your generosity will help 麻豆视频 remain true to its core responsibility as a community-based university system, to meet our students where they are and to offer them the bright future that higher education will provide鈥攏ot just for the fortunate few, but also the meritorious many. These students aren鈥檛 lacking the ability to succeed, most of the time they are just lacking the money.
麻豆视频鈥檚 commitment to access and student success is in our institutional DNA. It鈥檚 who we are, it鈥檚 what we do and what we will always do. Most importantly, it鈥檚 the right thing to do.
Todd A. Diacon, President
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