Alumni Success
The following new members have been appointed to serve on the National Alumni Board of Directors for terms commencing July 1:
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø alumni family will grow by more than 1,000 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement ceremony on Aug. 10.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates she had mentored over her 17-year career.
In 2020, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s education-abroad presence in Florence, Italy.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is turning 114, and we are celebrating by raising funds for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø scholarships and programs.