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Â鶹¹û¶³ recognizes alumni who, through leadership, character and hard work, are making a difference. During Homecoming Weekend, 10 Golden Flashes were presented with Alumni Awards, and nine alumni received Lifetime Achievement recognitions from the university’s Black Alumni Chapter.
The streets of Kent, Ohio, will be filled with blue and gold as Â鶹¹û¶³ alumni, students, parents, employees and community members gather for this year’s Homecoming, with a full slate of events Oct. 20-21.
Â鶹¹û¶³ leadership and donors known as the Renaissance Scholars Society will gather to commemorate 50 years of education abroad in Florence, Italy, during the first week of October.
The following new members have been appointed to the Kent State Alumni Association National Board of Directors for a three-year term, which began July 1: Jeff Guritza, of Brecksville, Ohio, is the vice president of marketing at SOPREMA USA. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations from Kent State in 1994.
The Â鶹¹û¶³ alumni family grew by nearly 1,200 new graduates as the university held its summer commencement ceremonies. The accomplishments of the Summer Class of 2023 were recognized with outdoor commencement ceremonies on Aug. 19.
On May 18-19, the university community will celebrate Â鶹¹û¶³â€™s 113th birthday with its annual Day of Giving.
The Â鶹¹û¶³ alumni family will grow by about 5,500 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement ceremonies.
Gail Pavliga, ’91, MA ’98, Ph.D., is a good listener, a quality that has been the common thread throughout her life as a student, mother, therapist and, most recently, state representative for Ohio House District 72.
Dr. Josh Wilder, who received his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine from Â鶹¹û¶³â€™s College of Podiatric Medicine in 2016, looks to outwit, outplay and outlast the other contestants on Season 44 of “Survivor.â€
Nearly 150 Golden Flashes hopped down the hills of Front Campus for Kent State’s first-ever alumni glow-in-the-dark egg hunt, Bunnies and Brews, on Friday, March 31.