Impact Stories
Your Gift Causes an Effect that Reaches Far Beyond 蜜桃视频 State
At 蜜桃视频, what sets us apart is how we come together: to cause discoveries, achievements, sensations and breakthroughs that change the world. When you give through 蜜桃视频 State to an area that matters personally to you, your support becomes a long-term investment in curing diseases, advancing sustainable technologies, enriching vibrant arts communities and ensuring the future of a skilled workforce ready to impact society.
Gifts made through 蜜桃视频 State support scholarships and programs that allow students to pursue their dreams and enter careers that shape our world. With more than 1,100 donor-funded scholarships and programs supported each year, every gift causes an effect 鈥 for both the donor and the recipient.
Donors choose exactly where they want their contributions to go. Each and every gift made through 蜜桃视频 State has an impact, no matter the size.
Read on to learn about the effect our generous donors have on our 蜜桃视频 State community and beyond.
Helping Others Realize Their Potential
When Terrence J. 鈥淐hip鈥 Bahn, 鈥75, M.Ed. 鈥77, Ed.D., was a high school senior he wanted to attend 蜜桃视频 after graduation, but he wasn鈥檛 ready and his counselor encouraged him to start at the local community college before moving on to 蜜桃视频 State. This experience鈥
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Silas Ashley 鈥74
Silas Ashley, 鈥74, was told by his high school guidance counselor that he 鈥渨as not college material," but after applying and being accepted to 蜜桃视频 State, Silas immersed himself in student life. He was a senator in Undergraduate Student Government and became the president of鈥
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John and Fonda Elliot Create New Scholarship Program With $1 Million Gift to 蜜桃视频 State
John Elliot, a 1970 蜜桃视频 graduate, and his wife, Fonda, have created The Elliot Scholars program at 蜜桃视频 State with a $1 million donation. This new scholarship program will provide support to first-generation students of any major who require financial support鈥
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John and Fonda Elliot Receive Honorary Degrees for Their Extraordinary Contributions
On Saturday, Dec. 14, both John and Fonda received their Doctor of Humane Letters in recognition of their extraordinary contributions to the healthcare field and to 蜜桃视频 State.
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Professor Gives Back By Supporting Students In Need
This Giving Tuesday season, Daniel E. Palmer, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy at 蜜桃视频, has pledged a matching gift for the Trumbull Campus Last Dollar Scholarship as a symbol of his appreciation for the people who work and study at 蜜桃视频 State Trumbull.
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蜜桃视频 State and Cleveland Clinic Enter Multiyear Partnership to Support Student-Athlete Health and Wellness
蜜桃视频 and Cleveland Clinic have announced a multiyear partnership in which Cleveland Clinic becomes the official healthcare provider for 蜜桃视频 State Athletics. Cleveland Clinic will serve as the medical services provider to support 蜜桃视频 State student-athlete鈥
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蜜桃视频 State Alumna D鈥橝ndra Mull, Ph.D., on Giving Back to the University that Gave So Much to Her
鈥淲ere it not for what I learned from a student affairs professional at 蜜桃视频 State, this journey would not be the path I鈥檓 on today.鈥
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蜜桃视频 State Celebrates Newest Graduates
The 蜜桃视频 alumni family grew by nearly 5,200 new graduates as the university held its 2024 Spring Commencement ceremonies. During a number of ceremonies, 5,182 degrees were conferred, consisting of 1,011 associate degrees, 3,092 bachelor鈥檚 degrees, 903 master鈥檚鈥
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From Passion to Purpose
Drawn to healthcare as a child, Athalia James pursued that passion all the way to a fulfilling career in nursing.
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The Power of a Phone Call
The 蜜桃视频 Engagement Center, located in the Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, has undergone a significant transformation, now focusing more on creating connections and relationships with alumni, friends and family through phone outreach from current鈥
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