Impact Stories
Your Gift Causes an Effect that Reaches Far Beyond 蹤獲扦 State
At 蹤獲扦, what sets us apart is how we come together: to cause discoveries, achievements, sensations and breakthroughs that change the world. When you give through 蹤獲扦 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 蹤獲扦 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 for both the donor and the recipient.
Donors choose exactly where they want their contributions to go. Each and every gift made through 蹤獲扦 State has an impact, no matter the size.
Read on to learn about the effect our generous donors have on our 蹤獲扦 State community and beyond.
Rising Scholars Compete in NASA Challenge
May 28, 2024
A team of Columbiana County Rising Scholars students recently participated in the finals of the NASA HUNCH culinary competition at the Johnson Space Center in Houston to determine if their culinary creation would be a future meal for International Space Station astronauts.
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Institute Explores Peace and Conflict
May 20, 2024
LaKaleb Bowen, 24, is a criminology and justice studies major who admits to becoming captivated by 蹤獲扦 States education-abroad programs, noting that his most recent trip to Kigali, Rwanda, was an extraordinary experience focused on peace and conflict in the country.
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Sharing Their Love of Education with Future Generations
May 1, 2024
蹤獲扦 has held a special place in the hearts of Lynda Grieves and her husband George Bill Grieves Jr., 58, who passed away in 2019. For their 60th wedding anniversary, Bill and Lynda chose to create a scholarship through a charitable gift annuity instead of
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Rollie, 64, and Frances Layfield Help Students Build Skills for Success
May 1, 2024
Hard work and discipline are a driving force for Rollie Layfield, 64, and they have served him well throughout his life and his career in business. He credits both his degree program in business administration and his time in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)
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Legacies Change Lives: Dylan Cahill
May 1, 2024
The moment Dylan Cahill stepped foot on the 蹤獲扦 Campus, he knew that 蹤獲扦 was the place for him. Born and raised in Texas, Dylan visited Northeast Ohio for family gatherings and always felt a connection.
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Modern Humans Using Ancient Tools
April 29, 2024
蹤獲扦 State anthropology professor Metin Eren, Ph.D., has a hands-on approach when teaching students about prehistoric stone tools that involves immersing themselves in a specially equipped lab in Lowry Hall that features everything from flint arrowheads to a ballistics station.
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Dean Kahlers 'One Bad Day' Fuels a Lifetime of Purpose
April 25, 2024
Dean Kahler, 77, one of the nine wounded in the May 4, 1970, shootings, wasnt supposed to be at 蹤獲扦 State that day.
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Increasing Belonging for Graduate Students
April 19, 2024
A new program will foster a stronger sense of belonging to address research that demonstrates that graduate students are less likely to feel a sense of identity attached to their graduate school than those connections to undergraduate school experiences.
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Alumni Support Global Education Experiences
April 19, 2024
蹤獲扦 State has received two $1 million donations in support of Global Education experiences for students. These gifts will make education-abroad experiences available to more students through the Global Education Endowment fund that was created in 2022.
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Help us Celebrate 蹤獲扦 States 114th Birthday
April 19, 2024
蹤獲扦 State is turning 114, and we are celebrating by raising funds for 蹤獲扦 State scholarships and programs. This year, the 蹤獲扦 Foundation has pledged $5,000 to match employee gifts dollar for dollar (up to $250 per donor until the match money runs out) to the
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