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KSU Campaign Raises Record-Breaking $265M
KENT, Ohio -- Kent State University’s Centennial Campaign raised a record-breaking $265 million, surpassing its $250 million goal by $15 million, the university reports.
The campaign put a particular emphasis on student scholarships, said Ron Pizzuti, a leading force behind redevelopment of downtown Kent, head of the Centennial Campaign effort, a Kent State alumnus and scholarship donor. One of the single largest obstacles to student success is the financial aspect of their education, and the best tools to combat financial challenges are scholarships, he noted. Since the start of the campaign, donors committed to supporting nearly 290 endowed scholarship funds.
With the end of the effort, Kent State will begin the next phase of a significant fundraising plan, in which private philanthropy will be the key to ongoing growth. “Surpassing our goal for the Centennial Campaign was the result of a university and community wide commitment,” said Gene Finn, Kent State’s vice president for institutional advancement. “Now we’re looking forward -- with the goal of continuing the momentum we’ve achieved -- to strengthen our fundraising potential and bring it to a new level to meet future needs.”
The Centennial Campaign gifts include:
- $13.5 million in software for the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology (formerly known as the College of Technology) from Appropriate Technology
- $6.5 million for the Roe Green Center for the Arts
- $6 million for the Robert S. Morrison Health and Science Center at Kent State University at Ashtabula
- $3 million to the new School of Digital Sciences from the Enterprise Architecture Center of Excellence
- $1 million from Gerald Schweigert to the Kent State University Museum for the preservation and future support of museum collections and activities
- 20 licenses for the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology from Rockwell Automation for Classroom Toolkit, software to help students create control and automation systems
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.