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Eric Johnson teaching in Crawford Hall as seen through the glass wall

Eric Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of economics in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, says the most rewarding part of the job is knowing that he has impacted his students in some way. And now they've honored this impact with the Distinguished Teaching Award.  

Giving Tuesday graphic that indicates $4,959,366+ were raised to support causes across ºÚÁÏÍø's eight-campus system.

Members of the ºÚÁÏÍø community joined together to cause a ripple effect of change reaching far beyond ºÚÁÏÍø, raising more than $4.9 million to support scholarships and programs across the university for its Giving Tuesday 2024 campaign.

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Photo of four ºÚÁÏÍø students smiling.

Pictured are the 2024 ºÚÁÏÍø Alumni Award winners at the awards ceremony, held Sept. 27 during Homecoming weekend at the ºÚÁÏÍø Hotel and Conference Center in Kent, Ohio. (Photo credit: Andrea Hallgren)

Sponsored by the ºÚÁÏÍø Alumni Association, the Alumni Awards are the university’s most prestigious alumni honors. The 2024 Alumni Award recipients include seven alumni, two recent graduates, one staff member and one current student.

Crawford Hall Dedication

ºÚÁÏÍø celebrated the grand opening of Crawford Hall on Sept. 27, attended by more than 700 guests, including university leadership, faculty, students, donors, alumni and dignitaries.

ºÚÁÏÍø alumni, students, employees and community members gather to watch the university’s 2023 Homecoming Parade.

ºÚÁÏÍø is set to burst with Golden Flash pride as the annual Homecoming celebration returns Sept. 28. 

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The following new members have been appointed to serve on the National Alumni Board of Directors for terms commencing July 1:

A new ºÚÁÏÍø graduate smiles as he holds his diploma during his commencement ceremony. (Photo credit: Matthew Brown, ºÚÁÏÍø)

The ºÚÁÏÍø alumni family will grow by more than 1,000 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement ceremony on Aug. 10.

New ºÚÁÏÍø graduates smile and celebrate as blue and gold streamers are launched into the air at the end of their commencement ceremony held at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

ºÚÁÏÍø 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.