Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Raises $383 Million in Record-Breaking Fundraising Campaign
51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø and Cleveland Clinic Enter Multiyear Partnership to Support Student-Athlete Health and Wellness
51³Ô¹ÏÍø and Cleveland Clinic have announced a multiyear partnership in which Cleveland Clinic becomes the official healthcare provider for 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Athletics. Cleveland Clinic will serve as the medical services provider to support 51³Ô¹ÏÍø student-athlete health and wellness.
Meet Anthony Claytor, the First I PROMISE Program Scholar to Graduate From 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
In 2020, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that 51³Ô¹ÏÍø would cover four years of tuition costs and one year of room and board. Now, for the LeBron James Family Foundation’s first I PROMISE class, the hard work these students had put in since third grade is paying off.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Secures Two $1 Million Gifts in Support of Global Education
51³Ô¹ÏÍø has announced two substantial philanthropic gifts in support of the Global Education Endowment, which was established in 2022 in recognition of the 50th anniversary of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s education-abroad presence in Florence, Italy.
Help us Celebrate 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s 114th Birthday
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Awards Additional $300,000 to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Spirit of Motherhood Program to Combat Infant Mortality and Prevent Preterm Births
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Angela Neal-Barnett has been working diligently to build up the Spirit of Motherhood program with the goal of reducing trauma and stress symptoms experienced by its pregnant Black mother participants. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation recently awarded the program another $300,000 to continue its work over the next three years.
Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit Makes Its Debut
The brightly colored blue and gold Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s College of Public Health will be hitting the streets to help bring public health services to the people of northeast Ohio.
‘A Promise Kept’
When she walked across the stage at commencement on Dec. 16, Terrie Harris realized a dream more than 25 years in the making. Life intervened often during Harris’ educational journey, but thanks to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s regional campus system a diploma was finally hers in December.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Giving Tuesday Raises More Than $2.8M to Support Scholarships and Programs
51³Ô¹ÏÍø supporters once again joined together during the university’s Giving Tuesday campaign to raise more than $2.8 million to support a variety of student scholarships and programs.