Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
![°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ students walk from the College of Podiatric Medicine located in Independence, Ohio.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/09.15.21%20Students%20at%20the%20Kent%20State%20University%20College%20of%20Podiatric%20Medicine_0.jpg?VersionId=dTIjXzZKYfTZ7Jugxje2d8SleBVQ.PWT&h=6f3285a6&itok=i4jFdTmj)
The Podiatry Foundation, located in Independence, Ohio, is laying the groundwork to help secure the financial and academic future of Ohio’s only podiatry college – °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ College of Podiatric Medicine.
![Downtown Kent Businesses Helped Support University Employees During Pandemic](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Blue%20Gold%20Grateful%201_4_2.jpg?VersionId=IbbiIUKm7ONq86890rZGVd3nGM_tqHZN&h=96cb6d4a&itok=DHr-Batd)
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ initiated the Blue, Gold and Grateful program with Main Street Kent to show appreciation to faculty and staff and support participating downtown businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ initiated the Blue, Gold and Grateful program with Main Street Kent to show appreciation to faculty and staff and support participating downtown businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
![Andrew Snyder, research program coordinator for °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s College of Public Health, is leading the first comprehensive Greater Akron LGBTQ+ specific Community Needs Assessment.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/03.25.21%20Photo%20of%20Andrew%20Snyder%20-%20web_0.jpg?VersionId=J1bH8LfbBHXHwupUDBXIbT7nMH96o1ts&h=e6f36a9c&itok=gNm8W7tU)
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ has partnered with Greater Akron community organizations to conduct the first comprehensive and specific LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment (CNA). Efforts of this assessment focus on producing a better-informed public health system and improving the health and well-being of the LGBTQ+ community members.
![E. Timothy Moore accepts the 2015 Diversity Trailblazer Award](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/02.04.21%20Photo%20of%20E.%20Timothy%20Moore%20accepting%20the%202015%20Diversity%20Trailblazer%20Award_1.jpeg?VersionId=Bgzdho6kD7bS.E4pQBZCHqvWcK4yWXYd&h=1efc49eb&itok=4t5Xf0fQ)
A scholarship has been established to honor the life and legacy of E. Timothy (Tim) Moore, Associate Dean Emeritus in °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s College of Arts and Sciences and Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of Pan-African Studies.