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The future of engagement arrives at CSU
May 15, 2025
Ava, part of the future of fundraising, arrives at Cleveland State University this week. Powered by artificial intelligence, she is...
Today’s students will one day join a talent pool and workforce that includes thousands of CSU graduates who have been influencing and advancing society’s collective good for the better part of 50 years.
Facing the unimaginable, she yet flourishes
A couple years ago, Maci Nestlerode’s father suffered a spinal cord injury, leaving him in a wheelchair. “I never expected...
Your support helps alleviate the pressures that can cause some of our students to simply give up, only a few short steps away from obtaining a college degree.
Learning to stand on her own
Karina Mora opened the email and was sure there had been a mistake. It was from the financial aid office,...
Thank you for investing in our students. Your support is transforming lives, igniting hope and pulling dreams within reach.
Posted March 22, 2021 in Articles
Beneath his soft-spoken, self-effacing demeanor, David Hobe, CSU B.B.A. ‘72, is a courageous, visionary entrepreneur. He and Jerry Lucas, a friend from high school at St. Ignatius, co-founded the public accounting firm Hobe & Lucas in 1978, just six years after David earned his accounting degree. Their mission was twofold: to build long-term client relationships, and to avoid making the same mistakes they’d seen other public accounting firms make. [image:1] So, they designed Hobe & Lucas with an eye to developing for the future, and finding creative, affirming ways to motivate people. As Hobe says, “People have to like what they're doing... read more
Posted November 10, 2020 in Articles
At any point, a gift to Cleveland State University is an extraordinary gesture of generosity. And that is never more true of the $1,000,000 gift that Cleveland philanthropists Char and Chuck Fowler gave over a... read more
Posted February 24, 2020 in Articles
Cleveland State University’s seventh-annual Giving Day, held on Tuesday, February 12, raised more than $460,000 from over 2,500 donors, setting new records in both giving and donor totals. The event united academic colleges, athletics and other... read more
Posted December 05, 2019 in Articles
Three deserving students have received CSU’s School of Film and Media Arts first scholarship, established by longtime Clevelanders Ageleke and Lee Zapis, to support students who are close to graduating but need additional support to... read more
Posted September 20, 2019 in Articles
Steve Minter, a giant in the Cleveland community and a leading figure in the development of Cleveland State University over the last 15 years, passed away September 19. Below is a statement from Cleveland State... read more
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