NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
CSU Student and Dream Keeper Recipient Michael Eggleston Earns Wright-Patt Position
Wright Patterson Air Force Base, the nerve center of Air Force innovation, selects CSU student Michael Eggleston to receive rigorous training and full-time employment Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, located near Dayton, Ohio is the home of the National Air and Space...
Happy 100th Birthday, Dr. Ames W. Chapman
Happy 100th Birthday, Dr. Ames W. Chapman Brother Ames W. Chapman, Ph.D. will celebrate his 100th birthday, December 7, 2019. Let’s join the celebration. Professor Chapman has lived an extraordinary, high achieving life. A World War II veteran, he is a proud Southern...
CSU’s Williams selected for Black College Hall
CSU’s Williams selected for Black College Hall Former Central State football star Erik Williams has earned another plaudit to add to his storied career. In February, Williams will be formally inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame. Erik Williams was a...
A Look Back at the 2019 “a Night for Philanthropy” Gala
A Night Worth Remembering The Central State University Foundation hosted its annual “a Night for Philanthropy”, May 3, 2019 at the Dayton Club. The program included induction ceremonies for the Sustained Philanthropist Society and 1887 Legacy Society. Alumni who were...
Tom Joyner Scholarship Fund
Until July 12, the Tom Joyner Foundation and Central State University Foundation together are seeking to raise scholarship funds to support students with demonstrated financial need. We are asking you to make a contribution to the Tom Joyner Scholarship Fund of $25,...
Combating the Student Loan Debt Crisis
“I cannot give $40 million, but I can give $500 to keep a student in school” —Richard “Clay” Dixon, Past Dayton Alumni Chapter President The Central State University Foundation raises scholarship funds through its Year-end Fundraising Campaign to reduce CSU student...
2019 Year-End Giving Campaign!
Centralians, Can you believe that there are only 44 days left until June 30th, the end date for the Year-end Giving campaign? We are pleased that you are responding to our annual fundraising efforts to raise much needed scholarship dollars ensuring that students will...
Why were state university-related foundations established?
“Why” were state university-related foundations established? State university-related foundations were established to give state universities like Central State University, a way of raising private funds without said funds being co-opted by the state. From a...
Did You Know? Contributions and Word of Mouth.
Did you know that two thirds of people who make contributions do little or no research before giving? Instead, they give to non-profits they already know, or those that are recommended by professional colleagues, family, friends, and alumni of a respective university....
Why Must the Foundation Operate Independently and Be Managed By Its Own Boards Of Trustees?
At the Foundation, we've often been asked the following: “Why must university- related foundations, indeed the Central State University Foundation, operate independently and be managed by its own Boards of Trustees?” It's a good question, so let us explain the answer....
