As part of commencement weekend, Cleveland State University's inaugural Radiance - CSU Realizing the Promise will be Friday, May 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the CSU Student Center at 2121 Euclid Ave. in Cleveland. Radiance was established to increase the scholarship funds available to promising students and to promote awareness of the importance of scholarships.

The event includes a celebration of scholarship with CSU President Ronald M. Berkman and presentation of the President's Medal to Ronald E. Weinberg, chair of the CSU board of trustees and partner with Weinberg & Bell Group, a Cleveland-based private equity firm. The President's Medal is the most prestigious non-academic recognition that the university confers.

Radiance is a cocktail/hors d'oeuvres/dessert reception. Individual tickets are $125 ($85 tax deductible contribution). There are five sponsorship levels – Copper is $1,000 ($920 tax deductible contribution) and includes two tickets; Bronze is $2,500 ($2,340 tax deductible contribution) and includes four tickets; Silver is $5,000 ($4,680 tax deductible contribution) and includes eight tickets; Gold is $10,000 ($9,600 tax deductible contribution) and includes 10 tickets; and Platinum is $25,000 ($24,360 tax deductible contribution) and includes 16 tickets.

For tickets and sponsorship information, call 216.875.9855 or visit www.csuohio.edu/radiance.

About Cleveland State University

Founded in 1964, Cleveland State University is a public research institution that provides a dynamic setting for engaged learning. With an enrollment of more than 17,000 students, 7 colleges and approximately 200 academic programs, CSU was again chosen for 2011 as one of America's Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report.

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