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Kent State men’s basketball players stand in unity with fans of a different race selected from the crowd during the national anthem.

Kent State Men’s Basketball Displays Unity During National Anthem

The Kent State's men's basketball student-athletes select fans of all races to stand with them in solidarity during the national anthem.

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , Student Success , Success Story , Mens Basketball

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Kent State architecture students studying in Italy visit Verona and Venice with instructors Eugenio Pandolfini and Guido Incerti.

Senior Architecture and Interior Design Majors Find Creative Expression in Florence

During International Education Week, which runs from Nov. 14-18, ’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design will showcase the creative projects of seniors Zach Barber, Ben Brannan and several others who studied abroad in Florence, Italy, during the p…

Tags: Global Education , College of Architecture and Environmental Design , Student Success , Success Story

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Kent State master’s student Sarah Burns shows off a tomato from the garden behind Nixson Hall.

On-Campus Garden Helps Provide Vegetables to Local Students in Need

Sarah Burns, a second-year master’s student in the Nutrition and Dietetics program at , shows off a tomato that she and others in the program helped to grow over the last few months. Under the direction of Nutrition and Dietetics faculty member Natalie Caine-Bish, Ph.D., Burns a…

Tags: Nutrition and Dietitics , College of Education, Health and Human Services , College of Education, Health and Human Services , Success Story , Student Success

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Graduate student Daniel Socha works with a member of the Project Kirotshe running team on how to wash his running clothes.

Student Earns National Attention for Research about Youth Education in the Democratic Republic of Congo

global communication studies graduate student Daniel Socha’s research on a non-profit organization’s efforts to support youth education in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recently caught the attention of National Public Radio (NPR). In May, Socha traveled to the DRC to study and report on Project Kirotshe, a non-profit that provides funding for youth in the village of Kirotshe and surrounding areas to attend school.

Socha’s travel was funded through a fellowship by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. He was one of only 31 students nationwide to receive a fellowship to complete an international reporting assignment; the center provides funding for students to report on international issues as part of the center’s Campus Consortium educational initiative. One of the stories Socha developed for his reporting assignment was published on .

“It was awesome to see my article on NPR’s website,” Socha said. “To see my words and to know that I did that – I wrote that – was amazing.”

Tags: School of Communication Studies , College of Communication and Information , Student Success , Success Story

Student Earns National Attention for Research about Youth Education in the Democratic Republic of Congo

 students who are members of Autism Connections Kent, a new student organization on campus, pose for a photo in the Kent Student Center.

Kent State Students Form New Autism Student Organization

Group created by students with autism spectrum disorder to highlight diversity, not disability is once again starting a new fall semester with an abundance of enthusiastic students, but one thing is strikingly different: Kent State has a new student organization on campus th…

Tags: Autism , Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Student Success , Success Story

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 students who are members of Autism Connections Kent, a new student organization on campus, pose for a photo in the Kent Student Center.

Kent State Students Form New Autism Student Organization

is once again starting a new fall semester with an abundance of enthusiastic students, but one thing is strikingly different: Kent State has a new student organization on campus that joins the few of its type in the nation. Autism Connections Kent has been created by students w…

Tags: Autism , Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Student Success , Success Story

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Kent State football players get kids excited during a trip to Willyard Elementary School in Ravenna.

MAC Honors Kent State With 2015-16 Cartwright Award

The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced the presentation of the Cartwright Award to for its program excellence in academics, athletics and citizenship during the 2015-16 school year. It is the program’s third Cartwright Award honor in the last seven years, the most of any p…

Tags: Intercollegiate Athletics , Awards and Honors , Student Success , Success Story

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Kent State student Riley Jernejcic stretches out her arms to hug her new friend during a trip to Nicaragua. The trip was coordinated by the Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement.

Kent State Students Make an International Impact in Nicaragua, One Stone at a Time

Saying goodbye was more difficult than Riley Jernejcic could have ever imagined. Crouched down on the cobblestone street with her arms stretched out from one end to the other, Jernejcic cried out, “Adios. Abrazo,” which means goodbye and hug in Spanish. About 50 feet away, a little boy, known as Wil…

Tags: Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement , University College , Global Education , College of Communication and Information , Student Success , Success Story

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Two students greet each other during the 44th annual New Student Reception and Cookout hosted by the Department of Pan-African Studies held behind Ritchie Hall.

Welcome Weekend Connects New Students to Kent State

Welcome Weekend, ’s four-day new student orientation, took place on Aug. 25-28. Students were able to select from approximately 50 different events held from Thursday to Sunday. The weekend event helped students transition into the university commun…

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A Kent State graduate celebrates after receiving his diploma during the Summer 2016 Commencement ceremony in the MAC Center.

Kent State Held Summer Commencement Ceremony on Aug. 20

held its Summer 2016 Commencement ceremony for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). Kent State conferred 1,455 degrees, including 917 bachelor’s degrees, 440 master’s degrees, 75 doctoral degrees and 23 educati…

Tags: Commencement , Office of the Provost , Student Success , Success Story

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