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No Desk Jobs for These Kent State Alumna

Walk the halls of some secondary private schools in Ohio and you will see students adorned in what appears to be typical school attire: striped skirts, traditional ties and stark white button-up oxfords.     What you do not see are the amazing women around the globe who use se…

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Kent State Selects Nathan Ritchey to Serve as New Vice President for Kent State System Integration

Âé¶¹¹û¶³ has named Nathan Ritchey, Ph.D., as its new vice president for Kent State System Integration. Ritchey was selected following a national search. He currently serves at Edinboro University as vice president for strategic initiatives and founding dean of the College of Science and…

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Women Turn Ideas Into Businesses

Walk the halls of some secondary private schools in Ohio and you will see students adorned in what appears to be typical school attire: striped skirts, traditional ties and stark white button-up oxfords. What you won't see is the hard work behind the attire.       &nbs…

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New Kent State graduates pose with family members outside the MAC Center following a Spring 2016 commencement ceremony.

Kent State Holds Spring Commencement Ceremonies on May 13, 14 and 20

Âé¶¹¹û¶³ held its Spring 2016 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Friday, May 13, and Saturday, May 14, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center. The final ceremony will be held Friday, May 20, at Cartwright Hall. Kent State will confer 4,210 degre…

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Kent State Holds Spring Commencement Ceremonies on May 13, 14 and 20

Âé¶¹¹û¶³ will hold its Spring 2016 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Friday, May 13, and Saturday, May 14, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center, and on Friday, May 20, at Cartwright Hall. Kent State will confer 4,210 degrees, including 3,067 bachelor’s degr…

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Kent State Selects Mark Mistur as the New Dean of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design

Mark Mistur, AIA, will become the new dean of Âé¶¹¹û¶³â€™s College of Architecture and Environmental Design, the only architectural program in Northeast Ohio, effective July 15, 2016. Mistur currently serves as associate dean of the School of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institu…

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Kent State Receives $50,000 Grant to Help Low-Income Students Graduate

The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) and Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USC) have awarded Âé¶¹¹û¶³ a $50,000 micro-grant to help remove the financial barrier to graduation that low-income students may face as they near graduation. Kent State is one o…

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Kent State Names Denise Seachrist as the New Dean of Âé¶¹¹û¶³ at Stark

Denise A. Seachrist, Ph.D., of Rootstown, Ohio, has been selected to serve as dean and chief administrative officer of Âé¶¹¹û¶³ at Stark, located in North Canton, Ohio. Seachrist has served as interim dean of Kent State Stark, the only public university in Stark County and the largest R…

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A Kent State graduate shows her pride during the Fall 2015 Commencement ceremony.

Kent State’s Degree Completion Program is Helping Dreams Come True for Students Who Withdrew Before Graduating

From getting deployed to Afghanistan, to being unable to pay for classes, to starting a family, and even accepting a job at a winery in southern Germany. The reasons for leaving Âé¶¹¹û¶³, before completing a bachelor’s degree, fall across a wide spectrum for some students. For studen…

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A new Kent State graduate holds his diploma up in victory after he walked across the stage during the Fall 2015 Commencement ceremony.

Kent State Holds Fall Commencement Ceremonies on Dec. 18 and 19

Âé¶¹¹û¶³ congratulates its newest graduates. The university held its Fall 2015 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Dec. 18 and 19 at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). Kent State conferred 2,154 degrees, including 1,565 bachelor’s degrees, 526 master’s…

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