Student Life

Ericka Shoaff, Assistant Dean of Students and Director, Student Advocacy and Support

10 Questions With Ericka Shoaff, Assistant Dean of Students and Director, Student Advocacy and Support

Kent State alumna Ericka Shoaff, ’11, has returned to Kent State in a newly created position designed to further support students as a central hub for basic needs resources. She is the assistant dean of students and director of student advocacy and support in the newly created CARES Center. Find out more about her and the center as she answers these 10 questions.

Tags: Student Life, University News

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Mid-American Conference Institutional Academic Achievement Award

Kent State Captures First MAC Institutional Academic Achievement Award

For the first time in school history, 鶹 has received the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Institutional Academic Achievement Award. The Golden Flashes earned a department-wide grade-point average (GPA) of 3.447 for the 2020-21 academic year.

Tags: Student Life, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

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Photo of 鶹 ROTC cadet with American flag

Kent State’s Center for Adult and Veteran Services Racks Up Another Award

鶹 has landed a spot on the list of top schools for military-connected students according to the 2021 Military Times Best for Vets: Colleges. 

Tags: Student Life, University News, Center for Adult and Veteran Services, Division of Student Life, Awards and Honors

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Fans of the Kent State Golden Flashes cheer at Dix Stadium.

Kent State Announces Full Attendance for 2021 Fall Sports Season

鶹 Athletics has announced all sports facilities, including Dix Stadium, the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center) and Murphy-Mellis Field, will be at full capacity for the fall 2021 sport season.

Tags: University News, Student Life, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, Success Story, COVID-19 HUB

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Recycling bins outside the 鶹 Library

Kent State Wins Two Awards in Campus Race to Zero Waste Contest

The National Wildlife Federation recently awarded 鶹 first place in two categories from the 2021 Campus Race to Zero Waste competition: Zero Waste and Electronics Recycling – Total Pounds Recycled. 

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Awards and Honors, sustainability

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Members of the Integrated Greek Council participate in community services.

Fraternities and Sororities Shine in the Face of Pandemic

The philosophy of Fraternity and Sorority Life at 鶹 is that each strives to be the best community in the country by encompassing a nurturing and inclusive environment for everyone to call home. You can add doing great things for the community to the list.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Division of Student Life, Fraternity and Sorority Life, COVID-19 HUB

Division of Student Life

Dolores Noll, Ph.D., 鶹 Professor Emeritus of English and pioneer for LGBTQ rights and people, accepts the university’s inaugural Diversity Trailblazer Award in 2010.

How Dolores Noll Helped Kent State Come Out of the Closet

Born five decades ago as the Kent Gay Liberation Front at 鶹, PRIDE! Kent is the country’s oldest continuously operating LGBTQ student organizations. This campus organization owes its existence in large part to the boldness and courage of one person, Dolores Noll, Ph.D.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, LGBTQ+

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Jeannette Reyes

Kent State Alumna and Journalist Finds Additional Success on Social Media

Kent State alumna Jeannette Reyes, ’12, uses TikTok for fun outside of her television anchor responsibilities at FOX 5 Washington, D.C. Last October, Reyes posted a video with her husband using their “anchor talk” voices to decide on choices for dinner. She never expected her video to gain so much momentum.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, alumni-news, alumni-success

Alumni

Jeannette Reyes

Kent State Alumna and Journalist Finds Additional Success on Social Media

Kent State alumna Jeannette Reyes, ’12, uses TikTok for fun outside of her television anchor responsibilities at FOX 5 Washington, D.C. Last October, Reyes posted a video with her husband using their “anchor talk” voices to decide on choices for dinner. She never expected her video to gain so much momentum.

Tags: october jargon, Student Life, Community & Society, jargon, journalism, media and journalism, Social Media

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