Student Success
Student Turns Freshman Year Involvement into National Award
If you want an example of how to dive into your freshman year, meet new people and get involved on campus, look no further than Â鶹¹û¶³ School of Communication Studies student Nicole Machovina. Machovina’s freshman resume is so extensive, and her dedication to creating the ultimate re…
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Kent State Student Wins Spot on National Martial Arts Team
Vincent Ripepi, a junior at Â鶹¹û¶³, will be traveling around the world on the prestigious Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) National Team for Olympic-style sparring. The Hudson Hub Times reports that Ripepi was placed on the team after competing last month in the AAU National Championsh…
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Kent State Student Helps Congress Change Child Welfare Laws
The pain of moving from one home to the next, time and time again, for four years straight is helping Keri Richmond speak out for other foster children without a voice. Richmond, a Â鶹¹û¶³ junior majoring in public relations in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, s…
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From Homeless to Philanthropist: Kent State Student Who Received Help From Others Pays It Forward
Anything is possible. Theresa Medrano, a Â鶹¹û¶³ senior from Westlake, Ohio, is living proof of this. At age 17, like most high school seniors, Medrano should have been thinking about senior prom and graduation. But she became a victim of domestic violence and was forced to withdraw …
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President Warren Talks With WKYC Â鶹¹û¶³ Making a Global Difference
As Â鶹¹û¶³ students get ready to return for the fall semester, President Beverly Warren is gearing up for her second year as president. President Warren told WKYC’s John Anderson about her goals to make a global difference and how she is matching Kent State’s world-class programs wi…
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Kent State Student Who Received Help From Others Pays It Forward
Anything is possible. Theresa Medrano, a Â鶹¹û¶³ senior from Westlake, Ohio, is living proof of this. At age 17, like most high school seniors, Medrano should have been thinking about senior prom and graduation. But she became a victim of domestic violence and was forced to withd…
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Kent State Holds Summer Commencement Ceremonies
Â鶹¹û¶³ held its Summer 2015 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). Kent State conferred 1,476 degrees, including 931 bachelor’s degrees, 453 master’s degrees, 76 doctoral degrees and 16 educa…
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Kent State Student’s Project Draws Attention to Endangered Irish Language
Anna Hoffman, a Â鶹¹û¶³ global communication studies and political science major from Kent, Ohio, traveled to Ireland this summer to study the country’s efforts to save its national language. Her research project was funded through a fellowship from the Pulitzer Center on Cr…
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Kent State Student’s Project Draws Attention to Endangered Irish Language
Communication studies student’s project earns international media attention for research efforts Anna Hoffman, a Â鶹¹û¶³ global communication studies and political science major from Kent, Ohio, traveled to Ireland this summer to study the country’s efforts to save its national langua…
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Kent State Named to 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
Â鶹¹û¶³ has been named to the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which is the highest federal recognition an institution can receive for its commitment to community, service-learning and civic engagement. The Corporation for National and Community …
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