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Delta Zeta, Kappa Sigma and Phi Kappa Tau perform their skit ā€œCandylandā€ at the annual Greek Songfest event. Songfest brings the entire Greek community together for a good cause through singing, dancing and acting.

Greek Philanthropy

On Nov. 15, members of Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ā€™s Greek community organized and participated in Songfest, an annual philanthropy event. Together, they raised $30,000 for Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE), a national organization dedicated to suicide prevention.   Songfest, which is h…

Tags: students , Student Success , Enrollment Management and Student Affairs , Center for Student Involvement , Greek Life

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Trained Heroes

Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ students Samantha Phillips, a junior athletic training major from Euclid, Ohio, and Essien Cobham, a senior mathematics and computer science major from Kent, Ohio, were at the right place at the right time to save a life, but it almost didn’t happen.  On Nov. 4, Phillip…

Tags: students , Student Success , Enrollment Management and Student Affairs , University Health Services , Student Recreation and Wellness Center , Success Story

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Members of Kent State’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter pose for a photo after the chapter was named winner of the 2014 Outstanding Chapter award at PRSSA’s National Conference in Washington, D.C.

Kent State Public Relations Students Earn National Recognition as Top Student Chapter

The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) named Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ the winner of the 2014 Outstanding Chapter award at its National Conference in Washington, D.C. PRSSA, a national organization composed of students interested in public relations and communications nationwide, pre…

Tags: Public Relations , School of Journalism and Mass Communication , college of communication and information , PRSSA , Awards and Honors , Student Success

School of Media and Journalism

Kent State economics major and Chinese minor Garmai Matthew is excited to climb the Great Wall of China during her education-abroad trip this past summer.

Kent State Economics Student Explores Sustainable Fashion in China

An education-abroad trip to China this past summer got Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ student Garmai Matthew started on the path to actualizing her dream of promoting sustainable fashion. Matthew, an economics major with an international business and Chinese minor, along with five other Kent State students c…

Tags: Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship , Department of Economics , Global Education , Education Abroad , Student Success , Research

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Education Abroad

An education-abroad trip to China this past summer got Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ student Garmai Matthew started on the path to actualizing her dream of promoting sustainable fashion. Matthew, an economics major with an international business and Chinese minor, along with five other Kent State students c…

Tags: Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship , Department of Economics , Global Education , Education Abroad , Student Success , Research , Success Story

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Student Success at Kent State Yields Big Regional Benefits

Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ā€™s efforts to help students succeed and graduate resulted in a big payoff for Northeast Ohio. The university accounted for the largest increase in the number of new graduates among colleges and universities in the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) of Summit and Portage C…

Tags: Office of the President , Office of the Provost , Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs , Student Success , Talent Dividend , Success Story

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Students Connect With Kent State Community During Welcome Weekend

Before the fall semester starts on Aug. 25, new students are invited to participate in Welcome Weekend, a four-day orientation program that ran Aug. 21-24 and helped students familiarize themselves with the Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ community. The events during the weekend served as an opportunity …

Tags: Student Success Programs , Student Success , Success Story , Community & Society

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Kent State’s ā€œFormula to Finishā€ Timely Graduation Initiative Saves Students Time and Money

Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ is embarking on a campaign to motivate and assist students toward timely graduation. The university’s ā€œFormula to Finishā€ initiative encourages students to register for and pass at least 15 credit hours per semester in order to graduate in two years to get their associate degre…

Tags: Office of the President , Office of the Provost , Undergraduate Studies , Research , Planning and Institutional Effectiveness , Graduation , Advising , Formula to Finish , Student Success , Success Story

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Congratulations, Graduates

Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ held its summer Commencement ceremonies at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). Kent State conferred 1,636 degrees, including 851 bachelor’s degrees, 462 master’s degrees, 74 doctoral degrees, 227 associate …

Tags: Commencement , Student Success , Bachelor's Degrees , Doctoral Degrees , Associate Degrees , Educational Specialist Degrees , Office of the Provost , Success Story

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Kent State graduates pose with an esplanade arch picture frame following Spring 2014 Commencement ceremonies on Kent Campus.

Summer Commencement Ceremonies Occur Saturday

Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ will hold its summer Commencement ceremonies at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). Kent State will confer 1,636 degrees, including 851 bachelor’s degrees, 462 master’s degrees, 74 doctoral degrees, 227 ass…

Tags: Commencement , Student Success , Bachelor’s Degrees , Master’s Degrees , Doctoral Degrees , associate degree ,

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