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Kent State students smile at an event on campus. Kent State student organizations sponsor more than 250 events on campus each year.

Kent State Reaches a Record Number of Student Organizations on Campus

Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ officially registered 402 student organizations on campus this spring semester, a record-breaking number for the university, according to the Center for Student Involvement. ā€œReaching this high number of student organizations on campus reflects the kind of students that are …

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

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Kent State student Nahuel Gorostiza poses for a photo in Cartwright Hall. Gorostiza serves as the youth delegate to the United Nations for his home country of Argentina.

Kent State Student Named Youth Delegate to the United Nations

Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ student Nahuel Gorostiza, a freshman digital sciences major, is now the United Nations (U.N.) Youth Delegate of Argentina. Voting in Argentina Gorostiza was born in Argentina and lived there until starting college last fall at Kent State. He had always been intereste…

Tags: Office of Global Education , Student Success , Success Story , Global Reach

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Kent State student Hart Main displays ManCans, masculine-scented candles he created. Part of the proceeds from each candle is donated to soup kitchens, and the candles themselves are made by individuals with development disabilities.

Kent State Student Sells Candles With a Philanthropic Twist

  ā€œDon’t put any idea off as a joke,ā€ said Richard ā€œHartā€ Main, a Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ sophomore economics major from New Philadelphia, Ohio. ā€œI almost did that and missed an opportunity.ā€ The 18-year-old entrepreneur, from Kent State's College of Business Administration, is referri…

Tags: entrepreneurship , Student Success , Success Story , Division of Student Life

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Kent State student Ashley Flowers poses under a bridge in downtown Kent with a bag full of items she hands out to the homeless in downtown Cleveland.

Kent State Student Creates Care Packages for the Homeless

When the concept of homelessness comes to mind, people tend to focus efforts on food donations, but Ashley Flowers, a junior majoring in psychology and criminology and justice studies at Āé¶¹¹ū¶³, wants to remind people that clothing and toiletries also are essential items. A native …

Tags: Student Success , Success Story , Division of Student Life , Community & Society

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Kent State student Kelly Neiser (second from right) poses for pictures with her models after being announced as the Judges’ Choice and winner of a $2,500 scholarship. (Photo credit: Thomas Farmer Photography)

Kent State Students Showcase Their Talents in Annual Rock the Runway Fashion

The talents of 18 Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ students were on display at Kent Student Center Programming’s 12th annual Rock the Runway fashion show, which took place March 5. Fashion was king on a night that featured the sights and sounds of this year’s theme, The Jacksons. In front of a Kent Stude…

Tags: Rock the Runway , Student Success , Kent Student Center Programming , Division of Student Life , Success Story

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Members of the Vocal Intensity a cappella singing group practice in a lounge in Tri-Towers.

New Kent State Student Groups Meet Varying Needs

Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ā€™s Center for Student Involvement authorized 50 new student organizations in fall 2015, bringing the total to nearly 400 different organizations, according to Katie Goldring, assistant director of the Center for Student Involvement. ā€œAs the number of student organizations con…

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

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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

Āé¶¹¹ū¶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…

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

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University Business Magazine Honors Kent State for Being a "Model of Excellence"

Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ is one of 17 colleges and universities nationwide being honored by University Business magazine, a leading publication for senior managers at colleges and universities throughout the United States, in its Winter 2015 Models of Excellence recognition program. The Models of Excel…

Tags: University College , Awards and Honors , Advising , Student Success

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Members of Alpha Sigma Phi, Alpha Tau Omega, Alpha Xi Delta and Phi Iota Alpha act out their ā€œLion Kingā€ skit during Songfest, Fraternity and Sorority Life’s annual philanthropic event. (Photos courtesy of Signum Design)

Fraternity and Sorority Life Sets Fundraising Record With Annual Event

Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ā€™s Fraternity and Sorority Life recently hosted Songfest, its largest annual philanthropic event. After totaling ticket sales, fundraising efforts and some last-minute donations, the Greek community was able to raise $56,500 for the King Kennedy Community Center.  &nbs…

Tags: Fraternity and Sorority Life , Center for Student Involvement , Division of Student Life , Student Success , Success Story

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Kent State safety Jordan Italiano sizes up an opponent’s wide receiver just before the start of a play during the 2014 season.

Kent State’s Jordan Italiano Named Finalist for Campbell Trophy and National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete

Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ football player Jordan Italiano, a senior safety from Canfield, Ohio, has been selected by the National Football Foundation as a 2015 National Scholar-Athlete and finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy presented by Fidelity Investments. Italiano is the first Kent Stat…

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