Student Success
Fraternity and Sorority Life Sets Fundraising Record With Annual Event
Kent State University鈥檚 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鈥
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Kent State鈥檚 Jordan Italiano Named Finalist for Campbell Trophy and National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete
Kent State University 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鈥
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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 Kent State University School of Communication Studies student Nicole Machovina. Machovina鈥檚 freshman resume is so extensive, and her dedication to creating the ultimate re鈥
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Kent State Student Wins Spot on National Martial Arts Team
Vincent Ripepi, a junior at Kent State University, 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鈥
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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 Kent State University junior majoring in public relations in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, s鈥
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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 Kent State University 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 鈥
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President Warren Talks With WKYC About Making a Global Difference
As Kent State University 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鈥檚 John Anderson about her goals to make a global difference and how she is matching Kent State鈥檚 world-class programs wi鈥
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Kent State Student Who Received Help From Others Pays It Forward
Anything is possible. Theresa Medrano, a Kent State University 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鈥
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Kent State Holds Summer Commencement Ceremonies
Kent State University 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鈥檚 degrees, 453 master鈥檚 degrees, 76 doctoral degrees and 16 educa鈥
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Kent State Student鈥檚 Project Draws Attention to Endangered Irish Language
Anna Hoffman, a Kent State University global communication studies and political science major from Kent, Ohio, traveled to Ireland this summer to study the country鈥檚 efforts to save its national language. Her research project was funded through a fellowship from the Pulitzer Center on Cr鈥
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