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Prioritizing Student Success

Iage of Roe Green

Roe Green, MA 鈥80, To Receive Honorary Degree

Kent State鈥檚 Board of Trustees will award Roe Green, MA 鈥80, a Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree in recognition of her contributions to the university and her advocacy for the arts in Northeast Ohio, the nation and around the world.

Tags: Prioritizing Student Success, Rewarding Achievement, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

Alumni and Giving

Betsy

Lisbeth (Betsy) Justice, 鈥70, MA 鈥83, Ph.D. 鈥08

Betsy Justice, 鈥70, MA 鈥83, Ph.D. 鈥08, LSW, found her home in Kent and has dedicated her life to creating a strong, supportive community for all

Alumni and Giving

Betsy

Lisbeth (Betsy) Justice, 鈥70, MA 鈥83, Ph.D. 鈥08

Betsy Justice, 鈥70, MA 鈥83, Ph.D. 鈥08, LSW, found her home in Kent and has dedicated her life to creating a strong, supportive community for all

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Alumni and Giving

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Breaking Barriers for Parenting Students is Goal of Professor鈥檚 Research

Approximately 5.4 million students with dependent children are enrolled in postsecondary education. Those numbers are only expected to rise in the near future, as a too-often overlooked and underserved population increases. Ashtabula sociology associate professor Jessica Leveto, Ph.D., is focusing her research on the needs of those students as part of a fellowship with the Center for Teaching and Learning that culminates with a faculty workshop on April 21.

Tags: Sociology

Kent State Ashtabula

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Celebrating Women鈥檚 History Month at Kent State

This March, 妻友社区 is celebrating the 2023 Women鈥檚 History Month. The theme for 2023 is 鈥淐elebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.鈥

Tags: University News, Student Life, Students First, Community Impact, Featured Story

Kent State Today

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How Hospitality Management Is Weathering the Great Resignation

In early 2021, during the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, masses of employees across the country began resigning their jobs in record numbers, marking what is known as the 鈥.鈥 For students in Kent State's Hospitality and Event Management program, there鈥檚 a big opportunity to capitalize on an industry that is in the middle of a large shift in management. 

Tags: Community and Society, Student Life, Students First

Kent State Today

Kent State's Improv Group the Black Squirrel Improv Troupe

Kent State鈥檚 Comedy Improv Troupe Entertains Audiences at Stand-Up Festival

Did you know Kent State has its own improvisation group? It does. What does the troupe do, you ask? Improv. 妻友社区. Everything.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Community Impact

Kent State Today

Olivia Meyer, senior fashion merchandising student.

鈥楳erchandising Is Both a Science and an Art鈥

Olivia Meyer, junior Honors College fashion merchandising student, is designing her own success at Kent State and abroad. 鈥淚 think what I'm most excited for is the unknown,鈥 she muses.

Tags: Student Life, Students First, Nationally Distinctive

Honors College

LeBron James Breaks Scoring Record

Kent State's I Promise Students Are Proud of LeBron James' Awesome Milestone

Kent State I Promise Scholars let LeBron James know how proud they are of him becoming the all-time NBA scorer.

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Kent State's I Promise Students Are Proud of LeBron James' Awesome Milestone

Jaiden Morales in control room at Lorain High School

Kent State Prepares Student To Step Into His Future Career

Kent State's digital media program prepared Morales to succeed his mentor, Joseph Bock, as the multimedia coordinator at Lorain High School, where Morales' future began.

Tags: University News, Student Life

Kent State Today