Global Reach

Freeman Fellows Program Offers Aid for Student Internships in Asia
Undergraduate students from any major who are interested in pursuing an international internship in East and Southeast Asian countries may be eligible for up to $6,500 to help make the experience affordable.
ÆÞÓÑÉçÇøâ€™s Office of Global Education is offering the awards through the KSU Freeman Fellows Internship in Asia Program, which this year has received a grant of $85,000 to offer support for up to 12 students.

Giving Students a Taste of Education Abroad
The Office of Global Education recently treated ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø students to a whimsical week of global considerations featuring a packed schedule of activities for students curious about studying abroad.

Flash Focus: LaTaesia Snyder
Meet LaTaesia Snyder, a junior criminology and justice studies major with a minor in pre-law from Akron, Ohio, who’s making the most of her opportunities to learn about the American justice system.

Nursing Student Finds Purpose and Perspective in Italy
Emilia Colosimo, a ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø at Trumbull nursing student from Newton Falls, spent two and a half life-changing months in Florence, Italy, this summer, thanks to the university’s education abroad program.

IN A FLASH: Coming Together From Around The World
Kent State's International Student and Scholar Services, with the Office of Global Education, invited the university's international students and their families to come together at summer luncheon on campus.

Agents of Change: Kent State’s Design Innovation Initiative Trains Brazilian Educators
A group of school administrators from Brazil recently completed the 10-day Design Innovation Change Agent Workshop at ÆÞÓÑÉçÇøâ€™s Design Innovation Hub, where they immersed themselves in design innovation techniques as they endeavor to innovate their school system at home.
Third Central Asian Nation Seeks Educational Partnership with Kent State
ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø has signed an agreement with Tashkent State University of Economics in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to begin collaboration on a joint master’s degree in economics and other programs, as Kent State continues to expand its partnerships throughout Central Asia.

IN A FLASH: Finding Flashes in Colombia
ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø International Admissions sends representatives around the world to seek out future Flashes. As part of her travels, Elly Styles, assistant director of International Admissions, met with students in Bogotá, Colombia, to share the opportunities that await them at Kent State!

Celebrating 60 Years: Illustrious Past, Innovation for the Future
A star-studded lineup of scientists returned to ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø April 25-26 to mark the 60th anniversary of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute.

Kent State School of Fashion Has Role in Bringing Rare Salvador Dali Paintings to Ohio
What started as a simple conversation between a ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø School of Fashion student and the American head of the global luxury menswear and fabric brand Scabal touched off a series of events that will result in a group of rarely seen Salvador Dali paintings having their North American debut in Northeast Ohio on June 12.