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Priorities

Priorities

What Lies Ahead is Up to Us

Our purpose is to help students find theirs. No matter who they are or where they want to go, it’s up to us to open doors of opportunity. Through scholarship support, top-tier faculty and facilities, global education and high-impact experiences, our Golden Flashes will light up the future.

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Prioritizing Student Success

Raising funds to align with scholarship needs is our first priority at Kent State, and ensures that we support our students from the day they receive their letter of acceptance to the day they receive their degree.

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Global Education

Global Education

When Kent State students immerse themselves in places like Florence, New York, Ghana or Paris, they return with new perspectives and a sense of purpose that will illuminate the world.

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Beyond Academics

You belong here. It’s a promise we make to our students when they arrive, and it’s one that we fulfill through award-winning programming and resources to truly make Kent State University feel like home while they earn their degree.

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Expanding University Initiatives

Athletics successes and collaborative additions to the university —like the Brain Health Research Institute and Design Innovation Initiative— have elevated our reputation and cemented our place on the world stage.

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Building the Future - Campus Improvements

Our physical spaces must reflect the innovative thinking, learning and creating that is happening inside. Imagine what we can accomplish if we give our minds room to grow in modern learning environments. 

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280+

student participants in Rising Scholars program

100%

increased graduation rates since 2011

2X

increase the number of endowed employee positions

Making An Impact

Our students, alumni and donors all help make the world Forever Brighter. Learn more about some of our most impressive community members.

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Rising Scholars Enjoy Summer Activities
Prioritizing Student Success, Ensuring Access

Rising Scholars Enjoy Summer Activities

Students in Kent State’s Rising Scholars Program were involved in a wide variety of activities, workshops and programs this summer as part of their yearlong participation in this immersive regional campus program.  

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New Police Officer Training Program Grant
Prioritizing Student Success, Ensuring Access

New Police Officer Training Program Grant

Kent State’s Basic Police Officer Training Academy has received a grant to fund a program to increase the competency of cadets as well as to develop their communication skills during interactions with Black community members.  

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Christa Porter, Ph.D.,
Expanding University Initiatives, Endowing Employee Talent

Professor Receives National Research Award

    Christa Porter, Ph.D., was awarded the Review of Research Award by the American Education Research Association (AERA) for her research article, “Understanding Influences of Development on Black Women’s Success in U.S. Colleges: A Synthesis of Literature." 

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Flying Flashes Win Air Race Classic
Building the Future, College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Flying Flashes Win Air Race Classic

Kent State’s Flying Flashes earned three first place prizes at the 45th Annual Air Race Classic held in Lakeland, Florida, in June. The team is composed of Laura Wilson, senior aeronautics major, and Alex Johnson, ’21, Professional Pilot program alumna.

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Senior Receives Fulbright Scholarship
Prioritizing Student Success, Rewarding Achievement

Senior Receives Fulbright Scholarship

In an impressive close to her undergraduate career, Kent State University Honors College senior Mallory Woods, ’22,  was recently awarded the prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Award (ETA).  

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Birthday With Giving Day
Prioritizing Student Success, Ensuring Access

Celebrating KSU Birthday With Giving Day

Kent State University celebrated its 112th birthday on May 19 by launching its first-ever Day of Giving and raising $65,000 from more than 350 alumni, friends and partners in 24 hours to support a variety of scholarships.

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Prioritizing Student Success, Rewarding Achievement, Expanding University Initiatives, Intercollegiate Athletics

Planned Gift to Support Student-Athletes

George Jenkins, ’63, and his wife Gina, recently established a planned gift to create the Gina and George Jenkins Student-Athlete Scholarship Fund. The scholarship will give preference to students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, particularly those from the Appal…

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Prioritizing Student Success

William B. Risman Family Honored

The William B. Risman family was presented with the University Medallion Award during the May 14 Commencement Ceremony. The family was honored for its extraordinary devotion and support to the advancement of Kent State and all it serves.

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Photo of Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in Kent State’s Department of Psychological Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences
Prioritizing Student Success, Ensuring Access

Spirit of Motherhood Program Grant

A new $100,000 grant from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation will support innovative work at Kent State to address preterm births and infant mortality among Black mothers in Northeast Ohio.

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East Liverpool Rising Scholars
Prioritizing Student Success, Ensuring Access

Rising Scholars Harry Potter STEM Workshop

Kent State University Rising Scholars students from various Columbiana County high schools participated in a Harry Potter themed STEM spring workshop at East Liverpool High School in March.

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Prioritizing Student Success

Ukrainian Support Fund Created

The newly created Ukrainian Scholar Support Fund helps Ukrainian scientists, scholars and students access higher education opportunities in the U.S. This includes an international visitor stipend, travel costs and the necessary support upon arrival to the U.S.

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Building the Future, Crawford Hall

Kent State Breaks Ground on Crawford Hall

Kent State broke ground on Crawford Hall, future home of the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, on March 8. The ceremony was attended by more than 400 people, including university officials, donors, alumni, students, elected officials and special guests…

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