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 Welcome to Flash Focus! In this series, we introduce you to fascinating student Flashes from all walks of life.Meet Lettie Friona, a senior integrated social studies major with a concentration in history and minors in classics and mild to moderate special education from Steubenville, Ohio, whose leadership positions have helped shape her experience at Kent State University.  Friona’s dedication to success has been paved through example. Her father has worked in higher education most of Friona’s life, and he recently earned his doctorate in education, becoming the first “Dr. Friona” ...

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When Joshua Collins, ’10, returned to Kent State, he was on a mission. A combat veteran, husband and new father, he was no longer approaching college as a vague next step in his life. He was focused on finishing what he started.A Rootstown native, Josh initially attended college with plans to study criminal justice. After transferring to Kent State from Baldwin Wallace University, the events of 9/11 reshaped his perspective. He stopped playing sports and felt disconnected from the teamwork that had defined much of his life.“I lost the camaraderie of working together toward a common goal,” he s...

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