Meet Muhammad Naveed, the Three Minute Thesis Competition People's Choice Award recipient. Naveed is a Biological Sciences Ph.D. student majoring in Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics. Please give a short overview of your research. At the Min-Ho Kim research lab, I use nanomedicine to find and optimize therapies against Azheimer's disease to minimize their side effects and enhance their efficiency. Earlier during my undergraduate studies at LUMS, Pakistan, I worked on developing nanotherapies against breast cancer and colorectal cancer. What made you choose to...
Meet Mandalynn (Mandy) Slupek, the Third Place Three Minute Thesis Competition Award recipient. Mandy is a Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. student majoring in Neurosciences. Please give a short overview of your research. My research focuses on the electrical properties and communication between astrocytes and neurons and how those relate to memory in addiction. What made you choose to pursue your graduate degree here at Kent State? I chose Kent State for graduate school because it offered the kind of research collaborations I wanted and was conveniently located in...
Meet Emilee Hart, the Second Place Three Minute Thesis Competition Award recipient. Emilee is a Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. student majoring in Human Evolutionary Biology. Please give a short overview of your research. My research is on the hormonal life history of gibbons or the small apes. Gibbons are not one of our closest living relatives (the Great Apes) but they can still gives us a valuable insight into the mechanisms behind the extended life history of primates and even of the apes in comparison to monkeys. With my research, I collect samples from...
KENT, Ohio - Eight student finalists competed in the John S. and Marlene J. Brinzo Center for Entrepreneurship’s annual Spring Pitch competition on April 19 for a share of $20,000 in cash prizes. The Center is housed in the Kent State Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship. The following students won the competition: Bradley Smith, a junior finance major, took first place with Finlit. Finlit creates gamified learning tools, textbooks, and curriculum designed to empower students with the financial literacy skills they need for a successful future. Finlit ai...
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Graduated Student Survey
Kent State's Graduated Student Survey provides feedback regarding the perceived quality of recent graduates’ undergraduate and graduate education, services and extra-curricular activities.
Class of 2023 graduates were asked to rate their satisfaction with the overall quality of their Kent State education on a scale from 1 (Very Dissatisfied) to 5 (Very Satisfied). The average satisfaction scores, by degree level, are presented below:
Associate (n=18): 4.28
Bachelor's (n=387): 4.10
Master's (n=137): 4.39
First Destination Survey
In 2014, the National Association of Colleges and Employers launched a national survey focused on new college graduates. This portion of the survey, launched in May 2018 at Kent State as the First Destination Survey, collects data about what our graduates are doing postgraduation, including working full/part time; continuing education; volunteering; serving in the military; seeking employment or continuing education; and/or not seeking employment or continuing education.