Cody and Jessica Your Story Cody and Jessica met at Kent State East Liverpool branch fall 2007. Jessica completed her education as a Physical Therapist Assistant, while Cody transferred to Kent Main Campus to pursue his degree in Managerial Marketing. The Proposal and Marriage Cody and Jessica were engaged on October 11, 2013. They exchanged their vows on September 6, 2014 at Christian Assembly in Industry, PA. How do you and your spouse stay connected to Kent State as alumni? Jessica has assisted in forming an alumni committee for the Physical Therapist Assistant program.   ...

Jeremy and Krista An Honors College Romance Your Story We met in 1994 in the Honors College and our romance was simply "meant to be." After dating for 3 weeks we knew we were going to get married. Our experience at KSU was enhanced by Krista's service as a student trustee. Getting to know the president and board members was a real treat. We now live in Stow with our three children. Jeremy works at WhiteSpace Creative in Akron, while Krista is a substitute teacher. The Proposal and Marriage We were married at Riverwood Community Chapel in Kent on June 27, 1998. How do You and Your Spouse St...

Rob and Jackie A Fire Alarm that Really Made Sparks Fly Your Story My freshman year (1991) I was at a college Halloween party. Someone in the building pulled the fire alarm. Twice. We had to evacuate. Twice. The second time a boy I had never met offered me his sweatshirt. He went by "Chester." ...

Deven and Ashley A Special Connection in Classes Your Story We met while taking classes as students in the Master of Higher Education program. Though it took us a full year and a half in order to begin dating after first meeting, many of our classmates would reserve seating so that we would be next to each other during classes. In total, we took seven classes together over the course of two years. After moving to Georgia two years ago to pursue full time jobs as administrative professionals in higher education, a relocation back to Ohio is in the works as we both wish to be closer to family ...

Tristan and Robyn True Love Found in Terrace Hall Your Story During our second year at Kent State our respective roommates were dating so we subsequently were introduced to each other. We all lived in Terrace Hall which no longer exists. We started dating and quickly fell in love. We have been married 22 years and have two lovely daughters, one who is a current junior at Kent State and the other who will be attending Kent State as a freshman in the Fall of this year. Tristan also returned to Kent State part-time and recently graduated with his MBA in 2014. We have much to thank Kent State fo...

Jim and Nicole True Love in Humphrey Hall Your Story Jim and I met our freshman year at Kent State University in Humphrey Hall in 1999. It was not until after I graduated in 2002 that Jim and I started dating. We formed a close friendship throughout our time at Kent that grew into something so much more.  The Proposal and Marriage We got married on June 4, 2005. We have two beautiful daughters. How do you and your spouse stay connected to Kent State as alumni? Each year we make a point to come back to the campus and drive or walk through and check out what is new and what has changed...

Louis and Cheryl “Bucketful of Love” Our Story It was the fall of 1967,  I had just moved into Dale Village Apartments third floor. My roomie and I had nothing to do since classes hadn't started. We heard some guys working on something in back of the apartment building.  when we opened our window, we saw that they were building something for their apartment. We were feeling adventurous and dumped a bucket of water on their heads. Turned out that they lived below us. Later that day, we were in their apartment visiting, when one of the fellows we dumped the water on came in. He was t...

Steve and Kirstein The Couple that Studies Together, Stays Together Our Story I met my husband in room 312 in White Hall. The student sitting next to me used to tell me every time Steve looked my way in class. We shared our first hug at the end of our last class to say goodbye. The professor of that class had everyone exchange addresses, telling us to stay in touch with each other after graduation.  The Courtship, Engagement and Marriage Steve and I exchanged weekly letters for the next 11 months after graduation. After that, we had our first date in October, engaged by February, and m...

Bert and Christy You + Me + Kent State = Six Our Story I met my husband at Kent State in 1999. We shared many good times on campus together. Some of my favorite memories are from our days working together for the All Campus Programming Board. He graduated in 2000 and I graduated in 2002.  The Marriage and Children We were married on October 4, 2003, and now have three beautiful children. Without Kent State, we never would have met. Our 10 year anniversary is this year and I’d love to surprise him by being chosen for Kiss on the K and revisit the place where we share so many fond memori...