Kent State alumna Alyssa Mittereder, B.S. ‘19, has struggled with an issue faced by many during the pandemic: job loss.  Mitterder says while she was happy to receive the stimulus check at the beginning of the pandemic, she could not apply for unemployment in Ohio because she had already been laid off twice before starting her job in Cleveland, where she was laid off a third time.  The pandemic has turned the hospitality industry upside down. A primarily steady industry has now seen some of the most significant losses due to state and county shutdowns.  “You're always g...

My name is Abby Clarke! My major is communication studies with a concentration in Applied Communication and a minor in Organizational Communication. I am a graduate of Auburn Career Center and Berkshire Jr./Sr. High school (2018). I chose Kent State Geauga because of the small class sizes, the staff/professors, and the opportunity to work on campus. I began as a student employee that same year in the fall and still currently work in student services and at Preston Chevrolet in Burton. Being in student services has driven my interest in helping people, especially students. This is also another ...

The Kent State University alumni family will grow by more than 2,500 new graduates as the university holds its fall commencement. The accomplishments of the Fall Class of 2020 will be recognized with a virtual commencement recognition ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 19, at 11 a.m. EST, in accordance with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s order to prohibit mass gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Kent State students, faculty, staff, parents and friends are invited to tune into the virtual commencement at www.kent.edu/commencement. On the site, there will be two commencement ceremonies – one for ...

While colleges across the country have worked to find ways to recruit the next class during the pandemic, Kent State is being recognized for its unique and innovative techniques to find the class of 2025. A recent story by News 5 Cleveland highlighted the untraditional drive-in theater admissions events that Kent State University has hosted over the past few weeks. In lieu of typical on-campus events, the Kent State admissions team has traveled across Ohio and hosted “KSU2U” drive-in presentation experiences for prospective students and families. Both parents and students have needed a...

Kent State University has ushered in the season of giving with its annual month-long Giving Tuesday philanthropic campaign. The 2020 event for Kent State University Geauga and Twinsburg Academic Center (TAC) focused on Last Dollar Scholarships and emergency funding. “Students need our support now more than ever as a result of the pandemic,” said Angela Spalsbury, Dean and Chief Administrative Officer for Kent State University Geauga and the Twinsburg Academic Center. “Many students and their families have experienced financial hardships this year.” Students have tried to balance remote l...

Kent State University Geauga and the Twinsburg Academic Center is pleased to recognize the Fall 2020 graduates.  Eighty students earned their associate or bachelor’s degrees, and those students who RSVP’d to the Kent State Virtual Commencement Ceremony will be acknowledged on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at 11 AM. Please visit www.kent.edu/commencement for more information regarding the virtual ceremony. The ceremony will be recorded for viewing at any time. Nicholas Kenneth Breunig,  Associate of Applied Business Matthew Gene Johns, Associate of Applied Business ...

Kent State University Geauga Campus and the Twinsburg Academic Center is excited to announce Ron Dixon as a recipient of the 2020 President's Award of Distinction! Ron serves as the Public Safety Manager for the two-site location and has been instrumental in implementing and ensuring continual campus safety during the pandemic. The President's Award of Distinction was created as a recognition program to reward staff members who have demonstrated outstanding achievements, service, leadership, and dedication to Kent State in advancing the university's strategic priorities and core values. Full-...