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The distance between downtown Canton and New York City is 444 miles, but the journey for aspiring fashion designer Andrea McEaddy begins at her hometown university. On the campus of Kent State University at Stark, the 15-year-old McKinley High School junior learned about pursuing her dream this summer as part of the Bulldog Flash Academic Institute. “Being on a college campus really gives us a great introduction of what college will be like,” Ms. McEaddy says. “Coming here together, we have established a common goal that we can make it.” Ms. McEaddy is a member of the inaugural ...
Finding the perfect pizza used to be difficult, especially if you have Celiac disease or are gluten-free, but it isn’t anymore. After a trip to Italy, Kent State University students found the perfect gluten-free crust at Ciro and Sons ristorante in Florence. The students knew they had something special, and they asked the owner if there would be any way to sell the pizza in America. In that moment, The Pizza Boss business was created. Authentic Italian pizza is now right outside your door in Kent, Ohio. Mark Styles, a junior entrepreneurship major, runs The Pizza Boss, a business tha...
“We at Kent State feel called to play the role of convener -- to broker conversations that are more civil, braver, and more productive.” At a time when our national conversation is plagued with division with opposing sides routinely attacking each other’s allegiances, Kent State University President Beverly J. Warren looked to the university’s history, specifically the campus shootings on May 4, 1970, and called on America to learn from its past to heal its present. “If all we do is hunker down in bunkers alongside like-minded people, attacking the opposition, our divisions only grow,” P...
The National Collegiate Honors Council has named recent Kent State University graduate Megan Swoger a 2018 Portz Scholar. Ms. Swoger is the ninth Kent State student to receive the honor since the inception of the Portz Scholars competition in 1990. “We are very pleased for her and, of course, delighted that another Honors College student at Kent State has become a Portz Scholar,” said Alison Smith, Ph.D., dean of Kent State’s Honors College. “This is really great news.” Ms. Swoger graduated magna cum laude from Kent State in May, with a double degree in International Relations and Fre...
Commencement is a special time for the university community. Whether a student, faculty member, family member or friend, graduation is an important event that marks a momentous occasion in the lives of our graduates and the entire university community. Kent State University at Geauga and the Regional Academic Center will hold its summer commencement ceremony on Friday, August 17, 2018. Cynthia L. Danko, DNP, MSN, RN will serve as the keynote speaker. She's an Assistant Professor at Case Western Reserve University, is a Registered Nurse with more than 25 years of experience manag...