Kent State Staff
Student Life Coordinators
Housing Support
Counseling and Wellbeing Services
Student Life Coordinators
Housing Support
Counseling and Wellbeing Services
You will participate in an on-site orientation designed to help you make the most of your experience. Orientation includes walking tours, safety information, health and wellness resources and more!
You can choose to travel to Florence with a group of Kent State Florence students and a group flight leader. The group flight is coordinated by a local travel agent who handles all the logistics and is on-call during the students’ travel day.
Most students studying in Florence for a full semester will be required to apply for a visa. The Kent State Florence program is able to provide guidance through this process and also offers group processing for students committed to the program.
Before departure, you can choose to join in on our Flashes to Florentines pre-departure series where you have the opportunity to learn what it’s like to live like a Florentine in the heart of the city center, practice conversational Italian language, and learn about important resources for health and wellness – including coping with culture shock.
Before you leave and upon your arrival in Florence, you'll participate in an orientation designed to help you make the most out of your study abroad experience. In orientation, your goals will be to...
All students who participate in the Kent State Florence program are enrolled in an international health insurance policy that provides coverage for any international destination where the student may travel during their time abroad.
Kent State University arranges housing accommodations on behalf of students prior to their arrival in Florence. Students stay in apartments throughout the heart of Florence. Apartments are fully furnished with bed linens, a kitchen, washing machine, tv, and wifi. Apartments are shared with two to eight other students in the program, gender-inclusive housing is available, and it is possible to submit a roommate request.
A compelling three-episode docuseries, titled "Marauder Men: In Their Own Words," is set to premiere on PBS Western Reserve channels WNEO 45.1 and WEAO 49.1 starting at 7 p.m. on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. This PBS series, produced by Uniontown resident Steve Mitchell, features Kent State University student Chris Billings, as the on-air host. In the series, Billings wears authentic uniforms reminiscent of the young pilots who flew during World War II. See photos of Billings in uniform from this feature on the docuseries in the Canton Repository. At the heart of this new loca...
Voting is under way this Election Day, with students heading to the Beverly Warren Recreation Center, among other voting locations to cast their ballots on issues like reproductive health and the legalization of cannabis, as well as various school board and levy decisions. For those still heading to the polls, read our story about what to know before you vote. Samantha Hermann, a student in Kent State's College of Education, Health and Human Services, was interviewed by the Akron Beacon Journal while voting in Bath. Read more about her choice to vote yes on Issue 1 here.&...
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