Beginning with the 2026–27 academic year, the amount you can borrow in federal student loans will depend on the number of credit hours you are enrolled in. If you are enrolled less than full-time, your annual federal loan limit will be reduced based on your enrollment. This federal requirement is called the Schedule of Reductions (SOR).
For Haley Adams, BSN '26, Cole Gabriel, BSN '26, and Sarah Boggs, BSN '26, membership in Sigma’s Delta Xi chapter, the international nursing honor society, was more than a line on a résumé. As the 2025-2026 student interns, the three May 2026 graduates have spent the past year cultivating leadership opportunities, connecting with a network that stretches around the world and discovering a side of nursing at the bedside and beyond.Adams says she knew the internship could open doors as she progressed through her nursing degree. Gabriel wanted to follow in his mother's footsteps as a Sigma induct...
For Ben Miller, a third-year nursing student at Kent State University, studying abroad in Vietnam was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience nursing in a different culture. During his eight weeks in Hanoi, Vietnam, from June 2 to August 6, Miller became the first Kent State College of Nursing student to participate in the Worldstrides Healthcare Internship in Hanoi, Vietnam, which he discovered while browsing Kent State’s study abroad website. Drawn by a longstanding interest in Vietnam, Miller found that the experience would shape his approach to nursing and his willingness to step ou...
Kent State's Conway Scholars program is a scholarship initiative in the College of Nursing made possible by a significant philanthropic investment from the Bedford Falls Foundation Donor Advised Fund. The program helps nursing students overcome financial barriers to completing their degrees and entering the nursing workforce.2026-27 Conway Scholars gathered in September at the college to meet faculty, leadership and other cohort members to kick-off the year. Students received a special commemorative pin and created gratitude messages that were shared with the Foundation.In April 2026, Kent Sta...
The Washington Program in National Issues sends a select group of juniors and seniors to Washington, D.C. each spring for a 15-week semester that carries 15 credit hours. Students from a variety of majors pair a professional internship with policy seminars taught by Kent State faculty and Washington experts.
