Our Mission
We advocate for and support our students’ academic, personal, and professional pursuits within a personalized community of care.
Our Vision
To be a model community of support that advances the lifelong success of our students.
we serve students who are:
- First Generation (students that are the first in their immediate family to college)
- From designated income backgrounds (including Pell Grant recipients)
- Registered with Student Accessibility Services (SAS)
We provide support in three core areas:
- Academic Success
- Tutoring
- Assistance in interpreting the Kent State University Graduation Planning System (GPS)
- Assistance with making educated decision when adding and dropping classes
- Assistance selecting a major
- Graduate School Visits
- Personal and Professional Development
- Assistance making career decisions
- Assistance securing internships and work-study opportunities
- Service-learning and other student involvement opportunities
- Financial planning and awareness workshops
- Strengths-based assessment and evaluation
- Traveling cultural immersion experiences
- Advocacy and Support
- Assistance navigating academic and financial aid appeal processes
- Assistance navigating student conduct processes
- Need based grant-aid (must meet designated criteria)
- Laptop Lending Program