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The Florence 15 stand on the stairs of the Palazzo Vettori, along with Kent State Florence staff members Fabrizio Ricciardelli, director; Andrew Wyatt, coordinator of student engagement and immersion; and  Giorgio Ridolfi, student assistant.

Kent State has been educating students in Florence, Italy for more than 40 years. But what is new is sending freshmen overseas before they have been introduced to traditional college life.

Matthew Dougard and Niki Kukwa never met, but they made a connection high above the clouds, drawn together by the will to fight and a passion to fly.

Paddling is one of the fastest growing outdoor recreational sports around the country.  Few universities are located so close to a river to offer the sport, and even fewer partner with the city where it resides.