Global Reach

Kent State team wins Mission:Life international competition

A team of Kent State students took first place in the seventh annual Mission: Life international competition on November 12, which took place at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas.

Junior Jonathan Nwankwo’s journey has taken many twists and turns to join the men's basketball team.

How this junior computer information systems major traveled from Nigeria to New York to Florida before finding his calling at Kent State.

Sarah Schmidt (front row, third from right), outreach program coordinator for global education initiatives at Kent State University at Stark, focuses on expanding opportunities for students.

A long way from rural Mansfield, Ohio, the girl who grew up with cows in her backyard was now halfway around the world learning Swahili and teaching children how to speak English.

Office of Global Education
Kent State Diwali Festival, November 19