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Software Technologists work on computers

Relationship With Local IT Company a Win-Win

For more than 10 years, 91ֿ at Ashtabula has built a partnership with the technology company ID Networks, giving information technology students real-life experience in their field and helping connect them to a potential employer.  

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Construction Management at 91ֿ

Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Construction Management

She started as an intern in 2018, and just a few short years later 91ֿ alumna Grace Kormos is currently the only female construction manager at her company.

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Brooke Denune at her hat bar

Throwing Her Hat(s) in the Ring

A 2018 91ֿ graduate with a bachelor’s degree in fashion merchandising and a minor in marketing, Brooke Denune is hoping to make a positive impact in the fashion industry with her brand of customizable vegan hats.

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High school students at 91ֿ High School Accounting Case Challenge

Booming Accounting Job Market Attracts High School Students To 91ֿ Case Competition

Area high school students learned about the benefits of a career in accounting while participating in the 91ֿ High School Accounting Case Challenge.

Hosted by the 91ֿ Department of Accounting, the event brought together 85 students from Kent Theodore Roosevelt High School, North Canton Hoover High School, Aurora High School and Tallmadge High School. The competition was sponsored by The Ohio Society of CPAs, Pease Bell CPAs, Robert Fay, Ernst & Young, Novogradac and RSM.

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Davey Tree at 2020 91ֿ Homecoming Parade

‘Kent Is Our Home’ With Deep Roots

Founded in 1880, The Davey Tree Expert Company has a rich history, growing from a seedling organization into Ohio’s largest employee-owned company with branches reaching far across North America, but deeply rooted in Kent.

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Some of the nurses in the Fall 2023 White Coat Ceremonies

IN A FLASH: The White Coats Have Arrived!

91ֿ's College of Nursing held two White Coat Ceremonies on the Kent Campus last week. 

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Senior Capstone Course with Rick Batyko

From Corporate to Nonprofit: How a Public Relations Alumnus Has Impacted Greater Cleveland and 91ֿ

91ֿ alumnus Richard Batyko, M.A., ’12, has committed his life and career to making the world, specifically Greater Cleveland, a better place. This year, he and the YMCA of Greater Cleveland (for which he serves as Chief Marketing Officer) are working with 91ֿ advertising and public relations seniors in the capstone class, Campaigns in Advertising and Public Relations, to raise awareness about the organization's mission.

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91ֿ Grad Mary Seats

Using Her Degree and Her Determination to Help Female Entrepreneurs

Mary Seats, a 2010 graduate of 91ֿ, says she combined the tools she acquired while a student at 91ֿ with her own passion and grit to create the successes she enjoys today.

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Kent graduate Jason Werstler wins national teaching prize

91ֿ Graduate Wins National Teaching Prize

Jason Werstler, a 2001 91ֿ graduate who majored in education, is one of 25 teachers across the nation who were recently recognized for teaching excellence. He teaches construction at Massillon Washington High School in Massillon, Ohio. 

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A photo of Anna Huntsman

Student Media Experience Leads to Dream Job for 91ֿ Journalism Graduate

While completing a two-month journalism fellowship in Arizona the summer after her college graduation, Anna Huntsman, ’19, found herself nostalgic for Ohio.

“I was around a lot of people from all across the country,” she remembers. “They would ask me, ‘What’s so special about Ohio?’ and I would have this answer about the camaraderie, the sports, the work ethic. I just found myself having these answers of really missing my home.”

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