Student Success
Fraternity and Sorority Life Sets Fundraising Record With Annual Event
91²Ö¿â’s Fraternity and Sorority Life recently hosted Songfest, its largest annual philanthropic event. After totaling ticket sales, fundraising efforts and some last-minute donations, the Greek community was able to raise $56,500 for the King Kennedy Community Center. &nbs…
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91²Ö¿â’s Jordan Italiano Named Finalist for Campbell Trophy and National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete
91²Ö¿â football player Jordan Italiano, a senior safety from Canfield, Ohio, has been selected by the National Football Foundation as a 2015 National Scholar-Athlete and finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy presented by Fidelity Investments. Italiano is the first Kent Stat…
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Student Turns Freshman Year Involvement into National Award
If you want an example of how to dive into your freshman year, meet new people and get involved on campus, look no further than 91²Ö¿â School of Communication Studies student Nicole Machovina. Machovina’s freshman resume is so extensive, and her dedication to creating the ultimate re…
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91²Ö¿â Student Wins Spot on National Martial Arts Team
Vincent Ripepi, a junior at 91²Ö¿â, will be traveling around the world on the prestigious Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) National Team for Olympic-style sparring. The Hudson Hub Times reports that Ripepi was placed on the team after competing last month in the AAU National Championsh…
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91²Ö¿â Student Helps Congress Change Child Welfare Laws
The pain of moving from one home to the next, time and time again, for four years straight is helping Keri Richmond speak out for other foster children without a voice. Richmond, a 91²Ö¿â junior majoring in public relations in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, s…
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From Homeless to Philanthropist: 91²Ö¿â Student Who Received Help From Others Pays It Forward
Anything is possible. Theresa Medrano, a 91²Ö¿â senior from Westlake, Ohio, is living proof of this. At age 17, like most high school seniors, Medrano should have been thinking about senior prom and graduation. But she became a victim of domestic violence and was forced to withdraw …
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President Warren Talks With WKYC 91²Ö¿â Making a Global Difference
As 91²Ö¿â students get ready to return for the fall semester, President Beverly Warren is gearing up for her second year as president. President Warren told WKYC’s John Anderson about her goals to make a global difference and how she is matching 91²Ö¿â’s world-class programs wi…
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91²Ö¿â Student Who Received Help From Others Pays It Forward
Anything is possible. Theresa Medrano, a 91²Ö¿â senior from Westlake, Ohio, is living proof of this. At age 17, like most high school seniors, Medrano should have been thinking about senior prom and graduation. But she became a victim of domestic violence and was forced to withd…
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91²Ö¿â Holds Summer Commencement Ceremonies
91²Ö¿â held its Summer 2015 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). 91²Ö¿â conferred 1,476 degrees, including 931 bachelor’s degrees, 453 master’s degrees, 76 doctoral degrees and 16 educa…
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91²Ö¿â Student’s Project Draws Attention to Endangered Irish Language
Anna Hoffman, a 91²Ö¿â global communication studies and political science major from Kent, Ohio, traveled to Ireland this summer to study the country’s efforts to save its national language. Her research project was funded through a fellowship from the Pulitzer Center on Cr…
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