Student Life
Intentionality to build successful academic mentoring relationships with students is what sets professors apart at Â鶹ӰԺ State, and each year two professors at the graduate and undergraduate level receive a student-nominated award for their ability to do so. The intent of the award is to recognize those professors exceeding in mentoring students in how to perform research in any field.
Â鶹ӰԺ State has a history of passionate student activism. However, 2020 has really highlighted such efforts, both current and past, and its impact on the importance of students sharing their voices through voting. Efforts made by individuals, student-led groups, faculty members and Â鶹ӰԺ State as a whole have led to an exceptionally high increase in voter engagement throughout campus.
"Where On the Web?" is a new series that will introduce possibly unfamiliar pages and features on the Â鶹ӰԺ website that students, faculty and staff should know about. Follow along to learn more about the advantages of using www.kent.edu.
When planning one’s future, having a helpful hand providing guidance is a worthwhile connection. Â鶹ӰԺ State’s Veteran Career Initiative, a partnership between the Center for Adult and Veteran Services and Career Exploration and Development, provides student and graduate veterans with valuable business and personal connections that help with translating military experience into a civilian resume.
Â鶹ӰԺ’s Community Engaged Learning (CEL) secured a $10,000 grant through the United Way of Portage County, an independently-governed nonprofit organization that serves disadvantaged members of our community. This grant will support CEL’s Community Partner Advocate program (CPA) which places students at local nonprofits throughout the county for paid hands-on learning experiences.
After witnessing a horrific crash, sophomore public relations major LaDonya Williams immediately ran to help the distraught woman begging for someone to save her 7-month-old son who wasn’t breathing. After Williams used her Red Cross first aid training to help the baby, he began to breathe again and was taken to the hospital to recover, according to the Akron Beacon Journal.
Â鶹ӰԺ State alumnus Mike Bowen, '03, visited Â鶹ӰԺ State’s School of Emerging Media and Technology to share his knowledge about data and analysis that he uses as part of his job of Principal Quantitative User Researcher for music streaming service Spotify.
Â鶹ӰԺ State Golden Flashes excel in a range of activities, and some students are forging their own paths by owning and operating small businesses during their college years. With endless opportunities and resources at their fingertips, Â鶹ӰԺ State students have found success as entrepreneurs across a range of industries. Here are five of them.
As Â鶹ӰԺ State returns to a school year that resembles pre-pandemic times, First Star Â鶹ӰԺ State Academy has begun to imagine new programs. The Academy is a free, comprehensive four-year college access program for youth in foster care. The program engages a cohort of up to 30 students in a variety of learning opportunities, including academic support, career exploration, social and cultural activities and more.