Kent State students tour Florence, Italy, with Assistant Dean Kristin Stasiowski, Ph.D.

Kent State University is celebrating 50 years of educational partnership with one of Italy’s most historically rich cities for design, arts and culture. What first began in 1972 with a small group of Kent State architecture students and faculty traveling to Florence, Italy, for a few weeks has blossomed into one of the most prestigious education-abroad programs in the country. Fabrizio Ricciardelli, Ph.D., director of the Kent State University Florence Center, shared in the international magazine The Florentine the unique value that the Kent State Florence education-abroad program provides ...

Teambuilding Pricing

We can combine activity options to create a custom program for your group! We offer different rates for university groups, non-profit organizations, and businesses. As a general idea on pricing, the price for a Kent State University group of 25 people participating in a three-hour low ropes course program would be $375.

Programs generally last 2-3 hours.

For more information, contact Chris Lukas at (330) 672-2803 or clukas@kent.edu.

 

Teambuilding Outcomes

  • Challenge courses and adventure-based programs have become increasingly popular (Hatch & McCarthy, 2005) for groups that want a different and unique way of achieving specific goals.  Some of the goals of these programs include building confidence, becoming more assertive, developing problem-solving skills, increasing motivation, and improving leadership skills (Long, Lindenmeier, & Robertson, 2003).  
  • Ropes courses increase interpersonal growth through building positive social interactions, testing perceived personal limits, and reinforcing group develo

Teambuilding Programs

Virtual Scavenger Hunt

Assemble your team to try to solve the mystery of the disappearance of Flash from Campus. Your team will utilize leadership, strong communication, and problem-solving skills to work through the clues in the “Find Flash Fast” scavenger hunt.  You will set up a virtual meeting with your team and choose from a facilitator-guided or self-guided option.

Health Insurance

Historically, in addition to the stipend and tuition remission, we have been able to provide graduate students with a partial health insurance credit of 70% to be applied toward the health insurance plan for graduate students offered through Kent State University.

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