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Want to Win Free Tuition or Other Exciting Prizes? Get Registered!

Take the winning shot! By getting the COVID-19 vaccination and letting us know you got vaccinated, you could be eligible to win free tuition for a semester, an Apple Watch or many other awesome prizes.

Beginning Aug. 2, all Kent State students who are vaccinated and register their vaccine information on the University Health Services website, will be eligible to win prizes in twice-weekly drawings. Students who registered previously are also eligible to win prizes. Drawings will go through Oct. 12.

So that means you could win free tuition for a semester, free room and board for a semester or a kayaking trip with you and your closest friends. Other prizes to be awarded include free Homecoming concert tickets, Beats headphones and Apple watches. 

How to Register:

Go to the University Health Services website, where you will find a link to the Med+Proctor portal as well as detailed instructions on how to register for an account and upload your vaccine information, including your COVID-19 status. There is no charge to use this site. Med+Proctor will offer you the chance to buy a lifetime membership to its service for $10. However, you do not have to purchase this service to register and upload your vaccine information.

Only those who have registered their vaccine status through the Med+Proctor portal are eligible for the incentive prizes. 

COVID-19 vaccines are available at no cost to all members of the Kent State community and their families at the DeWeese Health Center on the Kent Campus. University Health Services offers vaccines Monday through Friday, at varying hours between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Use this link to schedule an appointment or call the health center at 330-672-2322.

Take the winning shot! We are looking forward to giving away these great prizes, so don’t delay! You have to register to win.

Potential Prizes:

• Tuition (equal to one semester) 
• Room & Board (equal to one semester) 
• Apple watch
• Flashcash credit for use at a campus dining facility 
• Cash prizes
• $500 book gift cards 
• Laptop 
• Beats by Dre headphone sets 
• Xbox 360 Kinect 
• Two floor seat tickets to homecoming concert 
• Gas cards 
• Free groceries 
• Free parking/upgraded parking for a year 
• Catered lunch for student and friends (with campus/college dean) 
• All books covered for the semester 
• Kayaking trip for student and seven friends 
• Tailgate for student and 10 of their friends 

The incentives will be paid for via Higher Education Emergency Relief funding as well as donations from strategic partners.

Disclaimer:

In accordance with federal regulations, all prize values are required to be considered Estimated Financial Assistance (EFA) and will be considered as part of your financial aid package. Although unlikely, this could lead to a reduction of financial aid awards such as loans, grants, or scholarships that have already been awarded to you.

All prizes and incentives may be considered taxable income and will be reported to the recipient and IRS as required by law. 

If you have questions, please contact the Division of Student Affairs at 330-672-4050 or studentaffairs@kent.edu.

Elevator Pitch is an annual event that allows students to pitch themselves or pitch a business idea to judges for the chance to win cash prizes.

Download the Case for Support for more details and learn about how philanthropy can make our students’ futures Forever Brighter.

Kent State student pursues career of service through regional campus community program.

Erin Taylor, '22, knew that someday she wanted a job where she could help people. She liked school, always had friends and dreamed of making a difference. She was selected to be part of the Rising Scholars Program in seventh grade and, after a few years in the program, Erin began to see how her life was changing.

“In the beginning, I didn’t realize that this program would last all the way through high school,” she said.

“Then, during my junior year in high school, I realized that everything was going to change for me, and I understood how important this program was. That’s when I really began to see why I needed to set goals and why I had to look at my future.”

Erin attends Kent State’s Salem Campus, majoring in psychology. Following graduation, she would like to work as a child psychologist so that she can help kids through tough situations. Erin is also a mentor. “Everyone involved with Rising Scholars kept me focused on deciding what I want to be and supported me,” she said. “I know that I want to help others, and I want to be able to give back.”

“I always wanted to go to college, but I didn’t know how I could do it. The Rising Scholars program made it seem like I was made to go to college, that I was smart enough and that I was good enough,” Erin said.