As a parent, one of the most impactful experiences you can have is connecting with parents of other Kent State students. With 38,000+ students in our eight-campus system and 257,000+ alumni worldwide, everyone knows someone from Kent State! For your convenience, we caught up with Lorna Cervantes — the mother of not just one, but two Golden Flashes — to share more about her experience as a Kent State parent.
a Message from lorna Cervantes
"Kent State University was the best choice for my daughters because it provided them with an incredibly safe environment to learn and a strong academic initiative that helped them explore their major and future career paths. Kent State helped connect my daughters to the campus community through immersive programming both within the classroom and outside of the classroom.
Kent State provided my daughters opportunities to grow and develop into young leaders. Despite my daughters’ lack of certainty and clarity about attending college, Kent State provided them with support systems, resources and encouragement to succeed! My oldest daughter is now pursuing a graduate degree after graduating from Kent!
Kent State University and its close-knit community was the perfect fit for my daughters. It gave them the opportunity to explore their passions, tap into their strengths and grow into the incredible leaders I always knew they could become. Kent also creates a smooth transition for first-time college students, specifically first-generation college students. I cannot imagine a better place for my daughters to attend!
Thank you, Kent State University, for your guidance, leadership and the ability to push them to their true potential! Not only do I thank you, but so do our future generations."
– Lorna Cervantes, parent of Celeste Dawson '19 and Penelope Cervantes '24