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Priorities

Priorities

280+

student participants in Rising Scholars program

100%

increased graduation rates since 2011

2X

increase the number of endowed employee positions

Making An Impact

Our students, alumni and donors all help make the world Forever Brighter. Learn more about some of our most impressive community members.

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Prioritizing Student Success, Enhancing Experiences Scholarships

Study Abroad Changes Minds

Alberto traveled to Xi’an, China, in 2019 and spent a month studying Business Administration and Cross-Cultural Communication. “I learned so much during this trip, especially about Chinese culture and about the way Chinese people do business,” he said.

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Aleisha Moore, a postdoctoral fellow in Kent State’s Brain Health Research Institute
Aleisha Moore, a postdoctoral fellow in Kent State’s Brain Health Research Institute
Expanding University Initiatives, Brain Health Research Institute

Researching Fertility and the Brain

Aleisha Moore, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in Kent State’s Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI), believes the origin for the leading cause of infertility in women will be found in the brain.

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Expanding University Initiatives, Intercollegiate Athletics

From Running Back to Entrepreneur

Will Matthews, ’19, harnessed that same dedication he exhibited in his athletic endeavors on the gridiron and channeled them into his Southern Comfort Kitchen food truck.

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Building the Future, College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Passionate About Aerospace Engineering

Sydney Bihn, ’20, became the first woman to graduate from Kent State’s Aerospace Engineering Program and also became a third-generation engineer in her family.

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Prioritizing Student Success, Rewarding Achievement Scholarships

Goldwater Scholarship Recipient

Gracen Gerbig, ’20, saw the Goldwater Scholarship as a representation of the goals she was working toward throughout her Kent State career studying cellular and molecular biology. 

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Expanding University Initiatives, Design Innovation Initiative

DI Students Receive BioDesign Award

Two dozen students from seven different majors (including biology, fashion, architecture, environmental studies, and computer technology) worked in teams to create biodesign projects.

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Prioritizing Student Success, Ensuring Access Scholarships

First-Generation Student Success

“Having scholarships allowed me to devote more time to school and extracurriculars. Scholarships truly change the lives of students like me,” said John McDermott, ’20.

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Erin Taylor '22.
Prioritizing Student Success, Ensuring Access Scholarships

Rising Scholars Makes College a Reality

“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.

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Roe Green May 2018
Expanding University Initiatives, Endowing Employee Talent

Donor Funds Visiting Director Series

 The Roe Green Foundation donated $2.2 million to support The Roe Green Visiting Director Series within Kent State’s School of Theatre and Dance that invites a guest professional director each year to work in residency with students.

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An'Jeanette Beverly at Kent State Stark
Prioritizing Student Success, Fostering Completion Scholarships

Scholarship Ensures Graduation

Business student receives Last Dollar Scholarship support to ensure she receives her degree in business management.

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Prioritizing Student Success, Enhancing Experiences Scholarships

Increasing Cultural Competency

Kent State at Salem nursing and early childhood education majors have been visiting the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota since 2011 as part of an experiential learning program. 

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Expanding University Initiatives, Design Innovation Initiative

Design Innovation Connects Students

The Design Innovation Hub connects students, faculty and the community to a network of existing spaces, or DI Nodes, makerspaces and resource laboratories across the university. 

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