My name is Angel Fahrney and I am majoring in Hospitality and Event Management (HEM) with concentrations in Food & Beverage Management and Hotel & Resort Management. I plan to graduate in May of 2025 with Honors. I chose Kent State due to my interest in the culinary arts and for my interest in management. Ever since I was a freshman in high school, I wanted to make a career out of baking. However, I wanted to work on my cooking skills while also socializing with others that share the same passion. That’s how I knew I needed to join a cooking club on campus. At the beginnin...

At its core, the Kent State University CARES Center is a place dedicated to supporting students in finding solutions for resolving unmet basic needs. One of the main ways the CARES Center is able to effectively accomplish this goal is through the presence of dedicated case managers on campus whose job is to connect students with these resources. Kent State is one of the only colleges in Ohio to have several dedicated case managers as full-time, on-campus employees dedicated to addressing basic needs insecurities.  Even with case managers at Kent State dedicated to connecting students w...