The Kent State University alumni family will grow by about 5,500 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement ceremonies. The accomplishments of the Spring Class of 2023 will be recognized with in-person, outdoor commencement ceremonies on May 11-13 and May 19. All of the commencement ceremonies will be livestreamed at www.kent.edu/commencement. In total, 5,491 degrees will be conferred this spring, consisting of 1,432 associate degrees, 3,011 bachelor’s degrees, 851 master’s degrees, 178 doctoral degrees and 19 educational specialist degrees. More than 3,300 of the grad...

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Kent State student Sophia Lucente, '24, has dreamed of becoming an international photojournalist since starting college. A junior journalism major with minors in media advocacy and photojournalism, she got her first taste of what this career might be like on a study abroad course to Colombia with the School of Peace and Conflict Studies in early 2023.  While taking the course Nonviolence: Theory and Practice as part of her media advocacy minor, Lucente became interested in instructor Sara Koopman’s upcoming trip to Colombia. Over winter break 2023, Koopman, an assistant professor in th...

Taking a look at clinical setting experiences for respiratory therapy students, Kent State University at Ashtabula seniors Katlynn Brown and Maria Miller, second-year students in the Associate of Applied Science Degree in Respiratory Therapy program, presented last month at the Kent State Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors on the Kent Campus. Brown and Miller presented a poster at the event on their research topic, “Factors Influencing Perceived Effectiveness of Teaching, Supervising, and Evaluating Respiratory Therapy Students in the Clinical Setting.” ...

Writing is a process of discovery. Sharing one’s writing with others is an act of vulnerability and trust secured over time through individualized attention. When one’s writing is considered worthy of an award, it’s cause for celebration and recognition.   Accordingly, congratulations are in order for three Kent State University at Geauga students of Associate Professor of English Dr. Bonnie Shaker. All three writing award-winners are freshmen who submitted essays they had written for Dr. Shaker’s College Writing I course. Their wins make them part of an unbroken line of 28 writin...