High school students will participate in new Teagle Foundation program.

During the summer of 2023, Sa Nai Russell, a senior at Akron Public Schools' Firestone Community Learning Center, spent five weeks at Kent State participating in a pilot program for the Teagle Foundation Knowledge for Freedom Program.  Through this program, Russell, who attends the Akron School of the Arts program at Firestone, lived in a residence hall, read passages in books and engaged in meaningful discussions with other high school students about the multiple ways in which humans are interconnected with each other and what that interconnectedness means for citizenship, freedom, and h...

Adults Practicing Yoga

Kent State University employees create and provide high-quality academics for students. They spend their days putting students first, academically and personally. But who is taking care of them? Luckily, the Kent State Employee Wellness program has been working to provide physical, mental and emotional support to faculty and staff for years. And it’s definitely being recognized. The wellness program’s partners include an employee assistance program, a physician-owned wellness partner and collaborative relationships across each campus to create an environment that supports employees’ well-...

Alan Talarczyk, a graduate student in Kent State's College of Public Health, got his educational start at the Twinsburg Academic Center.

In high school, Alan Talarczyk thought he wanted to be a diesel mechanic.No one in his family had ever gone to college, and all of them had done well. His father, a tool and die maker, has been with the same manufacturing company for more than 40 years. His mother, a Ukrainian immigrant, started her own successful cleaning business.His parents provided a comfortable upbringing, and when he considered the future, Talarczyk saw himself in similar circumstances.  “I was like, ‘I don’t need to be a millionaire.’ I always thought that’s what college was for,” he said.Now a graduate student in ...

Division of Information Technology and College Credit Plus

From The Division of Information Technology's Story Team The College Credit Plus (CCP) program allows middle school and high school students to take college courses for credit even before they graduate from high school. The State of Ohio has strict requirements for everyone involved: the school counselor, the student, the Kent State University academic advisor, and the student's parents or legal guardian. One of these demands requires that all students' schedules and educational updates are sent out to all participants, including the student's parents, by certain dates. Kristin Becht...

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