Five EHHS alumni are included in a series of 30- and 60-second commercials set to air during WKYC’s Olympic coverage July 26-Aug. 12. This series of ads aim to increase Kent State’s prestige as a global university committed to supporting international students.The ads include:Olympic Hopeful Gabby Bailey features Danniel Thomas-Dodd (Physical Education '17).Kent State in Rwanda features Jordon Egbert, Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs '24); Emily Spencer (Human Development and Family Science '24); and Pacifique Niyonzima, Program Manager for Kent State Center in Rwanda/Sub-Sa...
High School to Kent State College of Nursing Transition
The requirement for admission to the College of Nursing requires documented success in a series of biology courses, and a minimum of (1) chemistry course. It is recommended that students either have this class completed, or in progress, at the time of application.
International student-athletes have quite a bit to become accustomed to once they arrive at Kent State University and begin their college careers.In addition to adjusting to rigorous academic and athletic training, they must become acclimated to a new culture, customs and food. Josh Smith, a punter for the Kent State Golden Flashes football team, also had to contend with a bout of homesickness that kicked in after traveling nearly 10,000 miles from Narre Warren, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, to Kent State.Smith, who was 18 at the time, remembers leaning on his coaches at Kent State wh...