{"preview_thumbnail":"/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/856418676.jpg?VersionId=MeVbhALpCYEZCYIBq6_hDrS6Pnsg2Uvt&itok=vZFcAPHX","video_url":"https://vimeo.com/856418676","settings":{"responsive":1,"width":"854","height":"480","autoplay":0},"settings_summary":["Embedded Video (Responsive)."]} Waving glowsticks, signs and rally towels, Flash and Kent State University Peer Success Mentors kept incoming first-year students hyped up with cheers, chants and “the wave” as they waited in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MACC) for the ...

My name is Rachel Spayd and I am a senior marketing major pursuing my professional sales certificate here at Kent State University. As many college students do, I wear many hats as I juggle school and extracurriculars. I am a classmate, friend, aspiring sales professional, Sales Team competitor, Pi Sigma Epsilon Director of Conferences and a busy college student just to name a few. My college experience has been shorter than average (thanks, Covid!) but one that I will truly never forget. My time at Kent State has opened doors for me both personally and professionally, which I can attri...