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NYC Fashion watch party

Live in New York - The Annual Kent State Fashion Show

Kent State's NYC Fashion campus hosted a livestreamed watch party of the Fashion Show in Kent. 

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Kent State Today

Distinguished Honors Alumni 2023 Award

Honors College 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner Honored

The 37th Annual Senior Honors Luncheon was held on Saturday, April 22, 2023 in the Kent State University Ballroom to recognize seniors graduating in the spring, summer and fall of 2023. This ceremony also provides an opportunity for the Honors College to recognize alumni who have served the col…

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Honors College

Roe Green May 2018

Audio: On the Go With Roe

Kent State University alumna Roe Green admits she’s counting down the days to May 12. That’s the day she’ll both deliver the spring commencement address and receive a special honor after the Kent State Board of Trustees approved awarding her a Doctor of Humane Letters, an honorary degree.

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Kent State Today

Josh Wilder, a 2016 graduate of Kent State University's College of Podiatric Medicine, competes on "Survivor." (Screenshot from "Survivor" on CBS)

Kent State Alumnus Hopes to Outwit, Outplay and Outlast His Competition on ‘Survivor’

Dr. Josh Wilder, who received his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine from Kent State University’s College of Podiatric Medicine in 2016, looks to outwit, outplay and outlast the other contestants on Season 44 of “Survivor.”

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Kent State Today

Abigail stands with her parents in her graduation gown at her high school graduation ceremony on a football field.

A Match Made in Honors

Abigail Wilsbacher just began her freshman year at Kent State University this past fall, but she has been immersed in Kent State nearly her entire life. In 1997, her parents met as Honors College students at Kent State and now in 2023, Abigail continues the legacy as an Honors student.  Abig…

Tags: Honors College , Alumni , Freshman Honors Colloquium , Early Childhood Education , School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies , College of Education, Health and Human Services , Alpha Lambda Delta

Honors College

Alumna Brandi Neloms

Public Relations Grad Talks Representation and Lessons Learned in Leadership, Business

Brandi Neloms, '09, is Chief Strategy Officer and co-owner of Sipping Black Only, a business dedicated to driving equity for Black founders in the beverage industry. 

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College of Communication & Information

Kent State alumnus John Skrtic (center) with his two kids. (Photo courtesy of John Skrtic)

Getting to Know Your Neighbors

John Skrtic, a proud Kent State alumnus and Cleveland Public Library’s chief of special projects and collections, enjoys archiving the people and places of Cleveland.

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Kent State Today

“Equal Justice – Under Law – For All”

In the yearly collaboration to celebrate Constitution Day, Kent State University Libraries and the Honors College co-hosted a Constitution Day event on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. Accomplished New York attorney and Kent State Honors College alumnus Lloyd De Vos presented a keynote entitled “Equal J…

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Honors College

Two College of Nursing alums, Drs. Ruth Ludwick, MSN ’81, Ph.D. ’93, (left) and Rebecca M. Patton, BSN ’80,worked as two thirds of the editing cohort to release the nursing textbook: Nurses Making Policy, Third Edition: From Bedside to Boardroom.

Health Policy Experts Release New Edition of Innovative Nursing Textbook

Nurse leaders offer new content and policy solutions for the challenges faced across healthcare  Springer Publishing and the American Nurses Association announced the release of their new textbook, Nurses Making Policy, Third Edition: From Bedside to Boardroom, edited by Rebecca M. Patton, M…

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College of Nursing

Flash, Kent State University’s mascot, celebrates Kent State’s 112th birthday and the university’s first-ever Day of Giving with a thank you to donors.

Kent State Raises $65,000 in Scholarship Support to Celebrate 112th Birthday and First Day of Giving

The first-ever Day of Giving raised needed funds from more than 350 alumni, friends and partners in just 24 hours. The blue and gold community came together in support of a variety of scholarships as part of the university’s Forever Brighter comprehensive campaign.

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Alumni and Giving