Choose Ohio First
The Ohio Department of Higher Education and the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation have announced that Kent State University will receive $960,000 in new scholarships through the Choose Ohio First program that supports students in the critical fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). “We are very excited and grateful for the generous support for our students in this impactful program,” said Lique Coolen, Ph.D., assistant to the provost for special projects, assistant director of Kent State’s Brain Health Research Institute and professor of biological sci...
Kent State University has been awarded $1.5 million from the state of Ohio for the Choose Ohio First program that supports students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Among the 44 colleges and universities selected as the new Choose Ohio First award recipients in Fiscal Year 2022, Kent State is one of three institutions awarded the highest amount for scholarships, $1.5 million, which will be distributed over a five-year period. The Choose Ohio First program began in 2008 as a way to increase the number of Ohio students enrolling in and successfully com...
Nick Potts is an upcoming spring 2021 graduate of the Kent State Honors College. He is a computer science major. Potts said he decided to come to Kent State because of the feeling he got when he stepped on the campus. He considered it a home away from home feeling. Academic challenge was the driving factor behind Potts applying to the Honors College. “I wanted to seize all the opportunities that were thrown my way,” Potts said. Going along with this, Potts said the best thing about being in the Honors College is the opportunity to take more rigorous courses only available to honors students....
The state of Ohio and the Ohio Department of Higher Education announced Monday, April 5, that Kent State University has been awarded Choose Ohio First grants totaling $3.5 million to support students in the critical fields of science (including health professions), technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Among the 57 Ohio colleges and universities selected as the new Choose Ohio First award recipients through a competitive process, Kent State received the fourth largest total award amount, which includes the largest single Fiscal Year 2021 award of all the awardees. The Choose...
The state of Ohio and the Ohio Department of Higher Education announced Monday, April 5, that Kent State University has been awarded Choose Ohio First grants totaling $3.5 million to support students in the critical fields of science (including health professions), technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Among the 57 Ohio colleges and universities selected as the new Choose Ohio First award recipients through a competitive process, Kent State received the fourth largest total award amount, which includes the largest single Fiscal Year 2021 award of all the awardees. The Choose...
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted and Ohio Department of Higher Education Chancellor Randy Gardner announced Thursday, Dec. 12, that Kent State University has been awarded a $2 million Choose Ohio First grant to support computer science and related fields and to strengthen Ohio’s workforce. Among the 35 Ohio colleges and universities selected as the new Choose Ohio First award recipients through a competitive process, Kent State received the second-highest award to a public university and the third-highest award overall. The Choose Ohio First program began in 2008 as a way to increase the number of ...
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State Representative Kathleen Clyde, who represents Central and Southern Portage County in Ohio’s 75th District, met with 30 of Kent State University’s Choose Ohio First scholarship students on Friday (February 13) in the Kent Student Center to discuss a wide range of issues. After a brief presentation focused on the need for more State support for affordable higher education, more clean energy jobs, and the need for young people to vote and testify in the Statehouse, she took several questions from students. Student questions ranged from sustainability, renewable energy standards ...