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Kent State architecture students studying in Italy visit Verona and Venice with instructors Eugenio Pandolfini and Guido Incerti.

Senior Architecture and Interior Design Majors Find Creative Expression in Florence

During International Education Week, which runs from Nov. 14-18, Kent State University’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design will showcase the creative projects of seniors Zach Barber, Ben Brannan and several others who studied abroad in Florence, Italy, during the p…

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Kent State Florence students enjoy the sights of the Italian countryside.

First Group of Kent State Freshmen Start Their College Careers in Italy

When Joshua Budd thinks about all the places he has traveled up to his senior year of high school, only one has been outside of the United States, and that was a quick jaunt to Niagara Falls, Ontario, in Canada. So, the thought of actually living in a foreign country, especially Europe, was well out…

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Kent State student Riley Jernejcic stretches out her arms to hug her new friend during a trip to Nicaragua. The trip was coordinated by the Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement.

Kent State Students Make an International Impact in Nicaragua, One Stone at a Time

Saying goodbye was more difficult than Riley Jernejcic could have ever imagined. Crouched down on the cobblestone street with her arms stretched out from one end to the other, Jernejcic cried out, “Adios. Abrazo,” which means goodbye and hug in Spanish. About 50 feet away, a little boy, known as Wil…

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Dior Delophont, senior fashion design major from France, competes in the long jump during a Kent State track meet.

Kent State Athletics Drives International Student-Athletes’ Success Inside and Outside of the Classroom

“Kent State University has allowed me to do just about everything I have wanted to do,” said Dior Delophont, senior fashion design major and standout women’s track and field competitor at Kent State. Many international student-athletes also revealed the university’s Department of Intercollegiate …

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Kent State student Nahuel Gorostiza poses for a photo in Cartwright Hall. Gorostiza serves as the youth delegate to the United Nations for his home country of Argentina.

Kent State Student Named Youth Delegate to the United Nations

Kent State University student Nahuel Gorostiza, a freshman digital sciences major, is now the United Nations (U.N.) Youth Delegate of Argentina. Voting in Argentina Gorostiza was born in Argentina and lived there until starting college last fall at Kent State. He had always been intereste…

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Kent State University to Sign Agreement With University From Vietnam

The presidents of Kent State University and Hanoi University will sign an agreement that will partner the universities in a student exchange program and will allow a collaboration with Kent State’s campus in Florence, Italy. Media are invited to attend the signing of the agreement on Tuesday, Sep…

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Kent State advertising, public relations and visual communication design students lived and studied together in Dublin, Ireland, during an education abroad trip. (Photo credit: Christopher Darling)

Kent State Communication Students Invade UK, Ireland for Education Abroad Experience

Fifty Kent State University students from the College of Communication and Information participated in education abroad programs in Europe this spring, visiting Northern Ireland, Ireland and England in May. Three of the college’s classes studied specialized areas in communications in both the U.K…

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