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Nick Belluardo, 2015 Kent State alum, co-owns four aviation businesses and teaches at the university part-time

Kent State Aeronautics Alum Teaches in the Classroom and Hires at his Companies

Nicholas Belluardo is a part-time faculty member at Kent State and the co-owner of four aviation businesses.

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a photo of Judge Kani H. Hightower

Making the Local Justice System Easier to Access

Summit County Domestic Relations Court Judge Kani H. Hightower is on a mission to make the justice system in Summit County, Ohio, more accessible for underprivileged and underrepresented citizens. Whether it’s related to transportation challenges or helping them sort through the red tape of documentation, Hightower, a ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø graduate, is creating solutions to streamline the process for Summit County residents.

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Kent State President Todd Diacon, right, and Joe Diorio, Portage County Health Commissioner, unveil the Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit on April 4, 2024.

Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit Makes Its Debut

The brightly colored blue and gold Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit from ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø’s College of Public Health will be hitting the streets to help bring public health services to the people of northeast Ohio.

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21 WFJM TV Anchors and Kent State alumnus Madison Tromler and Erin Simonek

From Career-Ready to Camera-Ready at WFMJ-TV

Simonek and Tromler sat down with Kent State Today to talk about their experiences in the university’s journalism program and how it prepared them to hit the ground running within the first week on the job at 21 WFMJ-TV.

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Students observing drone

Kent State Awarded FAA Grant to Propel the Next Generation of Aviation Professionals

ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø has been selected as one of thirty-two schools nationwide to receive a significant grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aimed at fostering the development of the future workforce in the aviation industry. This $419,708 grant is earmarked for an initiative aimed at bolstering the workforce for aircraft pilots and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operators in Northeast Ohio.

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Incoming PBS Western Reserve CEO and Kent alumna Natalie Pillsbury

University Alumna and Kent Native Named CEO of PBS Western Reserve

Natalie Pillsbury, who earned both a bachelor’s degree in 2007 and a Master of Public Administration in 2023 from ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø, will begin her new role on March 20.

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Kent State alumna and designer Anne Skoch

Success Was Written on the Skyline for Alumna Anne Johnson

Most college students start to worry about job interviews as their graduation day nears. But before ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø alumna Anne (Skoch) Johnson had even entered her senior year, her post-graduation employment plans were already mapped out.

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Emily Speck is an environmental health specialist who graduated from Kent State's College of Public Health.

Wanted: Environmental Health Specialists to Keep Our Air, Water and Food Safe

The shortage of environmental health specialists accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic but had begun well before the that, according to Matthew Stefanak, a semi-retired faculty member and a "public health ambassador" with the College of Public Health, which helps to create career-ready graduates for this in-demand field.

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Zachery Pfouts

Late Start to Jump Start

Zachery Pfouts’s journey to the job of his dreams looked more like a mountain trail than a straight path. Along the way, Pfouts found ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø at Tuscarawas. The campus’s distinctive Bachelor of Science and Engineering Technology degree turned out to be the key to his success.  

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