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A student uses defensive techniques she learned in Kane's class

Finding Confidence and Courage in Self-Defense

Kent State alumnus helps students and members of the community find their confidence in learning self-defense.

Tags: College of Education, Health and Human Services, School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, Students First, Community & Society, Kent State Works, Community Impact

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Software Technologists work on computers

Relationship With Local IT Company a Win-Win

For more than 10 years, ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø at Ashtabula has built a partnership with the technology company ID Networks, giving information technology students real-life experience in their field and helping connect them to a potential employer.  

Tags: Kent State Works, Community Partnership, ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø at Ashtabula, Information Technology, ITfeature

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Construction Management at Kent State

Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Construction Management

She started as an intern in 2018, and just a few short years later ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø alumna Grace Kormos is currently the only female construction manager at her company.

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Brooke Denune at her hat bar

Throwing Her Hat(s) in the Ring

A 2018 ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø graduate with a bachelor’s degree in fashion merchandising and a minor in marketing, Brooke Denune is hoping to make a positive impact in the fashion industry with her brand of customizable vegan hats.

Tags: Fashion Merchandising, Kent State Works, Diverse Kent State

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High school students at ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø High School Accounting Case Challenge

Booming Accounting Job Market Attracts High School Students To Kent State Case Competition

Area high school students learned about the benefits of a career in accounting while participating in the ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø High School Accounting Case Challenge.

Hosted by the Kent State Department of Accounting, the event brought together 85 students from Kent Theodore Roosevelt High School, North Canton Hoover High School, Aurora High School and Tallmadge High School. The competition was sponsored by The Ohio Society of CPAs, Pease Bell CPAs, Robert Fay, Ernst & Young, Novogradac and RSM.

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Davey Tree at 2020 Kent State Homecoming Parade

‘Kent Is Our Home’ With Deep Roots

Founded in 1880, The Davey Tree Expert Company has a rich history, growing from a seedling organization into Ohio’s largest employee-owned company with branches reaching far across North America, but deeply rooted in Kent.

Tags: Profiles, Kent State Works, Community Impact

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Some of the nurses in the Fall 2023 White Coat Ceremonies

IN A FLASH: The White Coats Have Arrived!

ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø's College of Nursing held two White Coat Ceremonies on the Kent Campus last week. 

Tags: Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact, ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø College of Nursing, Health care, Kent State Works, Community & Society

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Senior Capstone Course with Rick Batyko

From Corporate to Nonprofit: How a Public Relations Alumnus Has Impacted Greater Cleveland and Kent State

Kent State alumnus Richard Batyko, M.A., ’12, has committed his life and career to making the world, specifically Greater Cleveland, a better place. This year, he and the YMCA of Greater Cleveland (for which he serves as Chief Marketing Officer) are working with ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø advertising and public relations seniors in the capstone class, Campaigns in Advertising and Public Relations, to raise awareness about the organization's mission.

Tags: oct23-jargon, Public Relations, kent state school of media and journalism, Advertising, Alumni Success Stories, Kent State Works

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Kent State Grad Mary Seats

Using Her Degree and Her Determination to Help Female Entrepreneurs

Mary Seats, a 2010 graduate of ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø, says she combined the tools she acquired while a student at Kent State with her own passion and grit to create the successes she enjoys today.

Tags: Kent State Works, Nationally Distinctive, Alumni

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Kent graduate Jason Werstler wins national teaching prize

Kent State Graduate Wins National Teaching Prize

Jason Werstler, a 2001 ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø graduate who majored in education, is one of 25 teachers across the nation who were recently recognized for teaching excellence. He teaches construction at Massillon Washington High School in Massillon, Ohio. 

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