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Student Success

蹤獲扦 students Abby Myers (left) and Andy Lovrak (right) pose for a photo with cancer survivors Jacob Sypert, age 11, and Adelyn Smith, age 6, in the playroom of the Reinberger Center at Akron Childrens Hospital.

Flash-A-Thon Video Raises Awareness for Fundraiser to Benefit Kids With Cancer

Andy Lovrak does not take no for an answer. The 蹤獲扦 senior advertising major in the College of Communication and Information was told that making a video to benefit children battling cancer might be too difficult. But with full support from Akron Childrens Hospital, Lovrak and h

Tags: Student Success , Undergraduate Studies , Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement , Success Story

Kent Campus

Co-owners Nichole Catalano-Miller (left) and Amanda Edwards (right) sit in their new Centerpiece Yoga and Wellness Center in Kent, Ohio. Catalano-Miller is a 蹤獲扦 student majoring in exercise physiology.

蹤獲扦 Student Opens Yoga and Wellness Center

Dangle from the ceiling upside down draped in a silk hammock. Find inner peace though massage. Balance your body with therapeutic yoga ropes. These unique offerings are just a small sample of the holistic approach to wellness at the newly opened Centerpeace Yoga and Wellness Center in Kent, Ohio.

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Kent Campus

蹤獲扦 student Ryan Schoeneman poses with a nearly complete guitar in his workshop.

蹤獲扦 Graduate Student Turns Passion Into Successful Business

蹤獲扦 graduate student Ryan Schoeneman of Parma, Ohio, fell in love with guitars when he was a child. He wasnt just obsessed with their sound, but more so their look. I started designing them long before I ever learned to play, said Schoeneman with a big smile on his face. It

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Kent Campus

Katie Kimble, a member of the 蹤獲扦 Marching Golden Flashes Colorguard, strikes a pose with the 6-foot-long flag she and her teammates work with at 蹤獲扦 sporting and musical events.

蹤獲扦 Student with Reduced Vision Defies the Odds

  Cover your right eye and put a blinder on the outside of your left eye thats how 蹤獲扦 sophomore Katie Kimble, from Rocky River, Ohio, sees the world after nine eye surgeries.  Im not cool with it, but I accept it, Kimble said. Im thankful for the vision I

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Kent Campus

蹤獲扦 Student with Reduced Vision Defies the Odds

Cover your right eye and put a blinder on the outside of your left eye thats how 蹤獲扦 sophomore Katie Kimble, from Rocky River, Ohio, sees the world after 19 eye surgeries. Im not cool with it, but I accept it, Kimble said. Im thankful for the vision I have. At a youn

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Kent Campus

蹤獲扦 student Andrew Wyatt spent this past fall semester enhancing his research on Italian author Italo Svevo with a study abroad experience in Italy.

蹤獲扦 Undergraduate Student Enhances His Research Through Study Abroad Experience

蹤獲扦 student Andrew Wyatts research evolved from flipping through pages of scholarly writing in Kent, Ohio, to viewing the walls of historic museums and libraries in Trieste, Italy.  With the help of his participation in 蹤獲扦s annual Undergraduate Research Symposium,

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Kent Campus

The members of the Kent Clarks, a 蹤獲扦 student organization, hold an evening practice session in the Center for the Performing Arts to prepare for a performance at the White House.

蹤獲扦 Singing Group Performs at White House

A 蹤獲扦 student a cappella singing group spent part of their holiday break traveling to Washington, D.C., to perform for President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. The Kent Clarks, an organization made up of students pursuing all types of majors who share the desire to cre

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Kent Campus

Delta Zeta, Kappa Sigma and Phi Kappa Tau perform their skit Candyland at the annual Greek Songfest event. Songfest brings the entire Greek community together for a good cause through singing, dancing and acting.

Greek Philanthropy

On Nov. 15, members of 蹤獲扦s Greek community organized and participated in Songfest, an annual philanthropy event. Together, they raised $30,000 for Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE), a national organization dedicated to suicide prevention.   Songfest, which is h

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Kent Campus

Trained Heroes

蹤獲扦 students Samantha Phillips, a junior athletic training major from Euclid, Ohio, and Essien Cobham, a senior mathematics and computer science major from Kent, Ohio, were at the right place at the right time to save a life, but it almost didnt happen.  On Nov. 4, Phillip

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Kent Campus

Members of 蹤獲扦s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter pose for a photo after the chapter was named winner of the 2014 Outstanding Chapter award at PRSSAs National Conference in Washington, D.C.

蹤獲扦 Public Relations Students Earn National Recognition as Top Student Chapter

The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) named 蹤獲扦 the winner of the 2014 Outstanding Chapter award at its National Conference in Washington, D.C. PRSSA, a national organization composed of students interested in public relations and communications nationwide, pre

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