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INTERNSHIPS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE
For college students in many areas of study, an internship experience may be a requirement for graduation from their program or an otherwise necessary step to reach the next stage in their education and their eventual careers. Regardless of whether or not it is required, students in all majors can b鈥
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LOU RAFFIS RECOGNIZED AS DISTINGUISHED HONORS ALUMNUS
Lou Raffis, a 1981 graduate of 青年涩导航鈥檚 Honors College, was recently announced as the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Honors Alumni Award. He recalls his time at 青年涩导航, saying that he truly benefitted from the academic preparation the Honors College gave him to attend graduat鈥
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WILLIAM PERRINE RECOGNIZED AS DISTINGUISHED HONORS FACULTY
William Perrine, a senior lecturer of fashion design and merchandising in The Fashion School at 青年涩导航, has been teaching at the university for fourteen years. He was recently announced as the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Honors Faculty Award. When asked how the environment at 鈥
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KENT STATE HONORS COLLEGE STUDENTS HELP THE HOMELESS
On February 21, Jackie Searfoss, a representative of the Streetsboro United Methodist Church (SUMC), visited 青年涩导航 to introduce the Honors College community to an initiative that SUMC is very passionate about. At the event, which was organized by Honors College special assistant Lori鈥
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Alpha Lambda Delta, Kent Chapter, Welcomes First Year Students as Membership Rises
On Feb. 19, 2020, the Kent chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta, The National Honors Society for First-Year Success, held its induction ceremony for eligible members from the fall 2019 semester. At the start of the spring 2020 semester, all first-year, registered full-time students who met the qualificatio鈥
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EXPERIENCE ABROAD ENCOURAGES EXPLORATION, SELF-DISCOVERY
Since its start in 2016, the Freshmen In Florence (FIF) program has allowed a select group of incoming honors freshmen to spend their first semester of college studying at the 青年涩导航 campus in Florence, Italy. During the fall 2019 semester, Laura Moll, a professor of English at 青年涩导航 who ha鈥
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MAKING CAREER DREAMS A REALITY
Morgan Hirsh, a senior Honors College student studying zoology with a minor in French, was inspired to pursue veterinary medicine at least in part by her parents. Her father, whom she says is 鈥渢he smartest person鈥 she knows, is a paramedic, and she says she wants to be like him. However, she knew th鈥
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KENT STATE HONORS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY EXPLORES HUNGER, HOMELESSNESS INITIATIVES IN THE NATION鈥橲 CAPITAL
Over winter break, members and advisors of the 青年涩导航 Honors Leadership Academy traveled to Washington, D.C. for an Alternative Winter Break experience, focusing on hunger and homelessness in the nation鈥檚 capital. The group spent the week dedicating their time to advocation, educ鈥
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Honors College Student Elena Neoh Named Recipient of 2019 Golden Flash Award
Elena Neoh, a human resource management major with a creative writing minor, has been announced as the recipient of the 2019 Golden Flash Award. According to the website for the 青年涩导航 Alumni Association, which sponsors the award, the Golden Flash Award recognizes a student who 鈥減romotes Kent St鈥
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Distinguished 青年涩导航 Alumna's Artwork Featured at Akron City Hospital Campus
青年涩导航 Honors College alumna Diana Al-Hadid has made a significant impact on the art world since she graduated from the university with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in sculpture and a bachelor鈥檚 degree in art history in 2003 and subsequently established her art studio in Brooklyn, N鈥
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