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Anticipation and excitement consumed every inch of his face. Grinning from ear to ear, Matthew Dougard knew his dream of flying was about to come true. But before he could buckle in for his introductory flight, Dougard had to climb up on a few pillows just to see over the front of the plane. At six years old, Dougard was about to soar higher than his childhood imagination could have ever taken him, thanks to certified flight instructors at ������ — Rocco Attardo and Christian Hedrick — who recently graduated from the university’s Aeronautics Program. “Matthew is the happiest, ...

At the ������ Board of Trustees meeting held on Sept. 30, 2016, the Board approved the planning and execution of a major comprehensive campaign. This campaign will be the largest in the history of Kent State, with its goals and priorities to be developed and pursued in collaboration with senior leadership, the university community and the ������ Foundation. Kent State has embarked on an ambitious agenda for the future, as expressed in A Strategic Roadmap to a Distinctive Kent State approved by the Board in December 2015. The plan through the year 2021 centers a...

Familiar Face Dave Day Director of Advancement Institutional Advancement ������ at Geauga JOB DESCRIPTION: Fundraising for the Geauga Campus and Regional Academic Center WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: June 2011 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: University of Akron, Cleveland Clinic, Channels 45 & 49 (PBS), WAKR AM/FM/TV LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Opportunity to work with donors to support students  ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Geauga County and the Kent State Regional Campus system RESIDE...

Sam Olson is beginning her final year in the Veterinary Technology program at ������ at Trumbull. In doing so, she has decided to make her final fall semester a memorable one. After seeing four one-week-old kittens that were dropped off at the Animal Welfare League of Trumbull County, she decided to put her acquired skills into action. Olson completed paperwork to become a foster parent to the four kittens. She is essentially trying to nurse the kittens to adoption age, which means around-the-clock care. Kittens require bottle-feeding every two to three hours. “I have a...

New Face Sarah Schmidt Outreach Program Coordinator Office of Global Initiatives ������ at Stark JOB DESCRIPTION: The Office of Global Initiatives is responsible for advising international students and scholars, advising students interested in studying abroad, and overseeing all education-abroad initiatives and international partnerships at ������ at Stark. As the liaison with the Office of Global Education at the Kent Campus, the Office of Global Initiatives also connects domestic and international students with excellent services and support. ...

������’s Dining Services recently hosted its annual Taste of Home competition and announced the winning dish: a turkey chili recipe submitted by Debbie McKinney, a Kent State parent. The Taste of Home competition encourages students’ family members to submit recipes of their student’s favorite home-cooked meals for the chance to have it served on campus. According to the Taste of Home webpage, “Kent State believes parents and grandparents are the best resource available to make our local menu more like home.” McKinney surprised her daughter, Dana McKinney, a first-year photo ...

������ officially launched the University Stewards program this semester. The program provides students with stewards who work to serve as a point of resource, referral and support. University Stewards, a collaboration between the Division of Student Affairs and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, was initially tested in the 2016 Spring Semester with a class of 15 stewards. The fall semester will introduce the program’s second class of stewards and expand to the Regional Campuses, bringing the program to a total of more than 30 faculty members who will serve stud...

������’s College of Education, Health and Human Services will honor seven distinguished alumni at the seventh Annual Education, Health and Human Services Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 21, at 6:30 p.m. in the ������ Hotel and Conference Center. Tickets are $40 per person and include hors d’oeuvres followed by a formal dinner. The seventh class in the College of Education, Health and Human Services Hall of Fame includes: Centennial Alumni Award: Charles Fensch Charles Fensch graduated from Kent State in 1958 with a degree in education. He also was ...

The ������ Police Services hosted its first-ever Coffee With a Cop event in the Nest in the Kent Student Center on Sept. 14. Students who attended the event had the opportunity to interact with Kent State police officers in a casual setting and receive free coffee, and the first 200 students who attended also received a free travel mug. “Our community is important to us, and we want to be part of its everyday life,” says Bill Buckbee, assistant director of public safety and assistant chief of police at Kent State. “Police have a very traditional role in enforcing laws and maint...