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Peer Success Specialist Reflects on Her Own Successes
Riley Moberly, a junior Honors College student majoring in biology and psychology pre-med, is one of the Honors College’s Peer Success Specialists for the 2021 Spring Semester. Peer success specialists are accomplished upperclassmen who meet individually with students to help them…
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Honors Student Supports Community and Prepares for Graduate Programs Through Internship
Marcus Haase is a senior Honors College student majoring in psychology. Throughout his course work at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ, Marcus has found that he has a special interest in clinical psychology. When he told Dr. Shannon Ciesla, one of his psychology professors, about his interest in clinical psychology,…
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Internship Helps Honors Student Clarify Career Goals
Jayden Stearns is a third-year ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Honors College student whose internship position at Shared Moravian Ministry Ohio was created when the organization decided to use technology to make their programs socially distanced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A computer science major, Jayden hea…
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Honors Student Challenges Herself in the Bridal Fashion Industry
Laney Poling, a third-year ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Honors College fashion design major, recently had the opportunity to intern with Dress Haute, a Pennsylvania-based bridal and special occasion boutique, during the 2020 Fall Semester. Laney first heard about the position at Dress Haute from Millie Ott, the Inter…
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Honors Student Reflects on Internship with FirstEnergy
Paige Gamin is a junior ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Honors College student from Medina, Ohio, majoring in finance, with minors in accounting and economics. Paige first began her internship search when she heard that her Fall Semester 2020 classes would be remote due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Though she has since ada…
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Honors College Boasts History of Academic Excellence
This year’s Honors College incoming freshmen class totaled 516 students, representing 22 states and three countries (Egypt, India and the U.S.). Many of these students reside on campus in the Honors Living-Learning Community, composed of Stopher and Johnson Halls, as well as Centennial Court B. In l…
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Finding Fulfillment as a Commuter in the Honors College
When students decide what college or university to attend, one of the biggest decisions that follows is whether to live on campus or commute to campus from home or an apartment. While living on campus is an integral part of the college experience for some students, each of these options ha…
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'I Wouldn’t Change Anything for the World'
Junior journalism student Sean Fitzgerald shares what it’s like being a resident student advisor, co-hosting a sports radio show and living on the autism spectrum.
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HONORS COLLEGE PROVIDES HOME AWAY FROM HOME AT KENT STATE
According to an article posted on the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ website in September 2019, 20 percent of ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s freshman class of 2023 hails from 38 states other than Ohio, as well as from the District of Columbia. The Honors College also boasts considerable geographic diversity among its students…
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INTERNSHIP PREPARES HONORS STUDENT FOR FUTURE CAREER
Matthew Fowler, an Honors College junior majoring in public health and sociology from Brewster, Ohio, is currently completing an internship with the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ LGBTQ+ Center for the spring 2020 semester. His responsibilities include contributing to annual events and furthering the center’s hea…
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