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Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Freshman Class Sets Enrollment Records Following Top Year for Graduates
With 4,363 students, the 2018 freshman class has 100 more students than a year ago and topped the previous record high set in 2016.

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Again Ranked in Coveted Top Tier of Best National Universities by U.S. News & World Report
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ is the only public university in Northeast Ohio to be ranked in the top tier of the Best National Universities list released by U.S. News & World Report.

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Running Back Darrick Edwards Wins Rittichier Award
Junior Darrick Edwards, a walk-on running back on the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ football team, was awarded the Lt. Jack Rittichier Trophy for displaying characteristics of the hero for whom the trophy was named.

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡at Stark’s First Year Experience (FYE) Prepares Students for Success
Incoming Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ at Stark freshmen participated in the fifth FYE Summer Service Project.

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡of Wellness Offers Seeds of Wellness Mini-grants for Health and Wellness Initiatives
Mini-grants fund community-driven initiatives that support Kent State’s mission to become a model for a healthy campus.

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Student Realizes Dream of Working With Celebrity Chef
Chef Cat Cora says Ashley Foster's drive and ambition reminded her of herself when she was starting her career.

It Is Never Too Late to Graduate From Kent State
Seventy-year-old Rudd (Ted) Bare II had the surprise of a lifetime planned for his children on Aug. 18, 2018.

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Graduate Named 2018 Portz Scholar
The National Collegiate Honors Council has named recent Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ graduate Megan Swoger a 2018 Portz Scholar. She is the ninth Â鶹¾«Ñ¡student to receive the honor since the inception of the Portz Scholars competition in 1990.

Dean Stocker Named 2018 Recipient of LEADERship Ashtabula County Excellence in Leadership Award
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ at Ashtabula Dean and Chief Administrative Officer Susan J. Stocker, Ph.D., was presented with the Marta K. Stone Excellence in Leadership Award from LEADERship Ashtabula County at the organization’s annual meeting that was held Aug. 1.

Passion, Purpose and the Power of Paint
Perhaps the most surprising thing about Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ student Carrie Esser is that she is not an art major but she has gained a reputation for her makeup and body-painting business.