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Board of Trustees approves budget, addresses enrollment

Troy Pierson Reporter September 16, 2020

Kent State held its Board of Trustees business meeting this afternoon to discuss and vote on agenda items that included the fiscal year 2021 budget, the establishment of new majors and the approval of...

Student enrollment drops 3.1% for fall semester

Student retention and graduation rates are all on the rise going into the fall 2020 semester. “Back in April, we were thinking [enrollment] was going to be 20% down, and that’s what we were planning...

President Todd Diacon meets with Student Media representatives on Oct. 15, 2019. 

Q and A with President Todd Diacon

KentWired Staff October 16, 2019

Members of the KentWired staff sat down with Kent State President Todd Diacon to ask him some questions about his first year as president. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.KENTWIRED:...

Mary Parker

Q&A with Mary Parker, the new VP of enrollment management

Lauren Sasala January 27, 2019

Editor’s note: Some changes have been made to the transcript for clarity.The following is a Q&A with Mary Parker, the first vice president of enrollment management for Kent State, who started this...

Katie Kintop, a junior marketing major, transferred to Kent State from the University of Akron.

In the midst of enrollment decline, Kent State looks for transfer students to fill the gaps

Morgan Hallam September 30, 2018

Faced with a declining number of Ohio high school graduates, Kent State is pursuing more transfer students by working with community colleges in the area, creating new scholarships, advertising out of...

School of Art sees growth in enrollment, credits recruitment efforts

Alexandra Sobczak September 16, 2018

Despite Kent State’s overall drop in enrollment this fall, the School of Art experienced an enrollment increase of nearly 23 percent.There are 360 undergraduate students in the school this fall, 82 more...

President Beverly Warren addresses the Board of Trustees on Wednesday.

University retention rates reach record high amid enrollment decline

Morgan Hallam September 12, 2018

Kent State’s retention rate reached a record 81 percent last year, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon told trustees Wednesday.Diacon and other administrators officially...

Members of the Faculty Senate listen to opening remarks from Chair Pamela Grimm during the meeting Monday Sep. 10, 2018.

Enrollment decreases at Kent while freshman class grows

Rachel Hale September 10, 2018

Fall Kent campus enrollment dropped 800 students from a year ago, Kent State's President Beverly Warren told Faculty Senate Monday, about 200 more than Kent State initially expected.Even with the decrease...

Domestic and international graduate student enrollment

KSU anticipates decline in enrollment this fall

Valerie Royzman August 26, 2018

Kent State is expecting a 2 percent dip in enrollment this fall, which could mean a loss of anywhere from 300 to 600 students, said Kristin Anderson, the director of external media relations.The university...

Overall drop in Kent State regional campuses enrollment

Natalie Meek and Devon Parker September 17, 2017

Kent State’s fifteenth-day numbers revealed an overall decreasing trend for the seven regional campuses’ concurrent enrollment."Concurrent" data reflects all students attending a campus, regional and...

09/15/16 Retention Rate Kent Campus

Kent Campus enrollment, freshmen retention rate at all-time high

Lydia Taylor September 14, 2016

Kent State released their 15th Day Enrollment Statistics Tuesday, showing that enrollment and retention rates reached historically high numbers on the university's Kent campus this semester.Currently,...

Board of Trustees approves changes amid projected growth

Olivia Minnier March 9, 2016

Kent State’s Board of Trustees endorsed several initiatives to improve campus amongst news of a projected increase in growth over the next five years.Enrollment is expected to grow at the Kent campus...