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Chair Dennis Eckard shares a word with Ralph Ratta during the Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015.

Board of Trustees discuss shared vision, continued admissions growth

Ian Flickinger September 9, 2015

Kent State’s Board of Trustees approved the shared vision statement presented by President Beverly Warren and debated strategies for handling the university’s growing student numbers in its meeting...

Missy Hendrix, a public health major, passes a book to students Baraa Iskandar and Abdullah Almotairi at the Kent State International Student Mentor's Meeting on March 3, 2015. Members of the organization can leave a message in their language in the journal to share with the group. 

Kent State welcomes 3,000 international students this fall

Alyse Rohloff August 27, 2015

Kent State is planning to host about 3,000 international students this fall, with about 30 percent coming from China and 42 percent coming from Saudi Arabia. About 45 percent of international students...

Some Kent State international students experience transition difficulties

Taylor Meade April 27, 2015

For some international students at Kent State, transitioning not only to the American lifestyle but also the college lifestyle can be difficult. International student adviser Samantha Bell said international...

Global Connections connects international students across language barrier

Taylor Meade March 3, 2015

Global Connections, formerly known as Conversation Partners, is continuing to help international students with their English proficiency through mentoring with domestic students.Global Connections director...

Photo courtesy of Bruce Walton

International (mis)understandings: What happens to international students if they break the law?

Bruce Walton January 29, 2015

For many students, college is a place of freedom from authority, to let loose and be reckless is a cultural rite of passage for Americans. International students, in fear of facing consequences of the...

Our View: Internationally inclusive?

KS Editors November 20, 2014

After choosing to come to the U.S. for school, international students can face several challenges when they arrive. Language and cultural barriers are enough to deal with in addition to arriving to campus...

International Artwork Showcase to feature student paintings, drawings

Kaitlin Siegel November 18, 2014

Artwork from Kent State’s international students will be featured on the second floor of the Student Center on Thursday, Nov. 20.Annie Cima, a senior human development and family studies major who works...

Toshiki Nakamura, a freshman English as a Second Language major from Japan, laughs with friends in the Kent State International Mentors program before KSIM's India night in the Williamson Alumni Center on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014.

Crossing cultural borders

Danielle Hess October 1, 2014

Chinese exchange student Yiming Li began his junior year of college on the opposite side of the world from where he grew up. Li, an aeronautics major whose university in China partners with Kent State,...

Students watch a presentation on the history and culture of Inda at KSIM's India Night in the Williamson Alumni Center on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014.

India Night promotes cultural awareness

Kaitlin Siegel October 1, 2014

The Kent State International Mentors celebrated India Night on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at the Williamson Alumni Center.The night featured presentations by Amulya Vanga, an applied mathematics graduate student,...

Our view: Housing woes deter international students

KS Editors September 14, 2014

The Kent State 15-day enrollment statistics revealed that the number of students at the university’s main campus is at an all-time high with 28,457 students. The freshman class is the third largest incoming...

Employee for the Office of Global Education Nick Vasiloff holds up his sign which reads that his dream place to travel is Israel, at the I Love Travel Week event in the Kent State library Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014.

Language barriers prevent abroad opportunities

Chelsey Milkovich April 14, 2014

Kent State study abroad offers students a wide variety of options when choosing which programs to study through as well as many destination opportunities for travel.  However, multiple programs that study...

OGE prepares students for Florence

Chelsey Milkovich March 20, 2014

Students, faculty and staff filled the Nest on the second floor of the student center on Wednesday March 19 at 1 p.m. for Discover Florence: The Duomo.  Hosted by Kent State study abroad and The Office...

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