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Hear What Indian Students Are Saying About Kent State!
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Kent State Florence Celebrates New Palazzo Vettori with Grand Opening
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Palazzo Vettori, the new home for Kent State Florence |
Despite the fact that the building has been open to students since January, Palazzo Vettori was given its official inauguration on a sunny Sunday afternoon, April 17, before a small gathering of local Italian dignitaries and numerous Kent State respresentatives, including Florence students and faculty, executive staff members, trustees and several key donors.
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Kent State Receives Grant to Prepare Students for Telemedicine and 3D Printing
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The State of Ohio and the Department of Higher Education awarded Kent State University a $510,000 Regionally Aligned Priorities in Delivering Skills grant.
The award is part of a pilot program to bring together business and education partners to fill the growing need for qualified workers in the healthcare industry; specifically, in the areas of telemedicine and additive manufacturing or 3D printing.
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Kent State Opens New Center for the Visual Arts
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The Center for the Visual Arts, the new home of Kent State University's School of Art, celebrated its grand opening on May 6. The festivities began with a short program, immediately followed by building tours, live entertainment, student exhibitions and refreshments.
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KSU Researchers Receive More Than $1 Million in Grants
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The National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Aging awarded
Gemma Casadesus-Smith, Ph.D., from Kent State's Department of Biological Sciences, a three-year $444,000 grant to research the mechanisms associated with the benefits of Pramlintide - a synthetic hormone - in models of Alzheimer's disease.
Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., from Kent State's Department of Geography, received a three-year $565,000 NASA grant to study climate change through models of water clarity in the Great Lakes.
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Congratulations to those of you who completed and passed your examinations earlier this year and more recently graduated from your higher secondary school. Best wishes, too, as you begin your pursuit of a higher education degree which will result in your lifelong vocation and professional passion.
I am proud to say that at its recent Spring 2016 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent campus, Kent State conferred 4,210 degrees, including 3,067 bachelor's degrees, 968 master's degrees,169 doctoral degrees and six educational specialist degrees. Across the university's eight-campus system, A total of 5,226 students graduated, including those receiving associate degrees.
As graduates yourselves, now is the time to begin finalizing your options for college and I hope that you plan to pursue an international education. In today's global world, an international experience will not only help you with your career opportunities, it is also a fantastic way to grow into a confident and resourceful individual. In fact, a recent IES study indicates that the benefits of living and learning abroad include:
- Increase hiring quotient
- Faster job placement after graduation
- Higher starting salaries
- Increased opportunity of acceptance to graduate school
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And I hope that many of you are planning to join the more than 1,000 Indian students who already call Kent State home. Although you just missed our preferred application deadline of June 1, we are still receiv
ing late applications through June 30 for fall semester 2016-- but don't delay as you'll need to give yourself sufficient time to complete your VISA interviews and other pre-departure requirements!
We look forward to seeing you at Kent State!
Jyostna Misra
Kent State University, Ohio-Liaison Office (India)
413, Fourth Floor, International Trade Tower, Nehru Place
New Delhi - 110019
Office Ph no. 011-40526889/011-41616889
mob-9555138328
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International Graduates Celebrated at Ballroom Reception
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Ashish Mondretti presented with inaugural International Community Impact Award during the festivities
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Ashish Mondretti |
An incredible milestone for many was celebrated on the evening of May 11 during the International Graduate Student Reception, which was held in the Kent Student Center Ballroom to accommodate the numerous international graduates who were in attendance as well as their family and friends. The event was co-sponsored by the Office of Global Education and the Kent State Alumni Association.
The reception also served as the opportunity to present the inaugural edition of the
International Community Impact Award, which was presented to
Ashish Mondretti, the current president of the Kent Indian Association.
Read more about the reception, Ashish Mondretti and the International Community Impact Award.
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Team India Falls to Team Saudi Arabia in the Quarterfinals of the Global Cup Soccer Tournament
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Team Oman is the ultimate winner in Kent State's first international soccer tournament
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 Despite receiving a first-round bye,
Team India was eliminated from Kent State's first-ever
Global Cup Soccer Tournament by a talented Saudi Arabia team 6 to 0 in a quarterfinal match. The Saudi team eventually lost the Championship Round to
Team Oman 6 to 2. Eleven international teams representing four continents and seven countries participated in the tournament.
Read more about the Global Cup Tournament as well as get the scores of the individual matches.
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KSU Students Experience the World Without Leaving Northeast Ohio
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Kent State's International Village Experience enables local students to build relationships with friends from around the world
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Students share a laugh during an IVE event. |
One special program, which the university offers to truly challenge students to see their world differently, is the
International Village Experience (IVE). The International Village Experience is one of the university's several residential living-learning programs. It is unique in that it offers an opportunity for local students to live, study and grow with others from around the world.
Read more about IVE.
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