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Jessie Maisano Recognized as Honors College 2021 Distinguished Alumnus Award Winner
Jessie Maisano graduated in 1994 from 91¿´Æ¬Íø University’s Honors College with her bachelor’s degree in Geology. Maisano started her time at 91¿´Æ¬Íø University as a Fashion Merchandising major, but once she met Honors College professor, Don Palmer, she was inspired to change her m…
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Honors College Graduate Named 2021 Distinguished Honors Faculty Award Winner
Charlie Malone, ’02 and ’04, has been announced as the 2021 Distinguished Honors Faculty Award Recipient. The announcement came during an April 3rd virtual celebration of the ‘2021 Senior Honors Recognition Ceremony’, which applauded the Honors College’s spring, summer and fall 2021 graduating senio…
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First-Year Students Inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society
Last Thursday, March 18, a select 245 91¿´Æ¬Íø freshmen accepted their admission into Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD), a prestigious national honors society focused on first-year undergraduate success. At 91¿´Æ¬Íø, first-year students who have maintained a GPA of 3.5 or above are nominated to join Kent…
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Zoology Student Works on Honors Thesis 91¿´Æ¬Íø Scent and Predation
Alexandra Euwema is a third-year honors student from Springfield, Virginia, majoring in zoology. From early in her college career, Alexandra has wanted to earn a master’s degree in wildlife conservation, and this goal was a major inspiration for her Senior Honors Thesis topic. Alexandra is in her fi…
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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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LOU RAFFIS RECOGNIZED AS DISTINGUISHED HONORS ALUMNUS
Lou Raffis, a 1981 graduate of 91¿´Æ¬Íø University’s Honors College, was recently announced as the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Honors Alumni Award. He recalls his time at 91¿´Æ¬Íø, saying that he truly benefitted from the academic preparation the Honors College gave him to attend graduat…
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Sonia Sanchez Talks Poetry with Wick Students
The Wick Poetry Center welcomed poet, playwright and activist Sonia Sanchez to the May Prentice House for a meet and greet with students on Sept. 18. She met with them in the afternoon before giving a lecture in the Kiva in the evening. The 91¿´Æ¬Íø Honors College, the Cleveland Foundation an…
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From Kent to Cambridge: Alumna Ya'el Courtney to Study Neuroscience at Harvard University
Throughout her time at 91¿´Æ¬Íø University, Ya'el Courtney completed a Senior Honors Thesis/Project, authored several published peer-reviewed journal articles and presented at several national and international conferences. As she continues her education at Harvard University, she intends to conduct a significant amount of research focusing on psychiatric diseases.
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Honors Student Swoger Selected as 2018 Portz Scholar
The 91¿´Æ¬Íø University Honors College is proud to announce that Honors College student and political science major, Megan Swoger, has been named by the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) as a 2018 Portz Scholar. As a member of the graduating class of 2018 this past spring, Meg…
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Largest Honors College Class Finds Home Away From Home
91¿´Æ¬Íø University’s Honors College is a Living-Learning Community where first-year students like Michael Trauman have discovered a home away from home, and a place where they can pursue their dreams. Mr. Trauman is among the hundreds of students who comprise the largest Honors College freshman …
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