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Stories and Highlights from Across the Regional Campuses

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Aireanna Tyson and her father

Rising Scholars Helps Students Like Aireanna Tyson Dream Big

Attending Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Stark in the fall, Canton teen once questioned future.Aireanna Tyson didn’t always see college in her future. Growing up in Canton’s inner city, she knew what it was like to feel far from the classroom — where real life could pull your focus away from school…
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Geauga Campus Dean Angela Spalsbury, Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel and Â鶹¾«Ñ¡President Todd Diacon

Ohio Lieutenant Governor Visits Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Geauga, Touts Nursing Program as Job Creator

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel visited Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ at Geauga on June 9 to tour its nursing program with President Todd Diacon and Geauga Dean Angela Spalsbury, Ph.D. Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Today was there when Tressel later took part in a roundtable discussion with Geauga County…
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Respiratory Therapy Students practice with a patient simulator in a Cleveland Clinic lab as Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Ashtabula's satellite campus

A Breath of Opportunity: How Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Ashtabula’s Respiratory Therapy Program Is Growing at Cleveland Clinic

In the heart of one of the world’s leading healthcare systems, a unique partnership is helping address a critical shortage in the medical field by offering career pathways to underemployed workers and aspiring respiratory therapists.
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Miles and Martin Ashbaugh, twin police academy cadets

Twin Paths to the Badge: Martin and Miles Ashbaugh Train Together at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Police Academy in Twinsburg

TWINSBURG, Ohio — In a city named for its legacy of siblinghood, two brothers from Cuyahoga Falls are living up to the name.Martin and Miles Ashbaugh, identical twins and recent graduates of Â鶹¾«Ñ¡, are current cadets at the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Police Academy in Twinsburg…
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BSN graduate moms and their kids

Graduate Moms Celebrated Mother’s Day and Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degrees

As they donned caps and gowns last weekend, a group of determined mothers at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ at Trumbull celebrated more than graduation. These students graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and celebrated their academic achievements and Mother’s Day with…
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Photo of Dean Denise Seachrist announcing her retirement

Dean Denise A. Seachrist Retires after 37 Years at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡

After nearly four decades at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡, Denise A. Seachrist, Ph.D., is retiring from her role as dean and chief administrative officer of Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ at Stark and Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ at Salem. Her retirement on June 30, 2025, marks the conclusion of a…
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Â鶹¾«Ñ¡graduates showing off there diplomas

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Regional Campuses Celebrate more than 1,700 Graduates across Northeast Ohio

This weekend marks a significant milestone for Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s Regional Campus system as more than 1,700 graduates are honored in commencement ceremonies across Northeast Ohio. On campuses spanning from Lake Erie to the Ohio River, these celebrations highlight the…
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BSW program director and lecturer Matt Butler teaches a class from the Ashtabula Campus Zoom Room to students at three regional campus locations

First BSW Cohort Graduates, Filling Critical Gaps for Underserved Communities

Just two years after its launch, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s Bachelor of Social Work program is seeing its first cohort of students graduate this semester. Nearly 20 students will walk across stages at the Ashtabula, Salem and Tuscarawas campuses this month, the latest milestone in…
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The new Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Trumbull Electrical/Electronic Engineering Lab

Ohio grant helps build semiconductor lab

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ at Trumbull utilized an Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) Super RAPIDS grant to add a state-of-the-art lab for its electrical/electronic engineering technology program.
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Pictured (from left) are Kristine Harrington, Sheren Farag, Rachael Blasiman, Bob Antenucci, Eric Taylor, Steve Toepfer, Olivia Rice and Francis Graham at the Association for University Regional Campuses of Ohio (AURCO) annual conference

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Regional Campuses Show Support for Research at Annual AURCO Conference

Kent State’s Regional Campuses were well-represented at the during which Olivia Rice, a psychology student from Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Salem, earned a first-place…
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