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The Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Mock Trial Team has only six months to learn about a fictional case before acting it out during its competition season. The team will head to Penn State University in mid-February to compete in the Regional Competition. These local and regional experiences provide students with the opportunity to test their skills against the best in the country while gaining a broader perspective on the legal field.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡is committed to providing a safe environment for our students to live and learn and uses a multi-layered approach to assure security and wellness for our entire university community.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s Prison Reentry Program was recently featured on WKBN-TV for its partnership with FCI Elkton, featuring the inaugural class of 18 incarcerated students who earned their Â鶹¾«Ñ¡associate degrees.
Fostering Pathways for Bright Futures is an innovative program within Kent State's University Outreach and Engagement that provides academic, emotional and social support while connecting young people to opportunities in higher education. It's making a real impact for students.
Every semester, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ reopens the door to a diploma for students who left college without finishing a degree.A job opportunity, a family crisis, military service or running out of money – there are many reasons why students leave college without completing their studies.