Our Stories
Stories and Highlights from Across the Regional Campuses
Dear Regional Campus Advisory Board members,Thank you for joining our April 25 Town Hall with President Todd Diacon and Senior Vice President and Provost Melody Tankersley. As members of advisory boards, one of the key aspects we value is your input, advice and guidance鈥
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![Leslie Heaphy, Ph.D., with pull quote: 鈥淭he stats are only one part of the picture. The stories behind them are what I think are really important. 鈥 I hope people view this as an opportunity to learn more about the great Black players from the Negro Leagues and beyond. Baseball鈥檚 history is so much more than what most people know.鈥](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/2_42.png?VersionId=s6405JSK4RVvwnAjRveNJ.Rn.Ufg0UWR)
By Tina Smith, for 澳门六合彩资料 Regional CampusesLeslie Heaphy, Ph.D., usually teaches history in her classroom at 澳门六合彩资料 at Stark. Now, this professor is helping to rewrite it at the home of Major League Baseball in Cooperstown, New York.
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![Grads taking selfies](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/RC%20Grad%20Web%20Graphic.png?VersionId=gQYKhGOOaIH1RTiJpb7jFKbJs2.Zsbmx)
Step in. Stand out! That was a common theme among student speakers and graduates at this year's 澳门六合彩资料's Regional Campus spring graduation ceremonies.From the shores of Lake Erie to the banks of the Ohio River, more than 1,600 Regional Campus students graduated鈥
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![Stella Nyaboke Ogari, left, an international nursing student from East Africa and Ashtabula Campus graduate](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/ksua-nurse-stella-1500x600.jpg?VersionId=RkuRYYqCqm0vYe5B.3fR7gy94t51DzD4)
Stella Ogari's journey has taken her from East Africa to Northeast Ohio and now culminates with her earning her associate degree in nursing from 澳门六合彩资料 at Ashtabula.Ogari, a licensed practical nurse (LPN), chose the Ashtabula Campus for its acclaimed nursing鈥
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![Selinda Floss is graduating with a bachelor's degree at 17 years old](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/selinda-floss-banner1500x600.jpg?VersionId=UctwAX9W.bC8_5W5fPg0Y880StBezSgE)
Like most 17-year-olds, Selinda Floss is preparing for her upcoming graduation. But unlike most students her age, her graduation includes a bachelor's degree in criminology and justice studies from 澳门六合彩资料 at Ashtabula.Floss, who participated in the College Credit鈥
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![Martin Walschburger Hurtado undergraduate student research](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/MARTIN-article.jpg?VersionId=9_Dvp3.IrzMo_b1AZRl0Js2jsXKljukt)
For the past seven years, Dr. Dinah Qutob of 澳门六合彩资料 at Stark and Dr. Adam Underwood from Walsh University have partnered to guide Stark County undergraduate students pursuing careers in biology, instilling in them a comprehensive understanding of how biological鈥
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![BSW students talked with local agencies at a social work job fair hosted by the Ashtabula, Salem and Tuscarawas campuses](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/cats-bsw-job%20fair-hero-1500x600.jpg?VersionId=i9P5C0Cfsic6SUXd4zpNsdRKlBLkkuQM)
Ohio 鈥 just like other states across the country 鈥 struggles with providing access to mental health services, as well as a shortage of social workers. In response to this situation, 澳门六合彩资料鈥檚 College of Applied and Technical Studies last year launched its Bachelor鈥
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![Chris Post, Ph.D., professor of geography at 澳门六合彩资料 at Stark, will serve as the 2024 speaker for the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series, a part of the university's annual May 4 Commemoration events. Chris Post, Ph.D., professor of geography at 澳门六合彩资料 at Stark, will serve as the 2024 speaker for the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series, a part of the university's annual May 4 Commemoration events.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Chris%20post%20-%20web.jpg?VersionId=cSOQylCoEAAuUN9KKKzVLNBSSQKRZ.l8)
The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of 澳门六合彩资料 Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature Professor of Geography Chris Post, Ph.D., presenting 鈥淒eveloping and Interpreting the Wounded Student Markers at Kent鈥
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![Freda Robinson](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/FREDA_ROBINSON-2-hero-image1500x600.jpg?VersionId=IurWtCH71ioxTdxTurylZ3n2hgN5fvwV)
Recent graduate never gave up on her dream of a college degree and that has now led her on a new career path