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Bursar Goes Abroad

Bursar Goes Abroad

[bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_P5_Thornberry_Abroad[/bbrvideo]   Anchor Lead:   Kent State’s Study Abroad Programs can be a great learning opportunity, but when it comes to international currency, some students are hesitant to make the transition. TV2’s Henna Thornberry has more. Me: Study Abroad programs at Kent State have a huge range including their price. A common understanding among students is that studying abroad is more expensive than a typical semester. Director of Education Abroad advising Amber Bollinger says, that’s not always the case….

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Bursar Goes Abroad

Bursar Goes Abroad

[bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_P4_Thornberry_Abroad[/bbrvideo] I am standing here outside of the Bursar’s office. The Bursar’s office is where student’s tuition, room, board and any other academic fees are charged including study abroad. I spoke with one student who reconsidered going abroad because of expenses. Cara Bakan recently came back from Florence this summer. After hearing about the Florence Summer institute, she knew she wanted to go, but how to pay for it seemed like a problem. She discussed it with her parents…

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Learning Opportunites Overseas

Learning Opportunites Overseas

[bbrvideo width=”474″]BBR_P3_Thornberry_StudyAbroad[/bbrvideo] Kent State Education abroad offers over 150 learning opportunities, yet students are still put off by rumors. I spoke with Amber Bollinger, head of Study Abroad advising to learn more about what’s happening this semester. Bollinger told me that study abroad is a huge program to coordinate across campus. Study abroad periods range from 10 days with a class to a month over the summer or even a year in another country. Yet every school within the university…

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Study Abroad Ever Growing at Kent State

Study Abroad Ever Growing at Kent State

Study Abroad is the chance for students from Kent State University to go to other countries around the world to continue their education while experience various cultures and languages. Study abroad provides many interesting stories from the students themselves, professors, international campuses and even the foothold at the Kent State Main campus. I spoke with Amber Bollinger, an Education Abroad Advisor and general coordinator of all programs to learn more about the study abroad programs in depth.  Amber is in…

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National Student Exchange

National Student Exchange

The National Student Exchange Program allows thousands of student to study at new campuses each year, but most do not know about the program TV2’s Eric Rivers has the story.      [bbrvideo width=”350″ float=”left”caption=National Student Exchange Program”. ]BBR_07_Rivers_NSE1[/bbrvideo]   The National Student Exchange program provides an opportunity for undergrads to study up to one year at partnering NSE College. There are over 180 colleges that students can choose from that include locations all around the United States, United States…

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Retention Rates Stun Residence Services

Retention Rates Stun Residence Services

Kent State University has become the largest college in Northeast Ohio. With over 28,000 students enrolled just at the main campus, space has become a predominate issue with students living in Residence Halls. [bbrvideo width=”350″ float=”left” caption=”Kent State University’s  enrollment and retention rates are record high, but little is being done to house this record number of students.”]BBR_07_Klein_KentEnrollment[/bbrvideo] Kent State University is now the second largest university in Ohio with over 40,000 students enrolled at all eight campuses. During the…

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Passion Takes You Far

Passion Takes You Far

Kent Interhall Council is Kent State’s second largest organization on campus. Throughout the years students have served as general member and executive board members. But for the first time, the executive board with be comprised of all women. [bbrvideo width=”350″ float=”left” caption=”For this first time at Kent State University, a board of all women will lead Kent Interhall Council.”]BBR_06_Klein_KIC2014[/bbrvideo] Women have staved for change all throughout world in history. From 1920, when women gained their right to vote into 2014 when…

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Keeping It Fresh

Keeping It Fresh

Thirty-one million American’s skip breakfast everyday. As students staying up late doing schoolwork, most would rather an extra hour of sleep than breakfast. But one woman at Kent Market 2 wants to challenge students to wake-up and enjoy a freshly cooked breakfast.  [bbrvideo width=”350″ float=”left” caption=”When students spend hours on schoolwork, most choose to skip breakfast for an extra hour of sleep.”]BBR_05_Klein_FreshBreakfast_RW[/bbrvideo] We’ve all heard the saying, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” Yet studies show that 31…

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Lil’ Sibs Invasion

Lil’ Sibs Invasion

Each year Kent Interhall Council plans a variety of events on the Kent State campus, one of those events being Lil’ Sibs Weekend. While the event itself only last three days the time and hard work that goes into planning the event might surprise you.  [bbrvideo width=”350″ float=”left” caption=”Lil’ Sibs Weekend is one of KIC’s most successful events. Now see what goes into planning this great event.”]BBR_04_Klein_LittleSibsWeekend[/bbrvideo] Kent State University host hundreds of events every year, but one of the…

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Charging up Kent State!

Charging up Kent State!

Almost every student on Kent State’s campus has a cell phone, but not everyone has a place to charge it until now. Kent State University’s Center for Student Involvement recently added four new charging stations to the Students Center. [bbrvideo width=”350″ float=”left” caption=”Four new charging stations have been added to the Kent Student Center”]BBR_03_Klein_ChargingStation[/bbrvideo] Today almost every student at Kent State has a cell phone, but with so many student and phones there’s not always enough outlets for chargers. Now, that…

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