Anchor: College today is a great place for young adults to go to learn, have fun, and to accumulate student debt. The average debt per graduate in 2012 was $29,000 and researchers say that that number is continuing to grow. But what if students were given the opportunity to cut that debt in half? That is what President Barack Obama is planing on doing by making all community college free for two years. We sent reporter Shawn Wilson out on…
Anchor Intro: TV2 General Manager is not an easy task to do, let alone being a full-time student. Vivian Feke, works hard both for the station and in the classroom here’s Jamie Dillon with the story. [bbrvideo]Dillon_BBR_S1_Feke[/bbrvideo] Meet General Manager at TV2 and full-time Student Vivian Feke, who likes to work behind the scene’s of the station. “But, working in the control room is nice because you get to be right by the director with all the sound board, audio…
Even in negative temperatures, a Kent State tour guide gets her job done. [bbrvideo]BBR_DERWIN_S1_GUIDE_2[/bbrvideo] On a freezing Thursday afternoon while most students retreated back to their beds, senior Dallas Trescher was leading a prospective transfer student and his mother around the Kent State campus. Trescher: “I’m an admissions office tour guide. I take families from the campus tour center in the student center and I take them around campus for an hour-and-a-half; show them everything and anything they want to…
[bbrvideo]BBR_WILSON_P4_VIDEO[/bbrvideo] The population of Kent State University is just over 29,000. With this amount of students on campus everything is running at full capacity, the Residence halls are all filled, the parking lots are full, and in most classes there are no empty seats. But what if that changed… What if the number of students decreased by a third or even half of its current total? With President Obama’s plan to make all community colleges free for two years…
[bbrvideo]BBR_Young_Project4_CCI[/bbrvideo] On a campus that is home to nearly 30,000 students, a large portion of these graduates study under the wing of the College of Communication and Information. Leaving the question: who is the current Dean of CCI, and what exactly does she do? The Kent State University College of Communication and information is one of the only colleges within the United States that has such a diverse combination of communication, information and visual disciplines under one Umbrella. The mission…
[bbrvideo]BBR_DERWIN_P4_RETENTION[/bbrvideo] When the Class of 2017 came into Kent State, they were commended for their high ACT scores and GPAs. And when those freshmen became sophomores, it turned out that they had the highest freshmen to sophomore retention rate in Kent State history: 81.7%. Kent State Provost Todd Diacon stated that he believed the boosted retention rate had to do with an increase in required academic advising and the PR advocating for students to take 15 credit hours a semester….
[bbrvideo]BBR_SMITH_P4_SUMMIT[/bbrvideo] Construction is coming to Summit Street this summer when the first phase of a two-year project begins. During the construction, only one lane of east bound traffic will be open. This project is projected to be completed in 2017 as most of the work will be done when it is warm enough outside to lay concrete. The construction will extend from the intersection of Summit and Lincoln to the intersection of Summit and Loop Road. Work will be done…
[bbrvideo]BBR_P3_Young_DeanSlug[/bbrvideo] The Kent State University College of Communication and information is one of the only colleges within the United States that has such a diverse combination of communication, information and visual disciplines under one Umbrella. The mission of the college of communication and information is to educate students to meet their specific goals as well as the needs of society. Throughout the University there is an influx of Deans that look over each specific College of study. They are responsible…
[bbrvideo]bbr_Jelinek_P3_pantryslug[/bbrvideo] During these tough economic times, some college students don’t have enough money to put groceries on the table. This is where the Women’s Center in Kent comes in. The Center provides a pantry that offers food and toiletries free of charge on an emergency basis for faculty, staff and students. The primary community served is women from the KSU community, and most are students here at the University. Other members of the community will not be turned away if…
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