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The Coolest Tour Guide

The Coolest Tour Guide

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…

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The Ever-Growing University – Recruitment & Enrollment at Kent State

The Ever-Growing University – Recruitment & Enrollment at Kent State

All roads lead to Kent State. Probably the most vital information I obtained from my conversation with Nancy Dellavecchia, Director of Admissions at Kent State, was about the ever-extending reach of the university through its multitude of programs and strong communication abilities with prospective students. “Over the years we’ve expanded where we reach out to,” said Ms. Dellavecchia, “and I see that continuing.” The highest number of out-of-state students may come from Pennsylvania, but by no means does that restrict…

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Recruitment Hits Hard

Recruitment Hits Hard

Resident Assistant recruitment began full force this week on the Kent Campus. The huge freshmen class is not only caused a housing dilemma but is affecting the appeal of being an R.A. a once very popular campus job. TV2’s Henna Thornberry has the details. [bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_S2_Thornberry_RA[/bbrvideo] Resident Assistant, a once popular campus job is in danger of losing it’s luster and the resident assistant search committee is recruiting harder than ever this year. Kent State University made several changes to…

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Kent State Upgrades Programs

Kent State Upgrades Programs

[bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_P3_Katrinchak_Enrollment[/bbrvideo] A new generation of Kent State University is underway. Right now, Kent State is working to become a bigger, better, and stronger university in order to attract more students. Tremendous results are already showing in incoming student numbers and the highest ever retention rate is at 81.7 percent. But this growth over the past five years is not enough, as they are still looking to improve. One man who is battling the challenges of enrollment is the Vice…

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New strategies underway to boost KSU enrollment

New strategies underway to boost KSU enrollment

Campus tours, a new downtown, and student organizations are just three ways Kent State University attracts new students. Kent State not only has to interest students in obtaining a higher education in its classrooms, but also has to find a way to keep students involved and intrigued throughout their four years on campus. The Office of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs is dedicated to finding a stronger academic class each year and to helping current students find where they belong…

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