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Tuition Continues to Rise

Tuition Continues to Rise

Despite the very real possibility of free community colleges, many universities, including Kent State, continue to raise tuition. A big reason may have a lot to do with scholarship money. [bbrvideo]BBR_DERWIN_S5_TUITION[/bbrvideo] At Kent State’s faculty senate meeting on March 9th, a proposal was announced to increase Kent State’s tuition by two percent. In the past four years, tuition has already increased by over $1,000. This proposal is on the heels of President Barack Obama’s push to make community college free…

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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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Freshman Retention at Kent State

Freshman Retention at Kent State

[bbrvideo]BBR_DERWIN_P3_RETENTION[/bbrvideo]   In the fall of 2014 it was announced that the freshman retention rate, the rate at which freshman students return to be sophomores, had reached 81.7%, an all-time high for the university. When asked why he believed the percentage had hit the record high, Kent State Provost Todd Diacon gave credit to an improvement in academic advising, as well as a push for students to maintain 15-credit hour semesters, and the expansion of support services and co-curricular experiences. Sophomore…

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Tour guide influences students

Tour guide influences students

Preview days and campus tours are in full swing at colleges all around the country. But who is helping students learn more about Kent State? TV2’s Paige Katrinchak tells us about one student who is guiding others to become a golden flash. [bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_S4_Katrinchak_Guide[/bbrvideo] Joise Gilliland is the first person some students meet at Kent State. As one of 60 tour guides, it is her job to make a good impression on visiting high school students. Joise is the senior-most…

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Tour Guides Make a Difference for Admissions

Tour Guides Make a Difference for Admissions

Spring is here, and that means that thousands of perspective students will be coming to campus to visit. TV2’s own Kim Anderson has an inside look on the people who are actually giving these tours. [bbrvideo width=”350″ float=”left” caption=”Campus tour guides not only help perspective students, but also aid admissions.”]BBR_05A_ANDERSON_TOUR[/bbrvideo] Abrianna Burton is a campus tour guide. On a weekly basis, she gives tours to perspective families who are interested in coming to Kent State. Besides all of the facts…

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