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Staff Awards 2022-23

Career Exploration & Development 2022-23 Student Employee Awards Celebration

  • Brooke Schwerha (Operations): "Change Maker Award" in recognition of her impact as a distinguished disrupter to create positive change through her work.
  • Jenna Gilbreath (Adventure Center): "Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Award" in recognition of her awareness, attitude, and ability to equitably engage and include people from diverse backgrounds in her work.
  • Owen Dame (Adventure Center):

SoCal Alumni Chapter Guardians at Angels Game

Join us to watch the Cleveland Guardians take on the Los Angeles Angels! Show support for your favorite team by wearing Guardians, Angels or Kent State gear. Enjoy America's favorite pastime with fellow Flashes, followed by fireworks and a free concert by Kip Moore! Tickets are $41 each, and a portion of ticket proceeds will support the Kent State Southern California Alumni Chapter Scholarship Fund.

Assistant Professor Sara Koopman

The idea was simple: Physically connect people with the locations of the May 4, 1970, Kent State University shootings so they might better connect with each other.From this notion, two Kent State professors began a research project that blossomed into Mapping May 4, an interactive web app that connects specific May 4 locations to sections of oral histories from May 4 witnesses and others and serves as a navigation device for those walking the May 4 site. Those using the app can also comment on stories and record and add their own stories to the project.  Now, four years since its debut, M...

Important Reminders

  • Individual disbursement dates will be set by each lender in conjunction with Kent State University's disbursement schedule and the completion of all necessary requirements of the borrower.
  • Private loan amounts may be reduced by Kent State University to comply with federal regulations. Remember, you cannot exceed your requested loan period's cost of attendance. All financial aid being received to a student's account will be taken into consideration.
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Processing and Disbursement

  • Please allow 6-7 weeks for processing, certification and funds to be received.
  • Funds will disburse no earlier than 10 days prior to the start of each semester.
  • Once the loan has been certified by Kent State University, there is a federally mandated 10 day waiting period before the disbursement can be made.

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Choosing the correct loan period is important for the processing and disbursement of your private loan request. The loan period tells your lender what term(s) of the school year you are using the private loan. 

Kent State's school year has three terms: summer, fall and spring. Only choose a loan period for when you are enrolled in classes or expect to be enrolled. 

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