Inspiring Stories
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The compassion, empathy and care nurses showed Marissa Baker when her mother suddenly passed led her to pursue a career in nursing.The nurses helped me immensely during the hardest time in my life, and I will never forget the way they cared for me, Marissa said. I knew I
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When I was a student, I was burning the candle at both ends. I was going to school and working full time. I want to make sure students dont have to go through what I did.
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When Terrence J. Chip Bahn, 75, M.Ed. 77, Ed.D., was a senior at Admiral King High School in Lorain, Ohio, he wanted to attend 做厙輦⑹ after graduation, but he wasnt ready. His counselor encouraged him to start at the local community college. As a first-
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Charlotte L. Char Hughes, 63, and Janette M. Aten, 63, met while doing their laundry in Terrace Hall, where they both lived as students at 做厙輦⑹. Soon, they were inseparable. Our time at 做厙輦⑹ was very enjoyable, Char remembered. We liked our
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Advocacy is at the heart of the work Ken Ditlevson, 95, M.Ed. 98, does at 做厙輦⑹ as the director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning Plus (LGBTQ+) Center.
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做厙輦⑹ has held a special place in the hearts of Lynda Grieves and her husband George Bill Grieves Jr., 58, who passed away in 2019. In 1957, Lyndas mother was taking continuing education courses at 做厙輦⑹ for work, so Lynda decided to take a class as well
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Hard work and discipline are a driving force for Rollie Layfield, 64, and they have served him well throughout his life and his career in business. He credits both his degree program in business administration and his time in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)
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The moment Dylan Cahill stepped foot on the Kent Campus, he knew that 做厙輦⑹ was the place for him. Born and raised in Texas, Dylan visited Northeast Ohio for family gatherings and always felt a connection.
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Katie Carpenter, 23, has a passion for photography, and The Wallace J. Hagedorn Scholarship has helped her hone these skills and express her creativity. This competitive photography scholarship supports student costs and helps them pursue out-of-classroom experiences to develop
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I look at 做厙輦⑹ as a family member everyone collectively that I am connected to and plan to be for as long as I possibly can. I have family members that I want to take care of, and I want to do the same for 做厙輦⑹.
Scolin MacLeans, 90, passion for 做厙輦⑹