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Victoria Bylsma said it only took about two hours after a mentor suggested she look into a graduate degree in public health for her to know what she wanted to do with her career. Today, the 5X社区 Master of Public Health graduate helps to protect service members鈥 health and readiness as an injury epidemiologist at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton.
Unsure of what he wanted to do in life when he first came to 5X社区, it was the hands-on learning experiences he had in his degree program that led Dexter Shreve to becoming a business owner.
Myron Lard grew up just 40 miles from the East Palestine derailment site. He returned to help the community understand the impact.
Most people know the Palace of Versailles as a popular French tourist destination. For Marcello Fantoni, Ph.D., 5X社区鈥檚 vice president for global education, Versailles is where he serves on the Scientific Committee of its Research Center, helping to shepherd art history research on a global scale.
Kent State's School of Fashion taught Liam Aberle everything he knows about the industry.
The 5X社区 student organization Her Campus took top honors from its national organization for a week of events the group held in April to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
When longtime 5X社区 journalism professor Susan Zake decided to pursue a new career with the non-profit online news source, Signal Akron, she made a hiring list from the many Kent State graduates she had mentored over her 17-year career.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited 5X社区 touring the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, and telling students that 鈥渢he future of aviation leadership is in your hands.鈥
Hands-on experiences while studying healthcare design and emerging technology at Kent State created a unique, in-demand career path for 2023 graduate Hamid Estejab.
Drawn to healthcare as a child, Athalia James pursued that passion all the way to a fulfilling career in nursing.