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����ֱ�� State University Professor Mary Russell, Ph.D., recalls the very day she realized that her participation in the Belonging Champions program was transforming her and her classroom. Russell, who teaches biological sciences at ����ֱ�� State University at Trumbull, had merely revamped her course syllabus to include on the first page: “You belong in this room. You belong at ����ֱ�� State University. You belong here.”“I had a student email me and say, ‘I have never felt like I belong at any classroom at ����ֱ�� State, ever, until you said that.’ Wow, goosebumps,” Russell told ����ֱ�� State Today.And a...

For Janiya Foster, one unexpected moment came along and reminded her why her work matters both inside and outside the classroom.During her recent internship at United Way of Greater Stark County, Foster, a ����ֱ�� State University sophomore, visited Gibbs Elementary School in Canton. As she walked through the halls, a young girl stopped her and said, "You are so pretty." Foster smiled, thanked the girl, and returned the compliment. Then the two discovered they shared the same first name. For the rest of the day, the younger Janiya could not stop watching Foster....

  "I Heart Travel Week," presented by ����ֱ�� State's Office of Global Education from Feb. 10-14 offers fun and educational activities with an international flavor each day of the week. The week finishes BIG with the fantastic Global Safari Fest, featuring a country fair with cultural performances and global cuisine!   Want to see one of YOUR photos in “IN A FLASH?” Submit your ����ֱ�� State-related photos to InAFlash@kent.edu and you may see them in a future ����ֱ�� State Today post. Photos should be framed -horizontally- and include a brief description of what’s happenin...

In a recent interview, Demitrea Marallo, a senior Animal Ecology major, told the Education Abroad team about her experience studying abroad on the winter break Field Course to South Africa program.Demitrea described why she chose to study in South Africa, stating how “the opportunity presented itself, and I thought ‘Why not before I graduate?’” She also had interests in the program relating to her future career, hoping the program would help “get my foot in the door for future job prospects.”Field Work and Undergraduate Research in South AfricaThe Field Course to South Africa program consists ...