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- 6. Social and academic organizations for college students formed to pursue a common goal or ideals. Most are identified by letters of the Greek alphabet (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, etc.) and as whole comprise a school’s Greek life.
- 7. A student resource department that helps students and alumni job-search, develop resumes, give interviews and network.
- 10. Funded by state governments.
- 13. A specialist tasked with handling several administrative and logistical areas of academia. The registrar’s office is responsible for many administrative academic duties like registering students for classes, preparing student transcripts, preparing class schedules and analyzing enrollment statistics.
- 16. These students generally attend college right after high school, are financially dependent on parents and attend full-time.
- 17. A student’s primary resource on their school’s academic policies, disciplinary procures, student expectations and information about financial aid and other student services.
- 19. Typically larger institutions that offer a greater number of graduate degree options.
- 22. This typically refers to part-time formal education for working adults. Oftentimes professional certifications may require continuing education credit—though not all necessarily require college coursework.
- 23. A group of students working through a curriculum together towards the same degree.
- 25. Any education, whether degree-seeking or not, pursued after high school.
- 26. This term typically refers to an older student who usually has experience in the workforce and didn’t necessarily attend college right after high school.
- 27. A formal graduation ceremony that celebrates recent graduates of the institution with their family and friends.
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- 1. Refers to any formal schooling after high school.
- 2. The Kent State Mascot.
- 3. While there’s no set-in stone definition, this typically refers to adult students (usually 25 or older) who either work full time, are financially independent, have children or attend college part-time.
- 4. The academic year is often divided into these—most commonly in the form of semesters or quarters. Semesters typically include a fall and spring semester and summer session that may be shorter. Quarters divide the year into four terms—each usually 10 or 11 weeks.
- 5. The official mascot name of Kent State University.
- 8. These are generally smaller institutions that focus on undergraduate education
- 9. These are not publicly-owned, often relying on tuition payments and private contributions to operate.
- 11. An acronym that stands for the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. This law protects the privacy of student education records from kindergarten through graduate school. It is important to note that student records are protected from parents, family members and outside parties unless the student signs a waiver giving explicit permission for the records to be revealed to a particular party.
- 12. Work-study programs help college students with financial need get part-time jobs to help pay for day-to-day expenses and tuition payments. They are federally- or state-funded.
- 14. A college student who is the first in their family to go to college.
- 15. Time at the beginning of a school year that serves as a training period for new students. Typically includes activities or courses intended to help students get to know the institution and how to use available resources.
- 18. Sometimes called the vice president of academic affairs, a provost is a senior academic administrator who works closely with academic deans, department deans and faculty to ensure the quality of academic programs.
- 20. This is the Kent State University electronic Learning Management System (LMS). This is where your classes will upload any assignments, individual assignment grades, and any material pertinent to the course. Students can email professors and TAs using this system, and this system helps students stay on top of their course assignments and material.
- 21. Employment track for professors that essentially guarantees a permanent position at the institution (barring termination for cause or financial insolvency).
- 24. The physical buildings and grounds owned by a college or university.