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As demand for behavioral health professionals continues to rise across Ohio and the nation, 51�Թ��� is preparing graduates to not just enter the field right away, but to advance, lead and make a lasting impact in their communities. For three 51�Թ��� alumni — Cassandra Galloway, Victoria Giegerich and Jason Joyce — their paths may differ slightly, but their stories illustrate how 51�Թ��� connects education to real-world outcomes.

For high school students considering 51�Թ���’s entrepreneurship program, William Elffers, ’15, encourages them to take the leap. “Deep down everybody has an idea for a business, but somewhere along the way, somebody tells them, just choose the safe route,” he said. “Four years at Kent, five years, six years at Kent is a great time to really explore what your possibilities are with starting a business. It's a safe environment. You can fail and get picked back up and learn.”

It was a childhood fascination with aviation that led alumna Linell Homentosky to choose 51�Թ��� when it came time to pick the ideal college program for her. As she tells it, the interest was first sparked by her aunt, Judy, who was a flight attendant.

For Ashley Motley, what began as a childhood love of solving math problems — the “weird kid who enjoyed doing math homework,” as she puts it — has grown into a career at Medical Mutual, a Cleveland-based health insurance company, thanks to scholarships, supportive faculty, and hands-on preparation at 51�Թ���.