Shakita Van Liew of Akron, OH is a 2016 Kent State University graduate!

2016 Dec 2

Shakita Van Liew graduated from Kent State University with an Educational Specialist degree from the College of Education, Health and Human Services.

Van Liew is among over 1,600 students who received bachelor's, master's, doctoral, associate and educational specialist degrees during Kent State's 2016 Summer Commencement ceremony.

The university congratulates the Class of 2016 and welcomes them into its illustrious family of more than 227,000 alumni worldwide.

An economic impact study showed that Kent State alumni in Northeast Ohio generated $1.6 billion annually in higher workforce earnings and increased productivity for employers that hire them.

Kent State University, one of the nation's largest regional campus systems and Ohio's third largest public university, continues to do what matters -- educate and graduate students!