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The Kent Campus Student Financial Aid Office is located in Room 103 Michael Schwartz Center at the corner of Morris Road and East Summit Street in Kent, Ohio. For directions view the Kent State University map page at here.
Office Information
The Kent Campus Office also administers all federal financial aid programs for the seven Regional Campuses of Kent State University.  If you attend a Regional Campus, please include both the Regional and the Kent Campus Federal School Codes, listed in the table to the right, on your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Federal School Codes
Kent Campus 003051
Ashtabula Campus 003052
East Liverpool Campus 003056
Geauga Campus 003059
Salem Campus 003061
Stark Campus 003054
Trumbull Campus 003064
Tuscarawas Campus 003062
Telephone: 330-672-2972
FAX: 330-672-4014
E-mail: finaid@kent.edu
Web Site: www.sfa.kent.edu
Mailing Address: PO Box 5190
Kent, Ohio 44242-0001
Location: 103 Michael Schwartz Center
Kent Campus
How to Contact Us
There are many opportunities for you to receive information from the student financial aid office. You may like to educate yourself utilizing our Web site to find information you need. However, if you would like more personalized attention feel free to telephone us during office hours to speak with a financial aid representative or to schedule a meeting with your personal financial aid representative. If you would like to use email you can email general questions to the address to the left or directly email your personal financial aid representative. To locate the email addresses for any of our staff please see our 'SFA Staff' section on this page.

Faxing the Student Financial Aid Office
If you are faxing forms to us please utilize our SFA Fax Coversheet to help route your documents. Click here download the coversheet.

Office Hours
The Student Financial Aid Office normal office hours are 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday with certain exceptions (see chart below). Walk-in services are available at these times.
 
Holidays (office is closed)
July 03, 2009 (Friday) Independence Day
September 07, 2009 (Monday) Labor Day
 
Extended Office Hours
August 25, 2009 (Tuesday) 8AM to 6:30PM
August 26, 2009 (Wednesday) 8AM to 6:30PM
August 29, 2009 (Saturday) 8AM to 1PM
August 31, 2009 (Monday) 8AM to 6:30PM
September 01, 2009 (Tuesday) 8AM to 6:30PM
September 02, 2009 (Wednesday) 8AM to 6:30PM
September 03, 2009 (Thursday) 8AM to 6:30PM
September 04, 2009 (Friday) 8 AM to 6:00PM
September 08, 2009 (Tuesday) 8AM to 6:30PM
September 09, 2009 (Wednesday) 8AM to 6:30PM
Regional Campuses
Many Kent State University students begin their higher education experience at one of seven regional campuses- Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull, and Tuscarawas which serve as entry points for all of the 170 majors available at Kent. Regional Campus students may complete associate degrees in arts and sciences, health, business, engineering, and technology or selected bachelor's degrees. Additionally, an eight-campus School of Technology operates as part of the regional campus system administered through the office of the Vice Provost for Regional Campuses.

Click here for directions to any of our regional campuses.

Ashtabula Campus
3325 W. 13th St., Ashtabula, OH 44004
Telephone: 440-964-3322
FAX: 440-964-4269
East Liverpool Campus
400 E. 4th St., E. Liverpool, OH 43920
Telephone: 330-385-3805
FAX: 330-382-7561
Geauga Campus
14111 Claridon-Troy Rd., Burton Twp., OH 44021
Telephone: 440-834-4187
FAX: 440-834-8846
Salem Campus
2491 State Rt. 45 South, Salem, OH 44460
Telephone: 330-332-0361
FAX: 330-332-9256
Stark Campus
6000 Frank Ave. NW, Canton, OH 44720
Telephone: 330-535-3377
FAX: 330-499-0301
Trumbull Campus
4314 Mahoning Ave., NW, Warren, OH 44483
Telephone: 330-847-0571
FAX: 330-847-6571
Tuscarawas Campus
330 University Dr. NE, New Philadelphia, OH 44663-9447
Telephone: 330-339-3391
FAX: 330-339-3321
SFA Staff

The staff of the Student Financial Aid Office is committed to providing "Family Friendly Financial Aid Services" to all of our students and their families.

Your PERSONAL FINANCIAL AID COUNSELOR is based on the first letter of your last name and is designated below:

 Staff Member NameTitleEmail Address
 mark evans DirectorMevans@kent.edu
 jeannette jones Associate Directorjhjones@kent.edu
 anissa strickland Associate Director
(Athletes)		agee@kent.edu
 sylvia bustard Assistant DirectorSbustard@kent.edu
 sandra flak montgomery Assistant Directorsmontg1@kent.edu
 yvonna washington-greer Assistant Directorywashing@kent.edu
 nazih darwiche Automated Systems Managerndarwich@kent.edu
 jeff thomas Computer Technology Coordinatorjathomas@kent.edu
 steven minnich Asst. Mgr. Info Support Srv.sminnich@kent.edu
Financial Aid Counselors and Financial Aid Coordinators
* Students are partnered with a staff member based on the first letter of the student's last name.
 kurt drotleff Financial Aid Counselor
(B,E,H)*		kdrotlef@kent.edu
 christopher hurley Financial Aid Counselor
(D,K,L,Z)*		churley@kent.edu
 tara jackson Financial Aid Coordinator
(Study Abroad)		tjackson@kent.edu
 marsha kraus Financial Aid Counselor
(G,I,U,W,X)*
(Alternative Loans)		mkraus1@kent.edu
 mara luna Financial Aid Counselor
(Client Services)		mluna1@kent.edu
 paul merlo Financial Aid Coordinator
(M,N)*
(Verification)		Pmerlo@kent.edu
 christina napier Financial Aid Counselor
(Client Services)		callen5@kent.edu
 judy olabisi Financial Aid Coordinator
(C,F,J,O,Y)*
(Regional Campuses)		jolabisi@kent.edu
 jameka peake Financial Aid Counselor
(Q,S,T)*
(Special Circumstances)		jpeake@kent.edu
 joshua rider Financial Aid Counselor
(Client Services)		jrider@kent.edu
 valerie rose Financial Aid Counselor
(A,P,R,V)*
(Academic Progress)		vrose@kent.edu