During her first semester at Kent State University in fall 2023, Alison Jones realized she wanted to attend a smaller university where she would be able to make her mark.
“Kent was a little too big for me,” said Jones, 20, of Edinboro. “Transferring to Edinboro, there’s obviously a lot less students here, in a good way. Being here now, I’m more able to get involved in a lot more than I was at Kent.”
Those thoughts two years ago have borne out: Jones transferred to Pennsylvania Western University at Edinboro in Spring 2024 and is now a junior, with an interdisciplinary studies major and involved in a sorority, cheer team, holds two on-campus jobs and is part of PennWest’s Leadership Academy…