LGBTQ+ Student Services is proud to announce?the first ever recipient of the LGBTQ+ Student Services scholarship:?Kiara Smith.?Kiara is a first-year student at Cleveland State University?and recent graduate of?Magnificat High School in Rocky River, Ohio.?Majoring in Film & Media Arts, Kiara plans to pursue a career?in?the film industry and is interested in?directing and?producing music videos,?movies,?or tv shows.?“Don’t be afraid to be open about who you truly are as a person,” Kiara shared,?“Don’t be like everyone else when you can just be yourself.”?Congratulations, Kiara!?

?More information about the LGBTQ+ Student Services scholarship is available here.