Kent State student Melanie Scheinberg was found dead today in suite 3H of Engleman Hall. The room was closed all day.

Credit: Sean Joseph

A female student was found dead this morning in Engleman Hall, according to the Portage County Coroner’s Office.

Melanie Scheinberg was found around 10 a.m. in her third-story room after an apparent suicide, said Scott Rainone, assistant director of University Media Relations.

Scheinberg, 20, was a junior early childhood education major from Monroeville, Pa.

Portage County Coroner Roger Marcial is currently investigating the specific cause of death, said Thomas Decker, chief investigator of the Coroner’s Office.

Counseling services are available to students through University Health Services. They can be contacted at (330) 672-2322.

Check StaterOnline and tomorrow’s Stater for further updates.

—Sean Joseph