With midterm elections coming up Nov. 7 and the 2024 presidential election season in full swing, the Kent State University community is going to be inundated with political advertisements across print, radio, television and social media.   Women’s reproductive rights and marijuana are headlining the November ballot, so advertising across Ohio has already started.   Learning how to research issues and candidates and evaluate the information will be helpful to everyone this voting season.   Kent State Today sought answers from Mike Jackson, professional-in-reside...

The Nick Moore Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of Nick Moore (1960-2021) for students in the School of Visual Communication Design (VCD) in the College of Communication and Information (CCI). This scholarship honors him by supporting student designers much in the way that Moore supported student interns and younger designers at Kent State throughout his career.   Throughout Kent State University and even in the city of Kent, you’ll find echoes of Moore’s influence in signage, logos, printed materials, video and online executions. For 31 years, Moore had a hand in most...

This year, we bid farewell to two of our esteemed design professors, Joan Inderhees and Valora Renicker, who are retiring after decades of dedicated service to our School and students. Professors Inderhees and Renicker have been instrumental in mentoring the faculty and inspiring the generations of designers who have graduated from our program. Their research, publications, and collaborations across campus and with our community helped continuously expand the curriculum and shape our program. We are grateful for their passion, wisdom, and leadership, and we wish them all the best in their futu...

We sat down with Miranda Sepúlveda '23 and discussed Visual Communication Design, internships and her professional life. Here's what she had to say. 1. How did you first learn of the Visual Communication Design program at Kent State? I grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania, and I went to Vo-Tech for Commercial Art. And I knew a girl who went to Kent, and she was going for VCD. So, I took a trip over for a tour. She showed me her dorm and everything and she told me how much she loved the program. 2. What drew you to VCD? Mostly the internship program. My teacher and membe...

Kent State University alumna Katherine Herrmann (nee Schroeder) was only a newborn when she was diagnosed with a heart defect called Shone’s Complex. During her young life she has gone through more than 20 surgeries and procedures, including four open heart surgeries. “Growing up, hospitals were all I knew,” Herrmann told People Magazine in an August 2023 article. Despite a lifetime of health challenges, Katherine was determined to achieve her dreams and in 2018, she enrolled at Kent State University. During her first year at Kent State, Katherine met the man who would eventually become ...

The Kent State University Museum opened a new exhibition titled “Life in Style: The Wardrobe of James Mulholland.” Sarah Rogers, director of the museum, spoke to WJW-Fox 8 about the exhibition for One Tank Trips, the station’s series that highlights interesting destinations that do not take a long car ride.  “We have over 30,000 objects in the collection,” Rogers said. “You can see everything from Japanese kimonos to very fancy dresses from the 18th century.”  The main focus of the exhibit is fashion insider James Mulholland and his collection of contemporary male cl...