For many creative professionals, there is often a disconnect between artistic training and the operational demands of the global market. How do you take a background in printmaking and art history and translate it into a career managing international supply chains and capital machinery?For Michael Hausknecht ’25, the bridge between those two worlds was Kent State’s Master of Fashion Industry Studies (M.F.I.S.) program in the School of Fashion.Currently working as an SD Italy product application specialist at Graphco, Hausknecht has successfully pivoted from a background in the fine arts to a t...

Kent State University at Tuscarawas’ Bachelor of Science degree in Animation Game Design (AGD) is celebrating a major achievement as Associate Professor Chris Totten has an intriguing game showcased in a new exhibition at the Cleveland Institute of Art’s Reinberger Gallery.The exhibition, “Free Play: Innovative Ohio Game Design,” opened recently and highlights the creativity, diversity and impact of game developers throughout the state. The collection includes commercial titles as well as games that explore mental health, identity, social issues and therapeutic applications, all crea...

Following approval by Kent State University’s Board of Trustees, Kent State and Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School have agreed upon a partnership that will bring new life to the university’s underutilized Michael Schwartz Center building while providing the public STEM school with a state-of-the-art facility for its elementary grades. Beginning fall 2027, Bio-Med Science Academy will relocate its grades K-6 programs to the Schwartz Center at 800 E. Summit St. on Kent State’s Kent Campus. The consolidation unites Bio-Med’s Shalersville Campus (grades K-4) and Ravenna Campus (grades 5-6) i...