Kent State University’s Fashion Merchandising program welcomed alumni back to campus for the Fashion Merchandising Symposium, a full day focused on fashion entrepreneurship. The day included a faculty breakfast and workshop, career conversations for seniors and graduate students, a display of student work, a student and faculty lunch, an afternoon panel discussion with alumni of the program and a closing reception co-sponsored by the School of Fashion Alumni Group.“The Fashion Merchandising Symposium aims to connect students with alumni whose professional journeys bring classroom lea...

 Wendy Tietz, Ph.D., has taught large classes since she arrived at Kent State University 27 years ago. Each of her introductory accounting sections, one face-to-face and one live online, has about 250 students."It's my thing," Tietz said. "And I could not do what I do without technology."That approach to teaching helped earn Tietz, a professor of accounting in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, a 2026 Outstanding Accounting Educator Award. It is widely regarded as one of the accounting profession's most prestigious honors.The American Accounting Association ...

 For Jason Joyce, chief executive officer of the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board of Cuyahoga County, transforming behavioral health systems began with a fundamental lesson learned on his very first day in Kent State University’s Counselor Education and Supervision (CES) program. While pursuing his Master of Education in Community Counseling at Kent State, an introductory listening exercise revealed a simple truth that would define his entire career: human-centered care and effective public leadership both require the commitment to truly hear what peo...

It’s been said that true leadership is defined not only by professional success, but also by a lifelong dedication to uplifting communities, fostering understanding, and creating opportunities for others. This ethos has guided every step of Lee Schwebel’s journey as a corporate communications executive, nonprofit leader, and passionate advocate for civic engagement and deliberative dialogueRooted in Northeast Ohio, Schwebel's connection to higher education traces back to 1969 when his family established the Schwebel Garden Room at Kent State University in honor of his great-grandparents, Dora ...

 Kent State University celebrated Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 3, with a theme honoring a century of student journalism. This year's theme, "Every Flash Has a Story," marked the 100th anniversary of The Kent Stater, and former staff members of the student newspaper served as Homecoming Parade Grand Marshals.Alumni, students, families, employees and community members gathered on the Kent Campus in Ohio's best college town for a day of events rooted in a tradition that began in 1918.The Kent Stater published its first issue on July 29, 1926, under its first editor-in-chief, Peg Hayes, a few...