Student Perspective: Experiencing the Monte-Carlo Television Festival

Thanks to a connection made by journalism alumnus Tom Jennings, ’85, media and journalism students attended the Monte-Carlo Television Festival in June while studying abroad in Florence, Italy. Jennings, an award-winning documentarian and CEO of 1895 Films, taught a storytelling class in Florence and served as the head judge for nonfiction films at the Monte Carlo festival this summer. One student who attended the trip wrote a first-person account of the experience.

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Snapshots in Time: The Lives of Four Students

The photograph of Mary Ann Vecchio wailing over the body of fallen student Jeff Miller is one of the most memorable images related to events of May 4, 1970. The iconic photograph does not reflect the personality of the “cute hitchhiking kid” snapped by a teenage girl headed home from a concert in Cleveland. The exhibition Snapshots in Time: The Lives of Four Students provides snapshots of the lives, not the deaths, of Jeff Miller, Sandy Scheuer, Allison Krause and Bill Schroeder. They were brothers, daughters, students, friends, boyfriends, girlfriends, and much more.

Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Flu vaccines are being offered.

Kent State University's DeWeese Health Center is offering three flu shot clinics for students, faculty, and staff to get protected for the 2023-2024 flu season.  The clinics will take place:   From 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, by the Kent State Bookstore  From 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15, by the Kent State Bookstore  From 9 a.m.-3 p.m. onTuesday, Sept. 26, at the Kent State Library, second floor, Wick Poetry Corner   Make an appointment by calling the DeWeese appointment line at 330-672-2322 or schedule online using the patient portal.&...

"I Play Video Games for Scholarship Money"

Shawn Davis playing esports

My name is Shawn Davis – I play video games for scholarship money at Kent State University and honestly, it’s pretty rad. ...

Taking Out the Trash

Students in a kayak on the Cuyahoga River

Kent State University students grabbed their paddles, boots and waders to help clean up the Cuyahoga River. The service trip was put together by the Kent State's Recreation and Wellness Services’ Adventure Center, which holds adventure trips, service trips and team-building programs. The Adventure Center hopes to hold at least one service trip each semester allowing students the chance to give back to the environment. Chris Lukas, assistant director of outdoor adventure and operations, put together this semester's event with the environment as the top priority.“In the past we’ve done a lo...

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