Tech up your skills, unleash your creativity, and shape the future of digital media with the M.S. in Emerging Media and Technology. With a curriculum that combines theory and practice, our program prepares graduates for careers in cutting-edge fields such as virtual and augmented reality, web design & development, computational social science, training technology, technical project management and data visualization.
The Bachelor of Science in User Experience Design combines design thinking, research and technology, providing you with the skills to plan, create and deliver user experiences across websites, apps, games and other emerging interfaces. Through hands-on projects and real-world applications, you’ll be ready to start your career.
Technology touches every facet of society; in the Emerging Media and Technology major, you’ll explore technology at the intersection of design, education, communication, project management, computer information systems, data and more.
Spring is in the air, and so are the talented faculty and student dancers of Kent State! The annual Spring Faculty Dance Concert and Student Dance Festival, presented the Kent State School of Theatre and Dance features original choreography by members of Kent State University’s dance faculty and performances by dance majors and minors. The concert and festival was led by Jenn Black and Catherine Meredith as artistic directors. Both are assistant professors at Kent State. Want to see one of YOUR photos in “IN A FLASH?” Submit your Kent State-related...
In honor of the Kent State University Museum’s 40th anniversary, this exhibition pays tribute to Aileen Mehle, a friend of the museum founders and widely syndicated society columnist. The exhibition features evening dresses and jewelry from Mehle that will be displayed in the museum’s historic Higbee Gallery from July 18, 2025, through Aug. 23, 2026.
Mehle, who lived from 1918 to 2016, wrote under the pseudonym Suzy Knickerbocker and enjoyed a career spanning five decades – from the 1950s until her final column in 2005, which she wrote at the age of 87.
“Making a difference, one blessing at a time,” is the mission of Adam’s Angels, a non-profit organization founded in 2020 by Heather Tulino, recipient of the 2025 Ashtabula Area College Committee, Inc. Community Service Award.The award was announced at the Kent State University at Ashtabula’s 80th commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 8, 2025.The Community Service Award is given by the Ashtabula Area College Committee, Inc. (AACCI) in recognition of the contribution and leadership the recipient has made in support of education in Ashtabula County.Adam’s Angels provides goods and items t...
Staci Hall, a 2013 cum laude graduate of Kent State University at Ashtabula with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology was named the 2025 Roger T. Beitler Distinguished Former Student Award recipient. She received the award at the campus’s 80th commencement ceremony exercises on Thursday, May 8, 2025 in the Susan J. Stocker Hall Gymnasium.Since 1980, the Ashtabula Campus Faculty Council has awarded the Beitler Award to former students who have made notable contributions to their respective vocations in honor of the memory and dedication to faculty and students of Roger T. Beitler,  ...
We investigate how microglia facilitate normal brain function and regulate neuroimmune responses when the brain is compromised. We combine cutting-edge imaging, with molecular, cellular and genetic approaches to study the interactions between blood vessels, neurons, and glia, and understand how their functional and structural relationships change between health and disease.
Mary Kay Cabot's career covering Cleveland sports began with a simple internship at The Plain Dealer while she was a student at Kent State University. More than 40 years later, that internship has led to the highest honor in professional football journalism.Cabot, who graduated summa cum laude from Kent State in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts in news, was selected as the 2025 Bill Nunn Jr. Award winner by the Professional Football Writers of America. The award recognizes a reporter who has made a long and distinguished contribution to professional football through coverage. "I am truly over...
