Alexandria, VA—The National Art Education Association has named Carly Sherman, of Kent, OH, as the recipient of the 2023 Western Region Preservice Art Educator Award. This prestigious award, determined through a peer review of nominations, recognizes the exemplary contributions, service, and achievements of an outstanding NAEA member annually at the Regional level within their division. The award will be presented during the NAEA 2023 National Convention in San Antonio. NAEA President James Haywood Rolling, Jr. states, "This award is being given to recognize excellence in professional accom...

Jon Jivan, '08, Electronic Media, is a stickler for paying attention to detail. At least when it comes to the family car. In his case, a Tesla Model 3. As senior coordinator, videography, for Kent State University's Division of University Communications and Marketing (UCM), Jivan's expertise lives in telling the stories of the university community. As his ownership of a Tesla recently reached a milestone, Jivan took to Facebook to share his story of Tesla ownership and what it's really like to trust an electronic vehicle to transport his family every day.  Here's his review: ...

Hey, guys! My name is Maria Cecília, but I’m most known as Cece. I am an international student at Kent State from Brazil, majoring in architecture, and I will be graduating in 2025 with my bachelor’s degree. I am part of the American Academy program, which is a dual enrollment program between Kent State and PUCPR (a university in Curitiba, Brazil). In the American Academy, we have classes with Kent State professors that travel to Brazil to teach us for the first two years, then we graduate with our associate degree. After those two years, we then have the option to either come to Kent Sta...