KENT, Ohio - Seven finalists competed in Kent State’s John S. and Marlene J. Brinzo Center for Entrepreneurship’s annual CEBIpitch competition in April for a share of $20,000 in cash prizes. The John S. and Marlene J. Brinzo Center for Entrepreneurship is housed in the Kent State Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship. The following students were the winners of the competition: Lauren Hollis, a junior entrepreneurship major, took first place with Pineapple Loop. Pineapple Loop creates affordable, hand-crafted jewelry, specializing in custom-ma...
Two teams of Kent State Media and Journalism students are being honored nationally for their work building public relations campaigns for Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF). Throughout the Spring 2022 semester, the students participated in the National Bateman Case Study Competition, hosted by the Public Relations Student Society of America. Out of more than 50 entries, both teams of Kent State students earned honorable mentions for their work. This is the ninth time in 10 years that a Kent State team has been recognized among the top tier of submissions for this competition. Each year, ...
KENT, Ohio - The Kent State Golden Flash Asset Management (GFAM) team brought home three trophies in this year’s G.A.M.E. Forum hosted virtually by Quinnipiac University. The G.A.M.E. Forum is the largest international competition for student managed funds, hosting 1500+ participants from around the world. The Kent State team brought home three trophies: Second place in the Undergraduate Growth Category Third place in the Undergraduate Fixed Income Category Third place in the Undergraduate Small Fund Category Kent State was the only university from Ohio to place in any category....
Textbooks are typically the backbone of a college course. Students can’t keep up with the curriculum or reading assignments without the required textbook… at least until now. Molly M. Sergi, Ph.D., lead faculty in history at Kent State University at Geauga, has received a $600 grant to learn and experiment with free Open Educational Resources (OERs) available online as an alternative to costly textbooks. As part of the process, she has discovered exciting primary and secondary sources of local history that her Ohio History (History 31061) students will be able to access next fall semester at ...
The School of Peace and Conflict Studies at Kent State University and the National Center for Peace and Conflict Studies (NCPCS), University of Otago, New Zealand are co-sponsoring webinars on May 12 and May 18 focusing on "Confronting an Enduring State of Conflict Non-resolution: International Webinars on Functional Coexistence. Dr. Tatsushi Arai from SPCS is one of the presenters. Confronting an Enduring State of Conflict Non-resolution: International Webinars on Functional Coexistence Session 1: 9:00-10:30 am (morning), Eastern Standard T...
The School of Peace and Conflict Studies has produced its first newsletter! Check it out online at https://www.kent.edu/spcs/spcs-newsletter-issue-1-april-2022. This is the first newsletter in an ongoing series, designed to highlight the work being done by faculty, students and alumni, as well as the different events the school has hosted or been involved with. This first issue principally concentrates on the faculty and staff in SPCS, but for future issues we hope that our students and alumni will contact us with updates on achievements, experiences and career pat...
Kent State University at Salem recognized the academic achievements of several students for the 2021-2022 academic year at its annual awards banquet. The awards and recipients are: Academic Awards Outstanding American Sign Language Student: McGwire Groubert Outstanding American Sign Language Best Non-Manuals: Abigail Hruby Outstanding Students in French: Arundhati Thornberry Omobolanle Ajibola Human Services Intern of Excellence-Professionalism Award: Taylor Leffler Human Services Intern of Excellence–Dedication Award: Thomas Scarnecchia Human Services Intern of ...
Two significant environmental issues our nation faces today include invasive plant species and a lack of sustainable materials. Invasive plant species are detrimental to host environments by flushing out native species and consuming excessive amounts of resources, and the lack of sustainable materials contributes to the ongoing struggle with pollution our planet faces. Kent State University students are working to turn invasive plant species into a sustainable material that can help protect the environment through the 2022 Biodesign Challenge. The Biodesign Challenge is a course th...
The School of Art is happy to announce the scholarship winners for the spring 2022 award cycle! Congratulations to all the students who received a scholarship, prize or award this year and thank you to all of our generous donors. Genevieve Carstensen - First Year Scholarship - $1,250 Soo Yun Varga - First Year Scholarship - $1,250 Carla Wagner - First Year Scholarship - $750 Miranda Honaker - First Year Scholarship - $250 Marissa Cox - First Year Scholarship - $250 Karlie Koontz - First Year Scholarship - $250 Katharina Hamilton - Carol K...
The protected prairie surrounding Kent State University’s Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Friday, April 29, starting around 9 a.m., to allow for new growth during the summer season. The city of Kent Fire Department will conduct the controlled burning of the prairie, which has been a yearly practice since 2004. The prairie burn on April 29 is dependent on the weather and the Kent Fire Department not being called to an emergency. (If postponed, the prairie burn will be rescheduled for Monday, May 2, at 9 a.m.) The burning of the prairie help...