Since the start of his career in marketing and public relations almost four decades ago, Media and Journalism alumnus Mike Jackson, '78, has been setting and exceeding expectations in the industry.   After studying journalism at Kent State in the seventies, Jackson wanted to be the next Walter Cronkite, in that he had a big love for news. Kent State was where he gained more introspection about the world, after he had attended integrated Catholic schools in his hometown of Youngstown during his youth.   But after being exposed to advertising and att...

Kent, Ohio — Come dressed in your Halloween best for the Kent State University Orchestra’s Oct. 31, 3 p.m. concert. The members of the orchestra will be decked out in costume, performing spooky, family-friendly favorites. Candy will be handed out at the end of the performance to kick off Kent city’s official trick-or-treat that night. Tickets are $10 for adults and free for those 18 and under with a ticket.  The program includes Bizet’s “Carmen Suite,” Mussorgsky’s “Night on Bald Mountain,” and selections from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera.” Also on the program is Sai...

Today, for the first time, the United States commemorates national Indigenous Peoples' Day simultaneously with Columbus Day, October 11, 2021. Since the 1990s, Indigenous Peoples' Day has been on the rise as an alternative to Columbus Day, which Native Americans have protested for honoring a man who enabled their colonization and forced assimilation. Over the years, a growing number of cities and states have adopted Indigenous Peoples' Day.  This year, President Joe Biden has proclaimed October 11 as a day to honor “our diverse history and the Indigenous peoples who contribute to shapin...

From the South to the Midwest, climate change has affected the United States in various ways, with partisan politics and social media increasing its awareness to new levels. During the summer of 2021, student journalists from Kent State joined peers from three different regions of the U.S. to report on this issue. They did this through Project Citizen, a collaborative project organized by Kent State alumna and former CNN anchor Carol Costello. Project Citizen first launched in 2019 and started with two colleges, Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and Kent State. Since then, two more...

As part of the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read community reading program, Kent State University at Ashtabula Library will partner with Kent State University Library, local area libraries and other collaborators for programs and events related to and focusing on Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s “An American Sunrise” through May 2022. Kent State was one of 61 organizations nationwide to be awarded a 2021-22 NEA Big Read grant. The $20,000 grant supports the programs, events and activities being offered by the partner institutions in Northeast Ohio. “An American Sunrise” is a book of poetry i...

Warren, OH (Oct. 8, 2021) On Oct. 2, Kent State Trumbull's bowling team debuted in the Ohio Bowling Conference's (OBC) first tournament at the Bowling Palace in Columbus. Bowlers competed as a mixed men's and women's team in the Men's Division. Brett Zeigler led the team finishing 52nd with a 171 average, followed by Nathan Zook (54th)(169.3), Susan Decker (60th)(162.8), Willis Howell (67th)(156.5), and Ryleigh Gough (93rd)(129.5). "It was great to get out there and see what they can do," Coach Dale Johnson said. "I think we turned some heads being a first-year program and finishing w...