Kent State University's School of Media and Journalism faculty filmmakers Dana White and Christopher Knoblock will be honored this year with their short film, Turning Blue, being featured at the prestigious 45th annual Cleveland International Film Festival. This appearance marks the premier of the film which the pair worked on over the course of 2020. Turning Blue is part of the Shorts Program 6 and is available to stream as part of CIFF Streaming which runs from April 7 to April 20, 2021. Members of CIFF can purchase tickets now and tickets sales to the general public will open on Friday, Ma...

KENT, Ohio – Eight finalists have been selected to compete in the Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation’s fifth annual CEBIpitch competition. The event will take place virtually from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 7. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is requested here. Registered attendees will receive a link to view the pitch the week of the event. The annual CEBIpitch event helps Kent State entrepreneurship students grow their startup companies, awarding a total of $20,000 in cash prizes amongst the participants. The eight finalists wil...

As president of his fraternity and chief risk officer of the Golden Flash Asset Management Group (GFAM), senior finance major Cameran Cunningham has made the most out of his experience at Kent State University and is already set to begin his career in finance. Cunningham recently accepted a full-time position at JPMorgan Chase after successfully completing an internship at the financial institution this past summer. Cunningham’s journey to success began when he made a last-minute decision to attend Kent State. He initially had plans to attend a regional campus of another university but c...

 Alumni entrepreneur Nico (they/them) has been selling beautiful crystals through their business Pure Sodalite and has been a valued LaunchNET client for a number of years.  They generously shared some of their experiences with us for the occasion! Tell us a little about what you're working on now & how you got involved with LaunchNET.I'm currently working on rebranding and getting a more diverse set of items as spirituality is not just crystals, Astrology and Tarot! I got involved with LaunchNET a couple years ago as I needed more help with my busin...

U.S. News & World Report ranks Kent State University in the top 20 Best Library and Information Studies Programs in the country in its 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Kent State is the only Ohio institution included in this ranking. Overall, Kent State is recognized in 12 new national rankings in the 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools, including three specialty rankings. U.S. News released the rankings Tuesday, March 30. In addition to being recognized as a Best Library and Information Studies Program in the nation, Kent State is included in three library and information studi...

Kent State University at Geauga doubled its video conferencing rooms, also known as “Zoom Rooms,” before the fall semester due to the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Zoom Rooms are designed to serve various purposes and room configurations for faculty and students, and they were recently featured in an article by EdTech. Lance Williams, director of operations and special projects at Kent State Geauga, describes the rooms as a “multi purposeful, hybrid-flexible solution.” Williams told EdTech that instructors might use a Zoom Room to record an asynchronous lecture, to teach in real tim...

Food is all around us — and it’s not just a means for survival, but a way of learning about culture, a mode of sharing celebrations and entertainment, a category of media consumption. In Fall 2021, the Kent State course “Media, Food & Foodways” will explore the way food connects us. Offered through the School of Communication Studies, students will learn about the relationship between food, communication and culture and examine how these relationships affect how we understand our identity, culture and environment. It is open to students of all majors. The course is something Ass...