Profiles

As Kara Crissman's maternity leave came to an end, she took to LinkedIn to reflect on the pros and cons of being home with a newborn.  Crissman, '13, Communication Studies, and her husband, Mike Crissman, 13', Journalism, welcomed their second child, Harper, earlier this year. Having the opportunity to step back from her rol...

Serving as the Chair of the May 4 Task Force has been something communication studies major Avery Hall, ’23, describes as one of the most impactful and rewarding experiences she’s had at Kent State University.

Lillian Kuri has been unanimously elected as the Cleveland Foundation’s 10th president and CEO. The Kent State University alumna, who grew up in Freedom Township in Portage County, will lead the 109-year-old foundation starting Aug. 1, 2023, succeeding retiring Ronn Richard. Currently serving as the Cleveland Foundation’s executive vice pr...

Aliyah C. Tipton, MA ’20, serves as assistant director of communications in Kent State's Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement. An alumna of both Jackson State University and Kent State University, she was invited to join University College’s Community Engaged Learning (CEL) division as a trip leader for an Alternative Winter Brea...

As students walk around the Kent Campus, they are surrounded by beautiful artwork yet may be unaware of the artists attending class right next to them. Iconic sculptor and Kent State alumnus Don Drumm has created several sculptures, including Solar Totem #1 near Taylor Hall on the Kent Campus. His daughter, Leandra Drumm, graduat...

The movie recounting LeBron James’ high school career, “Shooting Stars,” is set to release this summer, and the cast is more than just star-studded, it features a Kent State University student-athlete. In addition to finishing his degree and running for the Kent State track team, Jon Solomon, a senior marketing major from Akron, Ohi...

The Maltempi family is not your average Kent State family. Three generations of the Maltempi family have attended Kent State University and are proud to have seven family members who have graduated from or are currently attending Kent State. Carlo Maltempi, an immigrant and first-generation student, started this Kent State legacy when h...

Kent State University alumna Roe Green, MA ’80, admits she’s counting down the days to May 12.  That’s the day she’ll both deliver the spring commencement address and receive a special honor after the Kent State Board of Trustees approved awarding her a Doctor of Humane Letters, an honorary degree recognizing her contributions to t...

"When I was younger, I always dreamed of competing at the highest level, Taylor Monturo says. 

Honestly, I did not care what sport or in what fashion, but I was bound and determined to work as hard as I possibly could to put myself in a position to be a Division I student-athlete."

Kent State alumna Courtney Flickinger, ’20, has been using communication skills to advocate for aging populations since her senior year of college. In 2019, she was a communications intern with Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities, and has since began her career there as a Communication Specialist. This semeste...