Social Media

Last Wednesday, February 12, 2020, we held a Cultural Dialogue celebrating the month of love at Read Room (200), White Hall, with a focus on social media's influence on intercultural dating. Higher Education Administration intern Esther Sijuwade, from Nigeria, facilitated the program. The panelists included Lindsay Nelson, Ma...

Kent State University alumna Jeannette Reyes, ’12, uses TikTok for fun outside of her television anchor responsibilities at FOX 5 Washington, D.C. Last October, Reyes posted a video with her husband using their “anchor talk” voices to decide on choices for dinner. She never expected her video to gain so much momentum. “This video got 5&...

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, so what better way to celebrate the day dedicated to love than celebrating something we all have in common - Kent State. Kent State’s University Communications and Marketing department asked their student employees to list the 21 things they love about Kent State. 1. Black squirrels &...

This year has been challenging for all – and for the students and educators maneuvering the new world of remote learning, it’s no different. But, these obstacles have brought us together and allowed many students to find a new level of appreciation for their instructors. And due to a trend on TikTok, a group of students were inspi...

The Pew Research Center found in 2019 that 72% of Americans use social media. The percentage of teen and young adult users is even higher. At the same time, “I’m bored” is a constant refrain, uttered as if boredom relief is a perplexing mystery. Researchers Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., and Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., from Kent State University’s College ...

From Tiger King costumes to TikTok dances, viewing social media the last several months has been interesting to say the least. Also during this time, many young people have utilized these resources to further their professional development. For example, Kent State alumna Jenna Palek produced a TikTok video to show the organization why she ...

For months, members of Kent State’s reopening committees have been working to develop a plan to return to campuses this fall. Consulting with national, state and local authorities, along with our own health experts, the return to campus plan has been crafted to prioritize the health and safety of the entire Kent State community.  ...
Bryan Webb | Public Relations | Class of 2015 Bryan Webb’s job as a digital producer and social media manager for The Ty Bentli Show begins each day before the sun comes up — at 3:15 a.m. to be exact. The internationally syndicated country morning show airs beginning at 5 a.m. As it is broadcast on airwaves in Nashville (where the sh...
Global Social Media Strategist Brittany Neish | Communication Studies | Class of 2011 From creating content and going on photoshoots, to working with influencers, no two days are the same for Kent State alumna Brittany Neish. As the senior global social media strategist for Fortune Brands’ Global Plumbing Group (GPG), Brittany man...
Dan Armelli | Public Relations | Class of 2017 (Photo courtesy of Washington Nationals) As the Washington Nationals marched their way toward a World Series victory in 2019, Kent State alumnus Dan Armelli was the face behind the team’s social media presence. The Mentor, Ohio, native earned a degree in public relations from Kent Sta...