Sophia Edmunds, fashion merchandising major and marketing minor alumni, was announced as the winner of the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Idea Pitch competition in December. Her idea, REVEIL, is a line of undergarments that is designed to make women feel comfortable and confident in activewear, by concealing any uncomfortable feminine lines. Edmunds competed in dance and volleyball from a young age and was driven to create REVEIL due to her personal experience with uncomfortable undergarment lines. Last May, she came up with a fashion hack and posted it on Ti...

Graduate students at Kent State now have a space intentionally designated for them to work, research, consult and, most importantly, thrive. The Write Place, founded by the Graduate College in fall 2022, is a supportive space for graduate students to work on their research, be part of a fellow accountability group and have access to upper-level writing guidance. “Students have families, and they’re working full time,” Christa Porter, Ph.D., associate dean of the Graduate College, said. “So to be able to offer a physical space where they have access to consultants, they have access to us ...

"It looks like you're busy - I'll hold the leash." Senior Visual Communication Design major, Malia White and her service dog Lipton are both learning in assistant professor Tim Bell's Fashion Photography class in the School of Visual Communication and Design(VCD).  According to the Office of Student Accessibility Services (SAS), service animals are welcome in nearly all parts of our campuses, unless the animal's presence would compromise a sterile environment.  SAS has posted a complete listing of guidelines for service animals on campus. It's important to remember that...