Student entrepreneurs from across all majors and disciplines now have an opportunity to apply and receive critical startup funding to advance their business idea with the initiation of the Blackstone LaunchPad Student Launch Fund. “We are excited to launch this fund through the generosity of Kent State donors and alumni,” says Julie Messing, executive director of the Blackstone LaunchPad program at Kent State University. “As part of the interdisciplinary nature of Blackstone LaunchPad, the Student Launch Fund is available to any Kent State student, from freshmen to Ph.D., in any major,...

Kent State University’s Supplier Diversity program is committed to hiring Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (WOBE) to restore the buildings around campus. The Supplier Diversity program is an important component of Kent State’s overall diversity effort. Teresa Golden, president of Environmental Flooring Group, LLC, was hired to replace the office carpet in the Energy and Power Plant. “This is my first business,” Golden said. “I’m hoping that I can provide Kent State with quality flooring when the need arises, and as time goes on, I hope that I can e...

Salem/East Liverpool –  Kent State University’s seven Regional Campuses will begin automatically awarding associate degrees to bachelor’s degree-seeking students who have completed all requirements for either an Associate of Arts or an Associate of Science degree.  “They earned it, so we’re awarding the degree,” said Wanda Thomas, associate provost and dean of the Regional College. “Awarding an associate degree as soon as it is earned ensures that a Kent State regional student will have a college degree, even if something happens and they are unable to complete their bachelor’s de...

The Kent State University at Trumbull Library will host a Research, Scholarship & Creativity Day on Wednesday, April 15 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Lower Commons, located on the first floor of the Classroom Building.    The event allows students to present any faculty-mentored research project, scholarly effort or creative work/presentation, and to share those works with the faculty, staff and students of Kent State Trumbull. Works from any discipline, including humanities and social sciences, are acceptable, while decorative arts and visual and performing arts entries ...