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Kent State Public Relations Students Earn National Recognition
The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) awarded PRSSA Kent the highest national honors for a chapter, the 2019 Outstanding Chapter Award. Public relations major Vanessa Gresley, PRSSA Kent’s vice president of professional relations, earned the Gold Key Award, the...
Professor Jacquie Marino Earns Prestigious Distinguished Teaching Award
Professor Jacqueline Marino is a 2019 recipient of Kent State's highest teaching honor, the Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA). Dating back more than 50 years and sponsored by the Kent State Alumni Association, the DTA is presented annually to three full-time faculty members wh...
15th Annual Poynter Ethics Workshop Spotlights Parkland Shooting Survivors
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) hosted the 15th annual Poynter KSU Media Ethics Workshop focused on activism with Parkland shooting survivors and activists Eric Garner and Melissa Falkowski as...
Jinae West, '10
Producer National Geographic “I learned how to direct the show, I was editing, producing, working with reporters in the field, I was going out in the field myself sometimes. You really learn how to work on deadline and work fast and work with a team.”
Director's Note: Connecting a Deeply Committed Alumni Community
It wasn’t long after I joined the School of Media and Journalism (MDJ) in July 2020 that I started hearing stories about Jargon and fielding questions about when the next issue would appear. I quickly learned a lot about Jargon’s importance to alumni, faculty, friends and others.
Parkland Journalism Teachers to Headline Media Ethics Workshop at Kent State University
High school journalism teachers Melissa Falkowski and Eric Garner, of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, will headline the 15th annual Poynter KSU Media Ethics Workshop on Sept. 19, 2019. Hosted by the Poynter Institute and the Kent State School of Journal...