As a digital media production student, Ailene Joven, '21, began creating the short film “Define” during the early days of COVID-19. Several years later, that film is set to be screened at the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) on March 28, 2023.
This summer, Kent State students will be powering the backstage stream of the Regional Emmy Awards, serving as directors, technical directors, audio board operators, video editors, photographer, on-air talent and more. To kick off this collaboration, Adam Sharp, President and CEO of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), and Terry O'Reilly, Chairman, spoke to Kent State students on March 14.
Peter Bobkowski will join the School of Media and Journalism this fall as Kent State University’s second Knight Chair in Scholastic Journalism, dedicated to leading national efforts to revitalize journalism in the nation's high schools.