The Kent State University Geauga Campus Wellness Club, in conjunction with Counseling Services, recently received a $1,000 Seeds of Wellness Grant from Kent State. The grant is designed to benefit the entire Kent State Geauga student body with the establishment of a new Mental Health and Wellness Center.  Counseling Specialist Valerie Rutherford MSW, LISW-S, who is co-advisor to the fledgling Student Wellness Organization with Wellness Ambassador Rae Ann Byers, explained that the focus of the grant is on students who need help in managing stress and improvin...

When cities need help imagining new possibilities for their urban places and communities, they call Kent State University’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative. Most recently, Kent State architecture students had the opportunity to put the skills they learn in the classroom to make an impact on local communities in Erie, Pennsylvania. “The charrette was sponsored by the Jefferson Educational Society, the Erie Community Foundation, the Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority, NAIOP and the Mastriana Endowment,” said Kristen Zeiber, urban designer and project manager for the Cleveland Urban ...

Kent State Student Media won 18 national awards presented by The College Media Association and The Associated Collegiate Press at the 2019 National College Media Convention in Washington, D.C. from Friday, Nov. 1 to Saturday, Nov.2. The National Media Convention is a multi-day convention that invites the best and brightest of college media to learn from industry and collegiate media professionals from across the country. One highlight of the event includes the ACP and CMA awards program. Each year, finalists are selected for recognition across multiple categories that are presented during t...

By Macy Kittleberger When cities need help imagining new possibilities for their urban places and communities, they call Kent State University’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative. Most recently, Kent State architecture students had the opportunity to put the skills they learn in the classroom to make an impact on local communities in Erie, Pennsylvania. “The charrette was sponsored by the Jefferson Educational Society, the Erie Community Foundation, the Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority, NAIOP and the Mastriana Endowment,” said Kristen Zeiber, urban designer and project manager fo...

A small class assignment in college led to an off-Broadway debut for Kent State University musical theatre alumnus Scott Miesse, ’15, who will be premiering his self-written play titled “Abnormal” in January 2020. “During my senior year at Kent State, I started writing a scene of a little boy talking to his imaginary friend in class,” Miesse said. “Next thing you know, I had notecards with little paragraphs and dialogue taped to the wall, which then evolved into the show ‘Abnormal.’”   Miesse compiled a production team, one of the team members being producer Tessa Faye of Tessa Faye Tale...

Kent State University’s Fashion School continuously finds ways to innovate. Its unique lifestyle boutique, Fashion School Store (FSStore), in downtown Kent recently added a new line called “Sustainability RETOLD.” This collection includes sustainably made clothing, featuring work from five different students and three faculty.   During the Spring 2019 semester, Kendra Lapolla, FSStore director, and assistant professors Chanjuan Chen and Lauren Copeland received a grant from the FSStore to create a collaborative student collection. Students were provided a concept board and encouraged to...

By Olivia Boris Kent State University’s Fashion School continuously finds ways to innovate. Its unique lifestyle boutique, Fashion School Store (FSStore), in downtown Kent recently added a new line called “Sustainability RETOLD.” This collection includes sustainably made clothing, featuring work from five different students and three faculty.   During the Spring 2019 semester, Kendra Lapolla, FSStore director, and assistant professors Chanjuan Chen and Lauren Copeland received a grant from the FSStore to create a collaborative student collection. Students were provided a concept bo...

Kent State University’s architecture and interior design graduates build such impressive skills during their studies in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design that in a national survey, hiring professionals rank them among the most-hired. As part of the national survey, recently conducted by DesignIntelligence, Kent State's interior design students ranked 13th most-hired in its size category based on the average number of graduates each year. Kent State’s architecture students ranked 16th most-hired in its size category.  The rankings were included in the DesignI...