When Madelyn Orcutt arrived at Kent State University, she was a Canton, Ohio, student looking for a great education close to home. What she found was the world. Through Kent State’s education-abroad program, Orcutt studied in Florence, Italy, learning design and history from Italian professors inside a renovated 18th-century palazzo, and participated in a workshop in New York City in partnership with the Lebanese American University. Those experiences shaped her eye and her career. Since graduating in 2021, Orcutt has built a career as an interior designer at Richardson Design in Cleveland, re...

Thank you to everyone who attended the Second Edition Alumni Banquet. About 150 alumni, students, faculty, staff, and supporters gathered to celebrate Kent State Student Media—past, present, and future.We especially thank alumni who returned to reconnect, share experiences, and support the next generation of student media professionals. We also thank the many student leaders who organized the event and presented updates on current Student Media activities. Their passion and dedication showed that Student Media continues to thrive.A special thank you to Dean Amy Reynolds, who shared remarks abo...

A tree house with a welcome sign etched in Braille. A candy shop with a ramp for accessibility. A windmill-powered hospital. A ‘hovercraft’ combination car and boat. A hotel that houses a rooftop heliport.These were not the inventions of world-renowned architects, ingenious engineers or overzealous city planners, but just some of the clever creations of local students who developed prototype inventions connecting their very own ‘Smart City’ during the Future Innovators Summit, presented by Kent State University....