KENT, OH – The Kent State University Ambassador Crawford College of Business Entrepreneurship announces Nancy Giordano, author and founder/CEO of Play Big, Inc., as the keynote speaker for the 2022 Spirit of Women in Business Conference. Giordano will present “The Future of Work and Working.” This year’s event will take place virtually and will feature a different speaker discussing a topic of interest at 11 a.m. each Friday in March. Giordano’s keynote will kick off the conference on Friday, March 4.  Described as endlessly optimistic, Nancy Giordano is a strategic futurist wi...

In celebration of National Engineers week, Kent State University at Tuscarawas is holding the 39th annual Engineering Technology Opportunity Expo on Thurs., Feb. 24, from 5 – 7:30 p.m. in the Student Union of Founders Hall. The Expo is open free to the public. Participating companies will have representatives from engineering, management, personnel, and human resources available to address questions regarding availability of jobs, skill requirements, expected salaries and career opportunities in engineering.  They will also have displays featuring information on various products they m...

Whether or not to pursue higher education after high school is one of the first big decisions young people get to make. Unfortunately, however, financial stipulations and other outside factors may inhibit one’s ability to access postsecondary education.  Sonya Williams, executive director of University Outreach and Engagement, was recently awarded an Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) grant from the U.S. Department of Education to initiate a support program committed to providing adults interested in higher education with reliable information and sources regarding the college admiss...

Dr. Linda Hoeptner Poling, associate professor of art education, edited and authored several chapters in “Lobby Activism: Feminism(s) + Art Education” alongside her colleagues in the NAEA Women’s Caucus. Dr. Hoeptner Poling's contributions, which included serving as lead editor of four chapters, co-editor of the remaining chapters, writing two chapters and co-writing a third, addressed what it means to be a feminist in art education today, and feminist backlash.  About the book: "Lobby Activism: Feminism(s) + Art Education" is a scholarly examination of a decade (2008–2018) of...

Kent State University’s Community Engaged Learning (CEL) secured a $10,000 grant through the United Way of Portage County, an independently-governed nonprofit organization that serves disadvantaged members of our community. This grant will support CEL’s Community Partner Advocate program (CPA) which places students at local nonprofits throughout the county for paid hands-on learning experiences.  The CPA program, started in 2019, matches students in the program with a local nonprofit organization or a government agency based on their academic or personal interests. The students meet...