Music, Movements and Media: Rolling Stone @ 50, wrapped up its final class at the end of week five. Throughout the course, Assistant Professor Stephanie Smith taught students about the birth of rock journalism, connections between music and movements, audience engagement of the magazine and social influence. Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) partnered with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland for the course. In week three, the class received a private tour of Rock Hall to examine the iconic images throughout the museum and the visual storyt...

The Ohio Communication Association hosted the 81st annual Ohio Communication Association Conference on Friday, Oct. 6 and Saturday, Oct. 7 at Clark State Community College in Springfield, Ohio. Several School of Communication Studies graduate students presented their research at the conference, which was themed “Communication of Discourse: Education, Application and Innovation.” William Kelvin presented his visual framing study of corporate environmental communication on “TransCanada’s Keystone XL PR videos,” earning Top Graduate Student Poster honors. "It was my first academic poster ...

For students in any healthcare-related field of study, the hands-on learning that takes place in actual clinical settings is critical to their overall educational experience. For Mary Kenney and Paris Yanno, that experience was greatly enhanced because of six weeks spent in Nicaragua, applying what they learned as students. Kenney and Yanno each graduated this past summer from the occupational therapy assistant program on the East Liverpool Campus, but not before becoming part of the Jessie F. Richardson Foundation’s 2017 Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Experience. They, along with six other s...

Kent State University’s College of Business Administration has partnered with the Ohio Development Services Agency on behalf of the Ohio Small Business Development Center to deliver the Certified Business Advisor® (CBA) online certification program beginning fall 2017. The program, offered fully online, certifies business professionals through focused instruction at the graduate level in accounting/finance, marketing and human resource management. The Certified Business Advisor program was developed for business professionals who counsel and inform existing and aspiring entrepreneurs. Ac...

Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation and KeyBank Foundation among largest supporters Kent State University recently concluded its largest fundraising year in school history after securing $38.9 million in private support during Fiscal Year 2017. Among its highest priorities, the university focuses on raising funds to support scholarships and student-based programming, in alignment with the university strategic roadmap, which has a primary emphasis on putting students first in all aspects. “We have a keen focus on enhancing the student experience at Kent State,” said Kent State President Beve...

The Kent Dance Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Gregory King, will welcome its second guest artist of the 2017-2018 season, Jess Pretty, the weekend of October 6. Pretty teaches classes in contemporaryTRAP, hip hop, and jazz funk.     ContemporaryTRAPTeaching Real from Jessica Pretty on Vimeo.     About Jess Pretty: From Jess Pretty's website:  "As a black female dancing body I am constantly investigating different methods of world-building so as to have a self created limitless potential for possibility within a society where my ...

Media Contact: James Lee Ohio EPA Director Craig W. Butler presented 18 Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3) Awards today at the Sustainability Conference in Columbus. Ohio’s E3 Program recognizes businesses, nonprofits and government agencies for going above and beyond compliance with requirements while demonstrating environmental excellence. This is the first year awarding our fourth level of recognition, Platinum Level, which recognizes organizations that have expanded their environmental programs beyond their own facility to make a positive impact on the surrounding community. ...

The School of Communication Studies debuted its new and expanded space in Taylor Hall with a series of events for students, alumni, faculty and community members. More than 330 people attended! See more photos at https://www.flickr.com/…/kentcomms…/albums/72157687461025673. ...