If you do not know much about the world of animation, then you probably have not heard of anime. But chances are you have seen it or at least passed over it while channel surfing. Anime is a distinctive art form of hand-drawn animation that originated in Japan. Its look is colorful -- its characters eccentric -- and its themes fantastical. Put that all together and you get a magical form of telling stories that Andrew Badger could not get enough of as a college student searching for a purpose and a career. “I was getting really, really intrigued by what’s being done in this medium,...

Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine students discuss why they chose podiatric medicine over other medical careers.       ...

Familiar Face Terri Kent Professor, Musical Theatre Coordinator and Producing Artistic Director of Porthouse Theatre School of Theatre and Dance Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Teach musical theatre performance courses, direct main stage performances and NYC Showcase, coordinate the musical theatre program with dance and music, provided artistic direction for Porthouse Theatre WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 1990 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Assistant Professor of Theatre, SUNY at Stony Brook LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The sense of com...

New Face Elizabeth Michel Group Exercise Program Officer Recreational Services Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Oversee group exercise program  WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: I’ve worked for Kent State as a student employee since December 2013 and recently started full time in August 2016. EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: I was in the United States Air Force for security forces and nutritional medicine and also worked at several fitness centers around Dayton, Ohio, as a personal trainer. LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: I love being able to meet a...

Gregory King, School of Theatre and Dance, led a masterclass at Onyx Production, a dance and theatre company in Columbus, Ohio, on May 13, 2017. King’s high-energy class fused some of the main principles of Horton, ballet and other contemporary forms. Dancers were introduced to phrase works that challenged them, asking them to investigate their sense of physicality, specificity and complexity through constant movement manipulation. The class required a high degree of physicality and input from the dancers, encouraging them to execute movement with intention and clarity. ...

Three LaunchNET Kent State employees and one student client presented at the seventh annual Deshpande Symposium for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Ed on June 12-14 in Lowell, Massachusetts. Julie Messing, executive director, and Lynn Buchinsky, venture advisor, spoke on a panel highlighting the results and lessons learned from building bridges and pathways from high school to college to community for entrepreneurial success and regional growth in Northeast Ohio, as part of the Burton D. Morgan Foundation’s regional work in entrepreneurship. Venture advisor Tabitha Martin and c...