We sat down with Miranda Sepúlveda '23 and discussed Visual Communication Design, internships and her professional life. Here's what she had to say. 1. How did you first learn of the Visual Communication Design program at Kent State? I grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania, and I went to Vo-Tech for Commercial Art. And I knew a girl who went to Kent, and she was going for VCD. So, I took a trip over for a tour. She showed me her dorm and everything and she told me how much she loved the program. 2. What drew you to VCD? Mostly the internship program. My teacher and membe...
Kent State University alumna Katherine Herrmann (nee Schroeder) was only a newborn when she was diagnosed with a heart defect called Shone’s Complex. During her young life she has gone through more than 20 surgeries and procedures, including four open heart surgeries. “Growing up, hospitals were all I knew,” Herrmann told People Magazine in an August 2023 article. Despite a lifetime of health challenges, Katherine was determined to achieve her dreams and in 2018, she enrolled at Kent State University. During her first year at Kent State, Katherine met the man who would eventually become ...
Now that the semester is fully underway, we wanted to reach out to see how things are going and remind you that you have a team of four instructional designers ready to support you.
The Kent State University Museum opened a new exhibition titled “Life in Style: The Wardrobe of James Mulholland.” Sarah Rogers, director of the museum, spoke to WJW-Fox 8 about the exhibition for One Tank Trips, the station’s series that highlights interesting destinations that do not take a long car ride. “We have over 30,000 objects in the collection,” Rogers said. “You can see everything from Japanese kimonos to very fancy dresses from the 18th century.” The main focus of the exhibit is fashion insider James Mulholland and his collection of contemporary male cl...
Aliens have landed at Kent State University at Tuscarawas. The campus unveiled a computer lab with 24 new Alienware computers for the fall semester of 2023. Students studying engineering technology and/or animation game design at Kent State Tuscarawas are able to use these high-end computers to draft images and create code. Bradley Bielski, Ph.D., dean of Kent State Tuscarawas, was so excited about the new computer lab, he posted a picture on Instagram highlighting the benefits to students in these programs. Kent State Today followed up to get the scoop. “Those two de...
Colorado College has welcomed Kent State University School of Art M.F.A. alumni, John Fifield-Perez for their inaugural Visiting Artist series as part of the Fiber Fellowship program. The Fiber Fellowship is a collaboration between Art and Crafts and the Art Department. These departments support the visiting artists to join Colorado College every semester. The artist will spend time on campus and create new work to be exhibited and shared with the program. Additionally, the artist teaches a block of classes in fiber and creates co-curricular workshops for Arts and Crafts. The goal of this...
