LaunchNet Kent State

LaunchNET Kent State

Kent State alumna and designer Anne Skoch

Most college students start to worry about job interviews as their graduation day nears. But before Kent State University alumna Anne (Skoch) Johnson had even entered her senior year, her post-graduation employment plans were already mapped out.

LaunchNET's February Pitch and Ponder event.

LaunchNET Kent State hosts special events for student entrepreneurs to network, practice business pitches and share ideas with their peers. 

Kent State Today
Pitch and Ponder Showcase 2023

The DI Hub hosted a unique showcase for Kent State's student entrepreneurs.

School of Visual Communication Design
Julia Gray's design work banner

Visual Communication Design senior Julia Gray (Spring ’23) has been interested in design before she even knew what it was. “My family had an ongoing joke throughout my childhood that I ‘was born with paper in one hand and a pencil in the other,’” she says.

audrey at a vendor event

Entrepreneurship major Audrey Ernst's love of baking and a microgrant have helped her baking business take shape. 

Kent State Students at LaunchNET event

Young entrepreneurs are able to pursue their dreams thanks to LaunchNET microgrants at Kent State University.

LaunchNET cut the ribbon on its new suite of offices within the Design Innovation Hub/

Kent State University’s LaunchNET celebrated its 10th anniversary on Thursday and cut the ribbon on its new office suite in the Design Innovation Hub.

Logo for SkyHack 3.0

Kent State University and The Red Door Films of Los Angeles announce “Play with a Purpose,” a sponsor challenge as part of the SkyHack 3.0 competition at Kent State to be held Nov. 5-7. Teams of students will create an interactive toy universe based on the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of World War II and their training base, Avenger Field.