Millennials

Getting involved on-campus is a big step to help build relationships and make a change. One student put his front foot forward and is helping an organization gain recognition, as well as making an impact. Honors College student William Dakin (He/Him) is a current first-year student. Majoring in Business Management and minoring in International Business, he hopes to work within the field of international business dealing with organizations that are based in the Middle East. For the past two semesters, William has been a part of the National Millennial Community and Generation Z (NMGZ). As...

Megan Carrasco, a 2016 graduate of Kent State University School of Communication Studies, will be recognized with the 2016 Outstanding Undergraduate Paper Award by the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender (OSCLG) for her senior honors thesis. Carrasco’s thesis, titled, “The Ideal Millennial Working Woman: A Thematic Analysis of How Professional Identity, Image and Career are Constructed Online,” discussed key findings and themes from over 200 articles about millennial women and explored how professional millennial women are discursively constructed online. Carra...

School of Communication Studies assistant professor Suzy D’Enbeau recently published a joint research project concerning changes in the workplace and the Millennial generation. The Millennial generation - those born between 1982 and 2000 - is known to be the largest generation since the Baby Boomers, with an estimated population of 80 million in the workplace. “Everyone complains each time a new generation enters the workforce, but the complaints about Millennials - about how they’re ‘the worst’ - seem much more prevalent,” D’Enbeau said. “With this research we wanted to examine if those...