National Recognition

Community members with Santa

Kent State students are envisioning a new way for local newsrooms to connect with their audiences: through a two-way text-messaging communication channel. The idea is part of the Reynolds Journalism Institute’s 2020-21 Student Innovation competition. A team of Kent State students — Alex Johnson (senior journalism major), Amanda Shah...

Photo of Jill Golden (left) and Carrie Kandes (right)

Kent State University’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA Kent) Chapter, along with two School of Media and Journalism (MDJ) alumnae, earned national recognition at the 2020 PRSSA Annual International Conference, Oct. 26-Oct. 29, 2020. Public relations alumna Jill Golden, ’20, of Macedonia, won the highest individual aw...

photo of PRSSA Kent

The Kent State University chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) excelled at the 2014 PRSSA National Conference and PRSA International Conference in Washington, D.C. on October 10 -14. PRSSA Kent earned multiple awards and was selected to present during a session at the national conference. Highlights: PRS...