School of Visual Communication Design
Scholar Puts Communication on Display
Scholar of the Month Jessica Barness Assistant Professor of Visual Communication Design College of Communication and Information 2012-present The word “communication” likely makes you think of language, but November’s Scholar of the Month has spent her entire career researching design as a la…
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Registration Open Through May 15 for Inspire, the Kent State Design Academy
Reduced tuition rate available for those who sign up by April 15 Kent State University’s School of Visual Communication Design will host its annual pre-college design academy, Inspire, which explores all areas of graphic design, from June 20-24. During Inspire, students engage in projects combining…
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Communication Studies Student Interns with the School of Visual Communication Design
Kara Taylor, a senior applied communication major, is interning with the School of Visual Communication Design this spring. As one of their marketing interns, Taylor is responsible for covering VCD events and writing content for the school’s social media platforms, alumni magazine and alumni website…
School of Communication Studies
Technology Requirements
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026All Design, Illustration, User Experience Design and Photography students are recommended to purchase a laptop computer for their classes. A MacBook Air, Chromebook, iPad, tablet, or a similar device is NOT sufficient for these classes.We recommend purchasing your laptop com…
School of Visual Communication Design
VCD Grad Student Illustrates Marvel Comic
Chad Lewis, a graduate student in the School of Visual Communication Design at Kent State University, has hammered out a career in illustration by penning his version of Thor’s origin story for the latest Marvel Avengers comic.
School of Visual Communication Design
Kent State Communication Students Invade UK, Ireland for Education Abroad Experience
Fifty Kent State University students from the College of Communication and Information participated in education abroad programs in Europe this spring, visiting Northern Ireland, Ireland and England in May. Three of the college’s classes studied specialized areas in communications in both the U.K…
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Schedule A Visit to CCI
New students are encouraged to visit campus to learn more about our programs in media, design, communication, technology and information.
College of Communication & Information
Kent State Student Project on Suicide Prevention Earns Innovator of the Year Award
Online platform offers a comprehensive look at college suicide and aims to eliminate stigma surrounding mental illness September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Students from Kent State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication and School of Digital Sciences won the Associated…
School of Media and Journalism
Burr Wins First Student Addy® Award for Spring 2012 Front Cover
The first time was the charm for The Burr magazine. For the first time in The Burr’s distinguished 27-year history, the publication entered the Student ADDY® Awards Program – and won. JMC learned last week that The Burr won a Student ADDY® in the “Publication Design, Cover” category for the Spring …
School of Media and Journalism