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As we head into the last weeks of the Fall 2021 semester, I’m wondering a lot about what “normal” is going to look like in the months ahead. We’ve almost made it through a first, tentative semester back on campus. Faculty are mostly back in the classroom. Students are mostly back in physical classrooms. President Todd Diacon even convened a mostly in-person meeting of university leaders in mid-November. We’re almost back to normal. Almost.  Having started at Kent State mid-pandemic, I don’t know exactly what normal used to loo...

My goal is to make sure everyone understands the benefits of entrepreneurship and the process of creating and developing a new idea for a product/service….as well as to understand how an entrepreneurship mindset can assist all organizations, including governments and universities, to establish an environment for creative thinking and learning. Questions & Answers Why did you decide to pursue your field of research? In between my BA and MBA degrees, I worked in marketing positions for Procter & Gamble and Ford Motor Companies, which I really enjoyed. During my last semester of my ...

��㴫ý at Ashtabula’s viticulture and enology degree programs were recently awarded a $180,000 grant from the Ohio Grape Industries Committee for a pair of research projects to be conducted over the next two years. Kent State Ashtabula is partnering with the Ashtabula Agricultural Research Station (AARS), a division of the Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences’ Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, to conduct the projects at Markko Vineyard in Conneaut, Ohio. “We have been offering the wine degrees for over 10 years and...

��㴫ý at Trumbull's Theatre Program hopes young local talent will become the next generation of great playwrights, actors, and theatrical technicians.  Young Playwrights Festival High school juniors and seniors in Trumbull County, or any neighboring county, are invited to compete in Kent Trumbull Theatre's inaugural Young Playwrights Festival next spring. Participating students will submit a 15-20 minute script that will be judged by theatre professionals and faculty. The top five or six students will produce their plays for local audiences at the Kent Trumbull ...

��㴫ý’s Communication and Marketing Department recently submitted and won awards for marketing and communications work created over the past year and a half. “These wins are a reflection of not only the talent and great work our team does at ��㴫ý, but also with the partners we work with throughout the university,” Assistant Vice President of Marketing Strategy Todd Snider said. “Without the collaboration and thought leadership involved in creating this work, none of these awards could have been possible.” ��㴫ý won all nine of its submissi...

��㴫ý Wins Big with Marketing Communications Awards ��㴫ý’s Communication and Marketing Department recently submitted and won awards for marketing and communications work created over the past year and a half. “These wins are a reflection of not only the talent and great work our team does at ��㴫ý, but also with the partners we work with throughout the university,” Assistant Vice President of Marketing Strategy Todd Snider said. “Without the collaboration and thought leadership involved in creating this work, none of these awards coul...

When an organization comes under fire from a rumor, disinformation campaign, or an outright lie, they are facing what is commonly known as a fake news attack. While organizations face reputational and monetary losses, public relations practitioners must address the causes, symptoms, and consequences of exposure to fake news.  News reports reveal some insights about organizations and fake news, but without first-hand accounts from company insiders, it’s impossible to know what it’s really&nbsp...

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ESTERO, Fla. — A 12-0 run late in the fourth quarter put Kent State ahead for good in a 75-69 win over No. 19 UCLA in the opening round of the Gulf Coast Showcase on Friday afternoon. "This a huge win for our program," head coach Todd Starkey said. "Obviously, UCLA is a great program. When you beat one of the blue bloods, it's a special thing." After scoring just nine points in the third period and trailing by four at the start of the fourth, the Golden Flashes (4-0) shot 7-of-10 from the field and made 11 of their first 16 free throws as part of a 27-point quart...

Five College of Communication and Information students recently attended New York City’s Advertising Week, the first time the School of Media and Journalism sent students on a learning experience outside the university since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Advertising Week, the world’s premier event for the marketing, advertising and technology industries, was held at Hudson Yards in Manhattan from Oct. 18-21, 2021. Three of the five students who visited were officers from Franklin Advertising, a&...