Alumna Emilie Oxel O’Leary, '93, is the CEO of Sunshine Solar, a woman-owned mechanical installation company that partners with major brands such as L’Oreal and Amazon by installing solar power to support their overarching goals of being sustainable companies. “I’ve always had an entrepreneurial spirit,” O’Leary said. “But I knew I needed a good education. I couldn't just go out and start a business and not have good support.” O’Leary graduated from Ćđµă´«Ă˝ with a degree in fashion merchandising. With an interest in fashion, she started her first business when she was just ...
Governor Mike DeWine has appointed Haley Crews as graduate student trustee of the Ćđµă´«Ă˝ Board of Trustees. Announced at the Board of Trustees meeting on September 15, Crews will serve a two-year term, replacing Jasmine Hoff, whose term as graduate student trustee recently concluded. Crews holds a B.S. degree in Neuroscience and Sociology from the University of Mount Union and is currently enrolled in the Sociology Ph.D. program at Kent State, pursuing a master’s degree in Sociology. As part of her undergraduate career at the University of Mount Union, Crews served as the Exe...
Graduate Student Parent Affinity Group Coffee Break
Stop by Cartwright Hall to grab a cup of coffee and mingle with other graduate student parents!
Graduate Student Parent Affinity Group Coffee Break
Stop by Cartwright Hall to grab a cup of coffee and mingle with other graduate student parents!
College of Communication & Information
Since the start of his career in marketing and public relations almost four decades ago, Media and Journalism alumnus Mike Jackson, '78, has been setting and exceeding expectations in the industry. After studying journalism at Kent State in the seventies, Jackson wanted to be the next Walter Cronkite, in that he had a big love for news. Kent State was where he gained more introspection about the world, after he had attended integrated Catholic schools in his hometown of Youngstown during his youth. But after being exposed to advertising and att...
College of the Arts
Kent, Ohio — Come dressed in your Halloween best for the Ćđµă´«Ă˝ Orchestra’s Oct. 31, 3 p.m. concert. The members of the orchestra will be decked out in costume, performing spooky, family-friendly favorites. Candy will be handed out at the end of the performance to kick off Kent city’s official trick-or-treat that night. Tickets are $10 for adults and free for those 18 and under with a ticket. The program includes Bizet’s “Carmen Suite,” Mussorgsky’s “Night on Bald Mountain,” and selections from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera.” Also on the program is Sai...