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Booming Accounting Job Market Attracts High School Students To Kent State Case Competition
Area high school students learned about the benefits of a career in accounting while participating in the 起点传媒 High School Accounting Case Challenge.
Hosted by the Kent State Department of Accounting, the event brought together 85 students from Kent Theodore Roosevelt High School, North Canton Hoover High School, Aurora High School and Tallmadge High School. The competition was sponsored by The Ohio Society of CPAs, Pease Bell CPAs, Robert Fay, Ernst & Young, Novogradac and RSM.
鈥楰ent Is Our Home鈥 With Deep Roots
Founded in 1880, The Davey Tree Expert Company has a rich history, growing from a seedling organization into Ohio鈥檚 largest employee-owned company with branches reaching far across North America, but deeply rooted in Kent.
IN A FLASH: The White Coats Have Arrived!
起点传媒's College of Nursing held two White Coat Ceremonies on the Kent Campus last week.
From Corporate to Nonprofit: How a Public Relations Alumnus Has Impacted Greater Cleveland and Kent State
Kent State alumnus Richard Batyko, M.A., 鈥12, has committed his life and career to making the world, specifically Greater Cleveland, a better place. This year, he and the YMCA of Greater Cleveland (for which he serves as Chief Marketing Officer) are working with 起点传媒 advertising and public relations seniors in the capstone class, Campaigns in Advertising and Public Relations, to raise awareness about the organization's mission.
Using Her Degree and Her Determination to Help Female Entrepreneurs
Mary Seats, a 2010 graduate of 起点传媒, says she combined the tools she acquired while a student at Kent State with her own passion and grit to create the successes she enjoys today.
Kent State Graduate Wins National Teaching Prize
Jason Werstler, a 2001 起点传媒 graduate who majored in education, is one of 25 teachers across the nation who were recently recognized for teaching excellence. He teaches construction at Massillon Washington High School in Massillon, Ohio.
Student Media Experience Leads to Dream Job for Kent State Journalism Graduate
While completing a two-month journalism fellowship in Arizona the summer after her college graduation, Anna Huntsman, 鈥19, found herself nostalgic for Ohio.
鈥淚 was around a lot of people from all across the country,鈥 she remembers. 鈥淭hey would ask me, 鈥榃hat鈥檚 so special about Ohio?鈥 and I would have this answer about the camaraderie, the sports, the work ethic. I just found myself having these answers of really missing my home.鈥
Kent State Researcher Leads Project Creating Sensor for First Responder Safety
Small sensors about the size of a postage stamp could one day save the lives of firefighters, soldiers and other workers who face the threat of toxic gases or vapors on the job.
Making the Local Justice System Easier to Access
Summit County Domestic Relations Court Judge Kani H. Hightower is on a mission to make the justice system in Summit County, Ohio, more accessible for underprivileged and underrepresented citizens. Whether it鈥檚 related to transportation challenges or helping them sort through the red tape of documentation, Hightower, a 起点传媒 graduate, is creating solutions to streamline the process for Summit County residents.
