Profiles

Flash Friday: Maddie Goerl
Meet Maddie Goerl, a senior public relations major with a minor in public health at Æðµã´«Ã½ from Mars, Pennsylvania.

Crawford Hall's AV Design Will Vault Me From Classroom To Boardroom
Stepping onto the campus of Æðµã´«Ã½ as an international student, I felt a thrill course through me. Discovering the news about the upcoming business building, Crawford Hall, for the Ambassador Crawford College of Business, only amplified that excitement.
Strongly Rooted: '80 graduate and Kent State donor is serious about local workforce development
Thirty years ago, Æðµã´«Ã½ alumna Elizabeth Bartz had a big decision to make. She had an excellent job in Washington, D.C., but was looking to move back home to Northeast Ohio. A 1980 graduate with a bachelor’s degree in journalism, Bartz earned her master’s degree in pol…
Winning Coach and Kent State Alum Nick Saban Retires
Æðµã´«Ã½ alumnus Nick Saban, considered one of the greatest college football coaches of all time, has retired from the University of Alabama, where he coached the Crimson Tide for the past 17 seasons.
‘Only One Dr. Martin Luther King Comes Along in a Lifetime’
In a "lost" interview, former U.S. Congressman and civil rights leader Louis Stokes shares his thoughts on the role of students in shaping the future, the state of civil rights and his friendship with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Michael Schwartz, Kent State’s Ninth President, Dies at 86
The Æðµã´«Ã½ community is remembering the legacy of its ninth president, Michael Schwartz, Ph.D., who died on Jan. 2, 2024, following a long illness. He was 86.

On Her Own, But Not Alone
Tipton has gone from student to employee to founder and owner of her own communication agency in just a few years. Tipton said her educational and career journeys from Michigan to Mississippi to Ohio have been heavily influenced by God.

‘I’m Going to Take a More Ethical Approach to Business Standards’
Senior business major says education-abroad trip to Kigali, Rwanda, provided a new view on seeing the humanity in others.

Graduate Turns Hobby and Love of Space Into a Full-Time Career as YouTube Sensation
Isaac Arthur began his collegiate journey at Kent State Ashtabula, building on his mother’s Golden Flash legacy.

Kent State of Mind: Callie Cunningham - Finding My Place
Between playing in two MAC Championships, being named to the 2023 MAC All-Tournament Team, and getting involved with student leadership programs on campus in the last few years, Kent State is where I've truly come into my own as a player and person.