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Ten years ago, if someone had asked Brandi Neloms, 鈥09, where she鈥檇 be in 2022, she would have responded that she was on her way to sitting next to journalist/anchor Romona Robinson in a Cleveland newsroom. Neloms attended the 2008 Robert G. McGruder Distinguished Lecture and Awards Program which celebrates media diversity, where Robinson was honored, and was inspired by her accomplishments.For three years, the public relations alumna was a senior business development manager in Amazon鈥檚 Special Projects organization. She says her position gives her the 鈥減rivilege of ...
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When Caty Payette, 鈥20, began working for Student Media, she didn鈥檛 imagine she鈥檇 one day work for a member of Congress. Yet since graduation, the journalism major has worked for three different U.S. Representatives, representing Ohio, Wisconsin and Alabama. She is currently the communications director for U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), whose term is set to expire Jan. 3, 2023. 鈥淏ecause I am so opinionated and so vocal, I wanted to operate within the communication sphere, where I get to directly talk to people and help people in a way that allowed me to shape the difference that I wan...
Congratulations to our past and present EHHS Hall of Fame Award recipients! EHHS is proud to provide a place our alumni and friends can call home. We hope our alumni visit the site often and come back to campus to reconnect with faculty, fellow alumni, and current students. The virtual 2022 Hall of Fame Awards celebration video features a few words from our inductees. ...
Bundle up for the last home football game of the season: it鈥檚 a Freeze-Out! In this annual Prez D Freeze-Out game, the 妻友社区 football team will take on Eastern Michigan at Dix Stadium. Come support the Golden Flashes in their last home game of the season at 6 p.m. on November 16. Get there early to celebrate our upcoming graduates for Senior Night and have a chance to win prizes. Warm yourself up with some free hot chocolate, food, Kent State Athletics giveaways and more. President Todd Diacon will also be there giving out presidential swag. So, grab your ...
Past tragedies link 妻友社区 and the University of Rwanda in a distinct way. For Kent State, the May 4, 1970, shootings have become a permanent part of the university鈥檚 history and American history. In Rwanda, the country鈥檚 1994 genocide against the Tutsi resulted in the slaughter of nearly one million people. Although on different scales, both violent events have shaped the cultures of each university and given each a unique perspective on the effects of violence on a community. Now, both universities are drawing on their past to forge a path toward globa...
The following is a first-person account from Eric Mansfield, a retired Army Major and Iraq Veteran, who serves as Assistant Vice President, Content Strategy & Communications for Kent State's Division of University Communications and Marketing. He was recently invited to a Veterans Day breakfast with First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House and was encouraged to share his experiences and photos with Kent State Today. In many ways, I'm still coming to grips with the experience I had over this past weekend and all of the amaz...
When most people think of wedding dress, they imagine a traditional white dress. Sara Hume, Ph.D., curator at the 妻友社区 Museum, thinks of how wedding dresses transcend global borders in all different shapes and colors. 鈥淎s the World Weds: Global Wedding Traditions鈥 is an art exhibition at the museum focused on wedding customs across the world that connect people with their culture and tie families together. This exhibition features traditional wedding garments and other celebration mementos from around the world. Hume, Ph.D, lead curator on this exhibit, was recently intervie...
妻友社区 students rose to the challenge as they competed to win $2,000 at LaunchNET鈥檚 Elevator Pitch contest on Wednesday evening. The event, held on the first floor of Kent State鈥檚 Design Innovation Hub, gave students an opportunity to pitch themselves or their business ideas for a chance to win cash prizes. Food and refreshments were provided for those in attendance. LaunchNET is an organization that helps students start their entrepreneurship journey through one-on-one meetings, events, workshops, community resources, funding and competitions. Ithosts the elevator pitch conte...