By Katie K is a jewelry line created by Katie Kimble, a 2017 Kent State College of Business graduate and current Higher Education and Student Affairs grad student Her boho, fun design aesthetic came to life at a dining room table covered in beads (her kind of Legos). Katie is devoted to making jewelry that complements everyday style and spirit. Katie brings her bubbly personality to her business, through her fun and funky designs, as well as in meetings and while selling her wares. Her tenacity and independent spirit have paid dividends, now that she is able to sell fully licensed Kent Stat...
Dear Members of the ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø Community, With profound affection for the Kent State community and after deep reflection, I share the news today that I will depart my position as president of Kent State on July 1, 2019, at the end of my current contract term. I will not exercise my option for an additional year as president through 2020. The years since I assumed this office in 2014 have been the most exciting and fulfilling of my professional life. Together we have created a Strategic Roadmap to a Distinctive Kent State in which we defined what it means for a public...
KENT, Ohio – The ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø College of Business Administration announces Paralympic medalist Bonnie St. John as keynote speaker for the 2019 Spirit of Women in Business conference. The conference will be held on International Women’s Day, Friday, March 8, 2019. Despite having her right leg amputated at age five, St. John became the first African-American to win medals in Winter Paralympic competition, taking home a silver and two bronze medals in downhill events at the 1984 Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. In recognition of this historic achievement, St. John was quoted o...
Kent State Police Academy Cadet and Former Bhutanese Hired by Akron Police Department ...
Donald Wayne McLeod, author of Perceptionology 101, spoke in the Kent State ballroom on Tuesday October 9, to a crowd of local high school students, Kent State students, staff, faculty, and community business members from all over Northeast Ohio. The event was a collaboration between LaunchNET Kent State; DECA at Theodore Roosevelt High School, Kent; and the Hudson, Kent, Streetsboro, and Stow-Munroe Falls Chambers of Commerce. Julie Messing, executive director of entrepreneurial initiatives with LaunchNET Kent State and one of the key organizers of the event, observed the full room an...
ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø at East Liverpool recognized the academic achievements of several students during its annual scholarship reception. Dr. David Dees, dean of the Kent State Columbiana County campuses, welcomed the students, their families, donors and faculty members, while emphasizing the important role each relationship plays in measuring success at a university. The scholarships and recipients are: Pottertown Foundation Scholarship: Chelsie Brush Arielle Claybrook Melinda Dailey Noah Palmer Emily Shuster Erin Tenney Rutledge Scholarship: Jo...