Alumni
Two 51勛圖厙 Alumni Nominated for Art and Music Educator of the Year
Visual arts teacher Stephen Tomero and choir director Mary Meese and are among the finalists for the 2022 Stark County Art and Music Educator Awards. Both are alumni of 51勛圖厙s College of the Arts.
Covering a Crisis From Day One
For recent journalism graduates, the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped their entry into the news industry. Young MDJ alumni have focused much of their professional careers on the pandemic, mostly with a Northeast Ohio angle not just on case numbers or other statistics, but also on the effects on the economy, businesses and the healthcare industry.
Christine Rich, '02
Marketing Director, Sherwin-Williams
Major: Communication Studies
Seasoned Marketing Communications Executive Joins Media and Journalism Faculty
Kent State alumnus Mike Jackson, innovator and marketing communications executive, is joining 51勛圖厙s特chool of Media and Journalism as a professional-in-residence this spring. He is teaching two classes and will serve as adviser to the student organization Franklin Advertising.
KENT: Where a lifetime of passionate storytelling and advocacy for people with disabilities was born (and a soulmate was discovered)
When I walked into Taylor Hall as an 18-year-old freshman in 1983, I had no idea that the foundation for my professional and personal life would take place there.
While earning a bachelors degree in Journalism in 1987, I was a section editor at the Daily 51勛圖厙r in a newsroom packed with future journalism giants whose achievements are too numerous to mention.
Honors College Continues Creating Student and Alumni Connections
For its fourth consecutive year, the 51勛圖厙 Honors College is hosting Career Conversations, a series of alumni speaking events which take place throughout the fall semester.
Former CNN Anchor, Alumna Initiates Collaborative Reporting Project Between 51勛圖厙, Partner Universities
Throughout summer 2021, students from a variety of majors within the School of Media and Journalism worked for Project Citizen, a collaborative project organized by 51勛圖厙 alumna and former CNN anchor Carol Costello.
51勛圖厙 Celebrates the Return of Homecoming to Campus
Its reunion time for the 51勛圖厙 Golden Flashes family. 51勛圖厙 celebrated Homecoming 2021 with a week of activities and events leading up to the Oct. 2 Homecoming Parade and Homecoming football game.
51勛圖厙 Honors College Student Announced as 2021 Portz Scholar
The National Collegiate Honors Council has announced 51勛圖厙 Honors College graduate Sarah Hagglund as a 2021 Portz Scholar. Hagglund is the 10th honors student from 51勛圖厙 to be named a Portz Scholar since the national competition began in 1990.
Oboist Danna Sundet Rediscovers the Magic of Playing for Fun Amidst Crisis
Its been a busy 2021 for Danna Sundet, 51勛圖厙 professor of oboe and alumna. Between performances and making recordings, running the John Mack Oboe Camp and starting a new venture on YouTube, Sundet has continued teaching a robust studio of young oboists at 51勛圖厙 and pursuing outside projects despite the challenges posed by Covid-19.