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Students Addressing Real Issues Facing Fashion Industry
Two fashion students are being recognized for developing projects that address real issues in fashion. One student seeks to provide a skincare line for the brand origins centered around South America, Asia and Africa, while the other aims to help women feel comfortable and confident throughout the day.
A Lounge Built for Exploring
Exploratory students explore. University College鈥檚 Exploratory Lounge is designed to provide students with information about different majors at the university and to teach them about on-campus resources available to them. Or, students can drop in and just hang out.
Bringing Kent State to Prospective Students
Kent State鈥檚 creative recruitment initiatives bring the campus to life for many prospective students. One of the new, most transformative experiences has application rates on the rise.
IN A FLASH: It's a Double Gold Out Friday!
Celebrating Women鈥檚 History Month at Kent State
This March, Kent State University is celebrating the 2023 Women鈥檚 History Month. The theme for 2023 is 鈥淐elebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.鈥
Alack! Making Shakespearean Literature Understandable For All
Some people delight in reading Shakespeare. But some people may find it difficult, confusing or incomprehensible. Senior theatre studies major Xavier Heipp has been working to create an open resource book to make Shakespeare鈥檚 writing more relatable.
I HEART Travel Week Expo Flies Students Out of Their Comfort Zone
The Valentine鈥檚 Day-themed expo made it easy for students to discover, explore and fall in love with the many study abroad options available through Kent State.
How Hospitality Management Is Weathering the Great Resignation
In early 2021, during the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, masses of employees across the country began resigning their jobs in record numbers, marking what is known as the 鈥.鈥 For students in Kent State's Hospitality and Event Management program, there鈥檚 a big opportunity to capitalize on an industry that is in the middle of a large shift in management.
鈥楳erchandising Is Both a Science and an Art鈥
Olivia Meyer, junior Honors College fashion merchandising student, is designing her own success at Kent State and abroad. 鈥淚 think what I'm most excited for is the unknown,鈥 she muses.
Fifty Years of Bridging Kent State to our Nation's Capital
The Washington Program in National Issues is more than your average internship program. For 50 years, a cohort of roughly 20 Kent State juniors and seniors heads to Washington, D.C., to participate in a variety of internships.