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Business Workshop Series - Digital Transformation

Business organizations are modifying and creating new business processes to keep pace with the rapid progress of technology. These workshops focus on understanding the fundamentals of digital transformation, offering a chance to focus on a selected aspect of digital transformation (marketing, cybersecurity, healthcare) and developing a digital transformation project. 

Access Granted: Community Members Now Get Membership to the DI Hub

The Design Innovation (DI) collaborator network will grow this semester as the DI Hub and its makerspaces open to the public through a new community membership. 

Director's Note | March 2023

IN A FLASH: A Parade of Nations

International Night at the Golden Flashes men's basketball game at the MAC Center. 

Golden Flashes Skate the Night Away in Downtown Kent

What a night it was at this winter wonderland! Sparkling lights lit up the ice rink as alumni and friends glided by. An acapella group and the spirit of Golden Flashes added to the magic of this winter night.

Tracing the Origins of Black History Month

Feb. 1 marks the start of Black History Month. The chair of Kent State's Department of Africana Studies and the current president of Black United Students at Kent State discuss the university's connection to the monthlong celebration.

Alumna’s Passion for Sustainable Fashion Comes to Downtown Kent

Justine Gallo, a 2022 Kent State fashion design graduate, has taken her personal philosophy and combined it with her degree to launch a new store in downtown Kent.

Expert Advice: Kent State Alumni to Serve on Brain Health Advisory Board

Some of Kent State University’s most prestigious alumni in the field of neuroscience have agreed to serve on the Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) Advisory Board, which will host its inaugural meeting today. 

Out of This World Design Experience

Aimee Crane (Visual Communication Design - BFA ’09, MFA ’12) has the distinction of being the Kent State graduate whose work might just go the farthest. The farthest away from the Earth, that is. Currently the Artemis Brand Manager for NASA, Crane designed the mission patch for the Artemis I Mission which accompanied the Orion spacecraft on its orbit around the moon. We recently spoke with her about her own voyage from Kent State to NASA.

ESDRI Fellow Racks Up the Miles, All in the Name of Research

Alicia Costello is making the rounds of northeast Ohio.  As an upperclassman who was born in the Sandy Valley area, she now resides in Canton, and commutes to the KSU Salem and Stark campuses regularly to attend class.

Students Create Wearable Tech Company

Dreams of launching a business, researching brand new materials and developing groundbreaking systems have come true for four Kent State undergraduate students. With the support and guidance of dedicated faculty, along with access to state-of-the-art labs and equipment in the Design Innovation Hub, students Garrett Hartley, Lucas Cragel, Ethan Hartley and Brian Courts are taking their studies to the next level by developing their startup company, PolyVolt Technologies.

A Pop-Up Performance at the DI Hub

A group of graduate students from Kent State's School of Music gave an impromptu, lunchtime performance at the DI Hub.