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Erin Simonek and Madison Trommler

From Career-Ready to Camera-Ready at WFMJ-TV

Simonek and Tromler sat down with Kent State Today to talk about their experiences in the university’s journalism program and how it prepared them to hit the ground running within the first week on the job at 21 WFMJ-TV.

Tags: Students First, Nationally Distinctive, Kent State Works, Communications

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Let's Make the Rules graphic

Fun and Games: Neurodiversity Challenge Is Set for DI Hub

Anyone who thinks they have a great idea for a new game is encouraged to take part in “Let’s Make the Rules: A Game Creation Experience” – an event that seeks to bring together neurodiverse and neurotypical individuals.  

Tags: Research & Science, Student Life, Students First, Diverse Kent State, Brain Health Research Institute, Autism Initiatives

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Caden Clark, "A Night Out" by Yinxi Li

IN A FLASH: Campus Reflections

A student photographer for KentWired captured atmospheric images of "A Night Out" on the Kent Campus. 

Tags: Student Media, Student Life, Arts & Culture, Photography, Students First, Kent Campus

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Cassandra Pegg-Kirby, director of Kent State's Women's Center.

Advancing the Cause of Equity at 鶹

Despite her multitude of duties as a director of 鶹’s Women’s Center, Cassandra Pegg-Kirby remains focused on one key mission: Keeping the center open and relevant. “Women’s centers are not always thought of as necessary since women are in the majority now,” she said.

Tags: Student Life, Community & Society, Profiles, Diverse Kent State, Community Impact, Students First

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study group sitting in grass

A Case Study in Belonging

While research has shown the effectiveness of creating a sense of belonging for undergraduate students, the graduate student experience is different, according to three Kent State administrators who have authored an article on the topic for Inside Higher Education.

Tags: Students First, Student Life

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UCS Pi Day 2024 Celebration

A Mathematician's Favorite Meal? Pizza Pi!

In honor of Pi Day, students, faculty and staff gathered for the Slice of Pi event to sample ice cream and pizza pies from dining locations across campus. 

Tags: Students First, Student Life

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Salary Negotiation Workshop

Fighting the Salary Gap With Confidence

Students filed into the conference room in the Williamson House on Friday, March 15, to learn about how to negotiate pay and combat the gender wage gap.

Tags: Students First, Student Life, Community & Society

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Nadia Modjrian teaches Intro to Machine Sewing

‘Sew’ Cool: Threading New Skills

Design Innovation is about sharing, stitching together extracurricular, cross-disciplinary and collaborative design innovation projects and experiences and sharing them with the 鶹 community. On March 11, the stitching was literal.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Student Life, Students First

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Living Learning Studio in Prentice Hall

Living, Learning, Creating in Improved Studio Space

The Living in The Arts Living-Learning Community, located in Prentice Hall, opened the doors to its new and improved studio space with an open house to explore and learn about all the new attributes of the updated creative studio.  

Tags: Arts & Culture, Student Life, Students First

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Students hold up their Feminine Urge to Inspire fabric vision boards

The Feminine Urge to Inspire

Aligned with Women's History Month, the Design Innovation Fellows hosted The Feminine Urge to Inspire workshop to explore the inventions and inspiration of women

Tags: Student Life, Students First, Arts & Culture, Diverse Kent State

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