Alumni
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 ’s School 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 bachelor’s degree in Journalism in 1987, I was a section editor at the Daily 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 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 , 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 alumna and former CNN anchor Carol Costello.
Celebrates the Return of Homecoming to Campus
It’s reunion time for the Golden Flashes family. celebrated Homecoming 2021 with a week of activities and events leading up to the Oct. 2 Homecoming Parade and Homecoming football game.
Honors College Student Announced as 2021 Portz Scholar
The National Collegiate Honors Council has announced Honors College graduate Sarah Hagglund as a 2021 Portz Scholar. Hagglund is the 10th honors student from 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
It’s been a busy 2021 for Danna Sundet, 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 and pursuing outside projects despite the challenges posed by Covid-19.
Cockeye Creamery Raises Money for Trumbull’s Campus Care Closet
From now through Sunday, Sept. 19, Cockeye Creamery, located at 1805 1/2 Parkman Road NW in Warren, will be serving its -inspired ice cream “Black Squirrel” to raise money for at Trumbull’s Care Closet.