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21 WFJM TV Anchors and ѿappalumnus Madison Tromler and Erin Simonek

Simonek and Tromler sat down with ѿappToday 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.

Let's Make the Rules graphic

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.  

Caden Clark, "A Night Out" by Yinxi Li

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

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

Despite her multitude of duties as a director of ѿappUniversity’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.

study group sitting in grass

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

UCS Pi Day 2024 Celebration

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. 

Salary Negotiation Workshop

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.

Nadia Modjrian teaches Intro to Machine Sewing

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

Living Learning Studio in Prentice Hall

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.  

Students hold up their Feminine Urge to Inspire fabric vision boards

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