School of Media and Journalism
Student Media Prepared Alumna for Teamwork, Wide-Ranging Career
Collaboration and teamwork have been the common threads that have led Kent State Media and Journalism alumna Raytevia Evans, M.A. â12, through teaching English abroad, graduate school, work as an education reporter and now, as a public information officer. She says that every time sheâs produced work sheâs proud of, it has been the result of a group project.
Professor, Independent Filmmaker Earns Individual Excellence Award from Ohio Arts Council
In America, conversations about grief and loss are often avoided, and in art, tend to be sugarcoated, or even âcorny.â
Kent State Assistant Professor and independent filmmaker Dana White is changing that narrative through her work, and was recently recognized by the Ohio Arts Council.
Out of Pandemic Isolation, Alumna Creates Short Film Accepted into Cleveland International Film Festival
As a digital media production student, Ailene Joven, '21, began creating the short film âDefineâ during the early days of COVID-19. Several years later, that film is set to be screened at the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) on March 28, 2023.
Kent State, CIFF and âReading Rainbowâ Creators
Kent State connects with the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) to create opportunities for students.
'I Feel Like I Can Conquer the World'
Walking down the streets of Manhattan, surrounded by 49 college students of diverse backgrounds, Kent State student Rafael Guedes Bonacin, â23, felt at home, even though he was far from his native Brazil.
Award-Winning Reporter, News Executive Mizell Stewart III to Deliver Third Annual Dix Media Ethics Lecture: âJournalism as a Civic Goodâ
Award winning reporter and news executive Mizell Stewart III will discuss âJournalism as a Civic Goodâ at 7 p.m. on March 1, 2023, in Franklin Hallâs First Energy Auditorium (Room 340).
Exceeding Expectations in Film and Production
Before he graduated in December 2022, digital media production alumnus Sam Teyssier had already racked up some impressive credits: Heâd worked on television shows including âAmerican Rustâ and âA League of Their Ownâ (among others), as well as Sundance Film Festivalâs Audience Award winner âCha Cha Real Smooth.â These experiences â which he began seeking out in his hometown of Pittsburgh during the summer of 2021 â have prepared him for post-graduation life.
Kent State Prepared Journalism Alumna for Wide-Ranging Career â Today, She Gives Back
Laura Gordon, '87, had such a fulfilling experience as a șÚÁÏÍű student, that she now gives back so that others may find their way to the types of relationships and encounters that helped set her on her path. âI think itâs really important to give back when youâve experienced such valuable support so itâs always been really important to me to be part of that,â she said.
After 20 Years as an Entrepreneur, Alumna Returns to News Industry as a CEO
In March 2021, Lacy Starling, '02, got a call from a community organization in northern Kentucky looking for a CEO for a start-up news organization. They knew Starling only for her business background; after earning her Bachelor of Science in journalism from șÚÁÏÍű, she went on to earn her M.B.A. For 20 years, she had been an entrepreneur.
Media Diversity Lecture Honors Legacy of Trailblazer Robert McGruder
The annual Robert G. McGruder Distinguished Lecture and Awards Program celebrates diversity in the journalism field. This year, WKYCâs Director of Advocacy and Community Initiatives Margaret Bernstein delivered the keynote speech.