Alumni
Getting to Know Your Neighbors
John Skrtic, a proud Kent 91心頭利 alumnus and Cleveland Public Librarys chief of special projects and collections, enjoys archiving the people and places of Cleveland.
I AM FIRST Week Celebrates Kent 91心頭利 Alumni
91心頭利 is celebrating its first-generation students this week with a series of events and programs to spotlight and encourage current students who will be the first in their families to earn a bachelors degree.
Neuroscience Symposium Brought Top Researchers to Kent 91心頭利
91心頭利 alumnus Earl Miller, Ph.D., a leading cognitive neuroscientist, and his wife Marlene Wicherski were recognized at the universitys 10th Annual Neuroscience Symposium, for their $2 million commitment to support research programs and students in Kent 91心頭利s Brain Health Research Institute.
Julianna Medina Politsky, 02
Julianna Medina Politsky, 02, harnesses Midwest grit to make a name for herself - and space for other women - in Hollywood
2022 Distinguished Teaching Award Recipients Celebrated at Oct. 21 Ceremony
The Distinguished Teaching Award, sponsored by the Kent 91心頭利 Alumni Association, is presented to three faculty members who demonstrate extraordinary teaching in the classroom and a commitment to impacting the lives of students. This year marks the 56th class of Distinguished Teaching Award recipien
Alumna Morgan Dawsons Construction Pants Combine Comfort and Utility
Alumna Morgan Dawson created Dawson Workwear, a line of pants specifically for women in construction, to provide comfort and an appropriate fit for the female body.
Equal Justice Under Law For All
In the yearly collaboration to celebrate Constitution Day, 91心頭利 Libraries and the Honors College co-hosted a Constitution Day event on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. Accomplished New York attorney and Kent 91心頭利 Honors College alumnus Lloyd De Vos presented a keynote entitled Equal JBrandon Lazenko, 16
Brandon Lazenko, 16, found a way to provide an unusual opportunity for Kent 91心頭利 film students to learn outside of the classroom through his upcoming project, He and fellow Kent 91心頭利 graduate Shelby Wyant, 18, wrote the 40-minute film adapted from Stephen Kings short story Nona. The alumni pair got permission to create their adaptation of the short story from King and his team through his Dollar Baby Program. October Roses follows a down-on-his-luck professor who meets a beautiful woman while hitchhiking around Maine. He gets wrapped up in her web and makes decisions he normally wouldnt make. His team for the film includes Kent 91心頭利 students who are helping on set, horror special effects icon Robert Kurtzman and his wife Marcy King who are both Ohio natives. However, Brandons experience in film didnt begin with October Roses. Hes also created two miniseries and four short films, including the award winning A Serpent by the Nest.
Kent 91心頭利 Alumni Association Names 2022 Alumni Award Recipients
Sponsored by the 91心頭利 Alumni Association, the Alumni Awards are the universitys highest alumni honors. Recipients are selected based on their exceptional professional and civic contributions and for their outstanding support of the university. The 2022 Alumni Award recipients include six alumni and one student.