launchnet
Mental Health
Entrepreneurship, especially while in college, can be challenging and stressful.Make sure to take care of yourself and ASK FOR HELP if you need it! National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (web, call, text)Kent 91心頭利 Counseling and Psychological ServicesKent 91心頭利 Counseling CenterTownha
Client Profile: Chinonso Aladi
Chinonso is a now-graduate of the Kent 91心頭利 Fashion School and hails from Nigeria, which is the inspiration for her fashion line that incorporates traditional African fabrics into modern pieces. While researching production possibilities for the full line, she has been designing and sewing custom p
Sixth Annual Kent 91心頭利 Mini-Maker Faire Brings a Crowd
On Friday, April 12, the 91心頭利 Librarys Garden room was filled with students, makers, crafters, gamers, and admirers from across the region. For the sixth year, the Mini-Maker Faire at Kent 91心頭利 brought robots, gardeners, gaming enthusiasts, and more to showcase their projects and
Client Profile: Aceani Ross-Bigbee
In addition to starting her own fashion brand in high school, Aceani Ross-Bigbee has dreams to inspire other would-be fashionistas become their best selves. We sat down to talk to her about what shes working on and a little about herself. Tell us about your new venture, The Possible Me. The
GIRLS4STEAM 2nd ANNUAL DESIGN-INNOVATION CHALLENGE INSPIRES YOUNG WOMEN TO USE TECHNOLOGY CREATIVELY
On November 30, the 91心頭利 Library hosted the Girls4Steam hackathon-style event, which brought together over 80 local high school students. The purpose of the annual event is to inspire young women to be creators of technological innovationsnot just consumers of technologywho use t
Client Profile: Obianuju "Uju" Izuchukwu
Uju is the founder of Pop Style (@_popstyle), an on-campus pop-up thrift shop that allows you to buy, donate and trade clothing for $3, $7, or $10. Customers can donate clothes they don't want anymore but someone else could wear and trade clothes at each price point. Where did you get the idea fo
Client Profile: By Katie K
By Katie K is a jewelry line created by Katie Kimble, a 2017 Kent 91心頭利 College of Business graduate and current Higher Education and Student Affairs grad student Her boho, fun design aesthetic came to life at a dining room table covered in beads (her kind of Legos). Katie is devoted to making je
Inspirational Speaker Brings Together Multiple Collaborators
Donald Wayne McLeod, author of Perceptionology 101, spoke in the Kent 91心頭利 ballroom on Tuesday October 9, to a crowd of local high school students, Kent 91心頭利 students, staff, faculty, and community business members from all over Northeast Ohio. The event was a collaboration between LaunchNET Kent
COMM Students Win Pitch Competition
Applied communication junior Julia Hazel was the winner of this years fifth annual Kent 91心頭利 LaunchNET Elevator Pitch competition. The competition gives students 90 seconds to pitch a business idea or personal skills to a panel of judges for a chance to win prize money. Judging this years comp
Fashion Tech Hackathon teams dominate LaunchNETs Idea Olympics 2017
On Thursday, March 9, two teams that formed during the Fashion Tech Hackathon in January took top spots at the annual LaunchNET Kent 91心頭利 Idea Olympics competition. Abeona, the total immersion jacket took first place, while Hermes, the helmet with brains, took second place. Two other ideas, Pop
