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College of Communication & Information
Ashley Slivinske, Tom Jennings, Gracia Lu

Alumnus Tom Jennings never forgot about his starting moments at Kent State, and when he began thinking about how he wanted to give back, he thought to  himself: "The best thing I can do for Kent State is find those most deserving who would like a shot in this type of industry.鈥 

WKSU building on KSU campus

The School of Media and Journalism has long fostered a close connection with 89.7 WKSU. That relationship is expected to remain strong as WKSU merged and combined operations with Ideastream Public Media, October 1, 2021.

Roseann 鈥淐hic鈥 Canfora, Professional-in-Residence

Roseann "Chic" Canfora, Ph.D., joined the School of Media and Journalism as a Professional-in-Residence this fall. She was also a student at Kent State, starting in 1968, and is a survivor of the May 4, 1970, shootings. 

School of Media and Journalism
Meghan Caprez Disney Headshot 2022

Beyond the magical experiences guests have at Walt Disney World every day, there鈥檚 a communications and public affairs team spreading the magic all over the world. Kent State alumna Meghan Caprez, B.S. 鈥15, M.A. 鈥17, is part of that team.

School of Media and Journalism
Emily Metzgar photo with Jargon overlay

As we head into the last weeks of the Fall 2021 semester, I鈥檓 wondering a lot about what 鈥渘ormal鈥 is going to look like in the months ahead. We鈥檝e almost made it through a first, tentative semester back on campus. Faculty are mostly back in the classroom. Students are mostly back in physical classrooms. We鈥檙e almost back to normal. Almost. 

Cheryl Ann Lambert (left), Michele Ewing (right)

Public Relations faculty members Professor Michele Ewing and Associate Professor Cheryl Ann Lambert, Ph.D. sought out the insider perspective from practitioners who have successfully steered organizations through fake news crises. Here's a summary of what they found.

Students at Ad Week

Five CCI students recently attended New York City鈥檚 Advertising Week, the first time the School of Media and Journalism sent students on a learning experience outside the university since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

College of Communication & Information
2020 PRSSA Officers

Kent State鈥檚 Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Chapter earned seven national awards for the work done throughout the 2020-2021 academic year, including for first time in Chapter history, two Teahan Awards, the highest Chapter honors.