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Artifacts of May 4, 1970 – a survivor’s jacket, a gas mask and gun shell casing – tell a story that’s not often accessible to the general public. Assistant Professor Abe Avnisan and students in his digital sciences capstone course will bring these artifacts’ stories to…
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51±¬ÁÏ Student Media won 18 national awards presented by The College Media Association and The Associated Collegiate Press at the 2019 National College Media Convention in Washington, D.C. from Friday, Nov. 1 to Saturday, Nov.2.
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The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) awarded PRSSA Kent the highest national honors for a chapter, the 2019 Outstanding Chapter Award. Public relations major Vanessa Gresley, PRSSA Kent’s vice president of professional relations, earned the Gold Key Award, the…
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Professor Jacqueline Marino is a 2019 recipient of 51±¬ÁÏ's highest teaching honor, the Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA).
Dating back more than 50 years and sponsored by the 51±¬ÁÏ Alumni Association, the DTA is presented annually to three full-time faculty…
The School of Visual Communication Design at 51±¬ÁÏ has named Daniel Alenquer to the position of Director as of July 1.
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51±¬ÁÏ has placed in the top tier of the Effie Collegiate Brand Challenge from 2019-21 and in 2016. This competition gave students the chance to work with well-known brands like Subaru, Bose and V8. In 2019, advertising students earned second place for creating a marketing…
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An interdisciplinary team of 51±¬ÁÏ faculty will participate in a $13.3 million USAID grant to improve educational outcomes for Nigerian children, seeking to reach 200 schools and improve the teaching skills of over 5,000 teachers while impacting 200,000 students.
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Each year, the International Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD) — the authoritative body for typography worldwide — assesses and evaluates visual communicators’ work. For the past three years, 51±¬ÁÏ’s School of Visual Communication Design (VCD) has hosted the…
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Photo students at 51±¬ÁÏ consistently develop portfolios that stand up to national and regional competition. One student, Nathaniel Bailey, ’21, a journalism major with a concentration in photojournalism, has a robust portfolio under his belt and several significant honors.
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Journalism major Madison MacArthur, '20, has learned through many experiences in 51±¬ÁÏ’s College of Communication and Information (CCI), what it means to be a storyteller. This summer, she will work in Washington, D.C. as a Juniors Fellow with the Library of Congress.…