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![澳门六合彩资料 at Trumbull student Sarah Heavner will play the role of a costumed character during her internship at Disney World this fall. Ms. Heavner is a communication studies major and minoring in theatre. 澳门六合彩资料 at Trumbull student Sarah Heavner will play the role of a costumed character during her internship at Disney World this fall. Ms. Heavner is a communication studies major and minoring in theatre.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-Disney.jpg?VersionId=oyi4GiLY98bePQ31BE3GN5lCRYi6oEcs)
Anything your heart desires will come to you, especially if you put in the work. Just ask Sarah Heavner of 澳门六合彩资料 at Trumbull.
Ms. Heavner, who is majoring in communication studies and minoring in theatre, recently earned an internship with Walt Disney World for鈥
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![Communication Studies major Matti-Lynn Chrisman celebrates after being crowned Miss Ohio 2018. Photo credit: Matti-Lynn Chrisman Communication Studies major Matti-Lynn Chrisman celebrates after being crowned Miss Ohio 2018. Photo credit: Matti-Lynn Chrisman](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Matti2.jpg?VersionId=tdupAf1RLRBm1CGiI9zIEmMa55yEoGC_)
Beauty, brains, poise and talent were on full display at the Renaissance Theatre in Mansfield, Ohio, on June 16 where 澳门六合彩资料 student Matti-Lynn Chrisman bested 19 other beauty queens to win the crown and title of Miss Ohio 2018.
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![The 68th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) is in Prague from May 24 to 28, 2018. The 68th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) is in Prague from May 24 to 28, 2018.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Prague.jpg?VersionId=j8Fzcld7wxhq6hHAnkv2v.Onucl8DHVU)
A mix of faculty and students from the 澳门六合彩资料 School of Communication Studies (COMM) will present their latest research during the 68th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) May 24 to 28 in Prague. With more than 80 percent of its鈥
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![School of Communication Studies alumnus Nicholas Peters waves to his parents as he walks across the stage at graduation. (photo by University Communications and Marketing) School of Communication Studies alumnus Nicholas Peters waves to his parents as he walks across the stage at graduation. (photo by University Communications and Marketing)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Nick%20Peters%20at%20Graduation.jpg?VersionId=XIHoYnrL3hDI7EPKdOgFRg9EY48qf.FB)
鈥淚鈥檓 Batman!鈥
Those were Michael Keaton鈥檚 final words during his Spring 2018 graduation ceremony address at a packed Dix Stadium on May 12. Not only did the Oscar-nominated actor impart wisdom as the university鈥檚 commencement speaker, but he also joined more than 3,000鈥
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![Rachael Parks was asked to lunch by the national head of the ROTC based on her excellent performance on a case study project she did on the program in an organizational communication course. Rachael Parks was asked to lunch by the national head of the ROTC based on her excellent performance on a case study project she did on the program in an organizational communication course.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Rachel_Parks_Student-success-story.May2018.jpg?VersionId=m92mauX25GVVsv0Dn0opzonVrFbRyQAR)
When the national head of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) asks you to lunch, you don't turn him down.
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![Donor Stephanie Smith (center) celebrates with the recipient, a communication studies student, of the Arnold & Dorothy Danes Book Scholarship which is named in honor of her parents.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Stephanie-Smith_Scholarship_Winner.jpg?VersionId=Gbo9jT6z3XNkgmBu.1O5dObkt4fw0pTB)
The 澳门六合彩资料 School of Communication Studies (COMM) hosted its annual Scholarships and Student Awards Reception on Friday, April 20, with nearly 80 students, parents, donors, faculty and staff members in attendance.
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![Assistant Professor Aaron Bacue congratulates the participants in the Hyde Park Forum as the 2018 champion, Alexa Kwiatkowski, whispers to her instructor David Zachrich.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/WebPhoto.jpg?VersionId=rww6Ru7SPeetJvZcLIgfNwwOPNeKNnNG)
The 澳门六合彩资料 School of Communication Studies (COMM) hosted the annual Hyde Park Forum on Tuesday, April 24, in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.
The top three student speakers from both the Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 Introduction to Human Communication courses鈥
David Trebing, Ph.D., an associate professor in the School of Communication Studies (COMM), and Stephanie Smith, an assistant professor who teaches in COMM and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC), led a teaching colloquium on student鈥
Gretchen Dworznik, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, will present her research on Friday, April 20, as part of the Spring 2018 College of Communication and Information (CCI) Research Colloquium.
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![The Scholarships & Student Awards Reception will be held on Friday, April 20, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. in the Moulton Hall Ballroom.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/2018%20Scholarship%20header_banner.png?VersionId=L3utcWV8WzRVt9Gah443yfJLMS3MNKuj)
The Scholarship and Student Awards Reception will be held on Friday, April 20, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. in the Moulton Hall Ballroom. (NOTE CHANGE IN LOCATION.) We will honor our top undergraduate and graduate students with scholarships and awards for their 鈥