Kent State proudly boasts:
*'''200+''' education abroad programs in more than '''60''' countries.
Kent State's faculty are a vital part of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Many of them have real-world experience creating their own businesses or working on start-ups. The faculty works hard to support the students and their ventures. The deans of the University are working together to bring a makerspace to campus as a resource for students. The faculty supports the ecosystem by holding events like the Kent State Mini Maker Faire and monthy maker meet ups to encourage making and cross-disciplinary exploration.
<span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-925b1d77-7e2e-9ee6-c22f-4d95ef4972c1"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Kent State University’s Faculty plays a key role in the innovation and entrepreneurship environment. The faculty is rich with diversity and real-word experience concerning innovation and entrepreneurship. Their insight contributes to shaping tomorrow’s leaders. The Deans of various colleges collaborate in order to provide the students with opportunities to reach out to other concentrations in order to build relationships and inspire creativity.</span></span></span>
With endowments at an all time high, and a rebranding initiative, Kent State in nurturing innovation in not only their students, but faculty as well.
= Regional and Local Economic Developments =
Kent, Ohio is a unique down b<span style="font-size:small;">ecause because the University and the downtown areas are strongly connected. In the past few years, the township has developed the downtown area with many small businesses. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Over the years, Kent, OH has worked hard to link the downtown area with the campus. With the recent growth of construction, businesses have been thriving. Design thinking has been prevalent in Kent’s growth and it has been inspiring to Kent’s architecture, construction management, innovation, business, computer science, interior design, and fashion design students. </span></span>Kent is a relatively small town, with a small (but thriving) economy. Within our limits, there are several resources. The Small Business Development Center and Kent Regional Business Alliance not help get business ideas off the ground, but help connect student with resources across the region. Akron Global Business Accelerator:
There are three types of resources: Akron Global Business Accellerator, Cleveland: Accelerator, and Columbus Business Incubator . These types of resources are helping students surround themselves with people who are like-minded, and understand what it takes to get their idea from small-scale, to global success. <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">As the city faces questions and concerns for the future of its design, they often approach students in related fields for advice on different approaches. Design, innovation, and entrepreneurship has become the heart of Kent State University and Kent, OH.</span></span>
= Additional Resources =
<span style="font-size: 12px;">1. </span>[http://www.kent.edu/ http://www.kent.edu/]
2. [http://www2.kent.edu/blackstonelaunchpad/index.cfm https://www.kent.edu/launchnet[1]]
3. [httphttps://hacksukhe.cs.kent.edu/khe2014 http://hacksu.cs.kent.eduio/khe2014[2]]
4. [httphttps://www.innov8athonkent.comedu/launchnet/event/ innov8athon-2017-flash-forward http://www.innov8athon.com/]
5. [http://makerfairekent.com/ http://makerfairekent.com/]
6. [http://tech-style-lab.org/ http://tech-style-lab.org/]
78. [http://www2www.kent.edu/cebi/index.cfm http://www2.kent.edu/cebi/index.cfmcaest [3]]
89. [http://www2www.kent.edu/caestcaed/index.cfm http://www2.kent.edu/caest/index.cfm[4]]
910. [httphttps://www2www.kent.edu/caed/ http://www2.kent.edu/caed/artscollege [5]]
10. [http://www2.kent.edu/artscollege/ http://www2.kent.edu/artscollege/] 11. [http://www2.kent.edu/business/ http://www2www.kent.edu/business/[6]]
12. [http://www.kent.edu/dsci http://www.kent.edu/dsci]
14. [http://www.lcinet.kent.edu/ http://www.lcinet.kent.edu/]
15. [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jessie_Nowjack]
16. [[Mackenzie_Kinzel|http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Mackenzie_Kinzel]]
17. [[Maxwell_Newberry|http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Maxwell_Newberry]]
= Related Links =
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[[Kent State University Strategic Priorities]]
University Innovation Fellows:
Fall 2017: [[Mackenzie Kinzel|Mackenzie Kinzel]] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jessie_Nowjack Jessie Nowjack] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Clare_willette Clare Williette] Spring 2016:
[[Jag Ashcraft]]
[[Robin Bonatesta|Robin Bonatesta]]
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