Hannah’s favorite part about being in the organization is the people she has met and the relationships she has created within it.

“I love that I have branched out from the Fashion School and I have met women with different talents, majors, and experiences,” Hannah said.

Getting to know a different group of people than you are normally around is important, but also refreshing.

A great part about being in Her Campus is being surrounded by empowering females. Hannah tells us how Her Campus represents female empowerment to her and what she gains from it.

“To me, Her Campus represents female empowerment through its ability to bring women together from all areas of Kent State. We are a very unique group and we all bring different talents to this organization. We understand the importance of women and the role we play in society. I have witnessed female empowerment the most through this organization because of the women that surround me and the experiences I have gained through Her Campus,” Mummey says.

Hannah explains that Her Campus taught her how to create relationships, how to network and build herself up as a woman in the industry. She encourages girls on campus to join and experience what she has been able to. Hannah’s Instagram is @hannah_mummey.

Monday, April 8, a workshop with the Kent State Police Department was held in the student center. Attendees were taught important self-defense mechanisms as well as safety tips for on campus. On Tuesday, April 9, Her Campus collaborated with the Women’s Center to present a Girl Boss Power Hour including networking and empowerment. Wednesday, April 10, Her Campus collaborated yet again, but this time with CHAARG! They held a WERQ (workout) class at the rec center, which was free as long as you brought a box of feminine hygiene products.

On Thursday, April 11th, Her Party was held at Barflyy in downtown Kent. The party featured a raffle, free pizza and Insomnia Cookies, photo ops and a fun time to hang out with Her Campus members and friends. As always, the events Her Campus holds to celebrate their birthday is a chance to celebrate and embrace women.

Lexi Marco, the head of the social media team, said, “I love being a part of an organization that creates a safe space for girls to get together and succeed on campus.” To see more from Her Campus at Kent State, check out our Instagram: @hckentstate.

Hannah’s favorite part about being in the organization is the people she has met and the relationships she has created within it. “I love that I have branched out from the Fashion School and I have met women with different talents, majors, and experiences,” Hannah said. Getting to know a different group of people than you are normally around is important, but also refreshing.

A great part about being in Her Campus is being surrounded by empowering females. Hannah tells us how Her Campus represents female empowerment to her and what she gains from it. “To me, Her Campus represents female empowerment through its ability to bring women together from all areas of Kent State. We are a very unique group and we all bring different talents to this organization. We understand the importance of women and the role we play in society. I have witnessed female empowerment the most through this organization because of the women that surround me and the experiences I have gained through Her Campus,” she says.

Hannah explains that Her Campus taught her how to create relationships, how to network, and build herself up as a woman in the industry. She encourages girls on campus to join and experience what she has been able to. Hannah’s Instagram is @hannah_mummey.

Monday the 8th, a workshop with the Kent State Police Department was held. Attendees were taught important self-defense mechanisms as well as safety tips for on campus. On Tuesday the 9th, Her Campus collaborated with the Women’s Center to bring a Girl Boss Power Hour including networking and empowerment. Wednesday the 10th, Her Campus collaborated yet again, but this time with CHAARG! They held a WERQ class at the rec center, which was free as long as you brought a box of feminine hygiene products.

On Thursday, April 11th, Her Party was held at Barflyy in downtown Kent. It featured a raffle, free pizza, and Insomnia Cookies, photo ops, and a fun time to hang out with Her Campus members and friends. As always, the events Her Campus holds to celebrate their birthday is a chance to celebrate and embrace women. Lexi Marco, the head of the social media team, said, “I love being a part of an organization that creates a safe space for girls to get together and succeed on campus.” To see more from Her Campus at Kent State, check out our Instagram: @hckentstate.

Kent Kulture (@ksukentkulture) is a new organization at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. Kent Kulture was founded by Brianna Cotton, a fashion student from Chicago, Illinois. The purpose behind the organization is to help get the word out about student entrepreneurs on campus. For example, if students do hair, makeup, or nails, or even make music or sell food, they get the word out to the students on campus about the vendors. Vendors who want Kent Kulture to help promote them must pay dues and become a member of the organization. Kent Kulture will then promote them at events they will have, much like vendor fairs. These vendor fairs will be called “Business Socials.” Students can then come walk through the fair and get information on all of the student entrepreneurs and utilize what they would like to. These fairs will mainly take place in the Ballroom of the Kent Student Center.

Kent Kulture has been preparing to launch since they received approval of being an official organization at Kent State University at the beginning of the 2017 fall semester. They have been hosting meetings every week and determining what they need to do to launch successfully and are planning on doing so this coming February. Brianna states that she started her organization because her ideas were overflowing and she needed to do something about it. She then put in her application to become an organization and with the help of her executive board, she got the approval. Her executive board consists of herself and eight other people. A vice president, secretary, event coordinator, social media director, event chair, treasurer and a visual director. She says that the entire board has become like a family.

Another important member of Kent Kulture is Don’Tayeja Barnes. She is a sophomore at Kent with a criminology major. She wanted to be a part of the organization because it is different than anything the campus has and it supplies anything anyone needs on campus. She is the event coordinator for the organization. Her job is to collaborate with the event chairs on the board and make sure that when there are events, everything is ready. If Don’Tayeja didn’t take her position seriously, events that are planned for the future will not go smoothly, and no one wants that. She stated that she got the position she has on the board because she is good at piecing things together and with this organization, everyone’s board position is based off of their personality.

Kristen Lyda, another student from Chicago, Illinois, is a major help to getting the organization where it needs to be to launch in February. She is the organization’s secretary and without her, the organization would not be as organized as it is. Kristen takes notes at every meeting, sends out weekly emails, and keeps track of vendors and important dates they have. She states that being a part of the organization has helped her branch out and come out of her shell; before this she did not like to talk much. Her favorite part of the organization is the executive board.

This up-and-coming organization will be launching this winter, so stay on the lookout for it! If you would like to learn more about becoming a member of the organization, please email ksukentkulture@gmail.com.