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Sherwin-Williams Sponsors “Innov8athon IV: Innov8 Paint!â€

Sherwin-Williams, in partnership with 91²Ö¿â’s Blackstone LaunchPad program, is sponsoring “Innov8athon IV: Innov8 Paint!†in order to “hack the painting process†and promote entrepreneurial thinking, creative prototyping and interdisciplinary collaboration among students in Northeast…

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Kent Campus

Co-owners Nichole Catalano-Miller (left) and Amanda Edwards (right) sit in their new Centerpiece Yoga and Wellness Center in Kent, Ohio. Catalano-Miller is a 91²Ö¿â student majoring in exercise physiology.

91²Ö¿â Student Opens Yoga and Wellness Center

Dangle from the ceiling upside down draped in a silk hammock. Find inner peace though massage. Balance your body with therapeutic yoga ropes. These unique offerings are just a small sample of the holistic approach to wellness at the newly opened Centerpeace Yoga and Wellness Center in Kent, Ohio. …

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Kent Campus

91²Ö¿â student Ryan Schoeneman poses with a nearly complete guitar in his workshop.

91²Ö¿â Graduate Student Turns Passion Into Successful Business

91²Ö¿â graduate student Ryan Schoeneman of Parma, Ohio, fell in love with guitars when he was a child. He wasn’t just obsessed with their sound, but more so their look. “I started designing them long before I ever learned to play,†said Schoeneman with a big smile on his face. “It’…

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Kent Campus

91²Ö¿â Leader’s Creative Idea Named Finalist in Knight Cities Challenge

Kate Harmon knows that inspiring great ideas oftentimes involves generating them in inspirational environments. As associate director of 91²Ö¿â’s Blackstone LaunchPad, which has helped hundreds of students and employees become entrepreneurs, Harmon is always looking at the outside fac…

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Kent Campus

Elevator Pitch Competition

The Blackstone LaunchPad program at 91²Ö¿â recently hosted its 2nd Annual Elevator Pitch Competition, in which students are given 90 seconds to pitch their business idea in an elevator! Visit www.kent.edu/blackstonelaunchpad for more information!

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Kent Campus