Kent States's College of Business Administration Education Abroad Photo Contest Winners Announced

KENT, Ohio - April 12, 2016 - PRLog -- Kent State University's College of Business Administration International Programs Office has announced the winners of the Second Annual Education Abroad Photo Contest.

The winners of the 2016 contest include:

·         Jonathan Benjamin, senior marketing major

·         Jinqiu Cai, MBA student with a supply chain management concentration

·         Abby Green, senior entrepreneurship major

·         Melissa Kus, senior marketing major

·         Katherine MacPherson, senior business management major

·         Michael O'Malley, MBA student with an information systems concentration

·         Abigail Schafer, senior managerial marketing major

·         Allison Wiegand, senior finance major

"As expected, I was impressed with the photos that were submitted for the Second Annual Education Abroad Photo Contest," said Amy Kittle, academic advisor in the International Programs Office dedicated to the College of Business Administration. "The contest is a great way to see a snapshot of the many great experiences our students had around the world and it is something I look forward to every year."

Students are encouraged to look through their pictures and submit their best work to have them displayed in galleries throughout the College of Business Administration. To be eligible, business students had to have studied abroad in the 2015-2016 academic year.

Students could submit up to five photos in one of four categories: architecture, landscape, portrait or Kent State abroad. Pictures edited by filters or recoloring applications were not accepted, but cropping, resizing, adjusting brightness and black and white photos were allowed.

Students submitted photos from their study abroad experiences from Austria, Belgium, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Monaco, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

"Students are not only studying in Europe, but around the world. Their photos provide others a global window into the places College of Business Administration students have access to," said Theresa Wallace, director of the International Programs Office at the College of Business Administration. "We believe a well-rounded business education includes an international education experience abroad."

All College of Business Administration students are given the opportunity to apply for the John F. Fiedler-Borgwarner International Scholarship, a $2,500 scholarship created to support undergraduate and graduate students who want to experience international study.

The college offers study abroad opportunities in more than 10 different countries for a semester, spring break or during the summer.  Last year, more than 140 business students studied abroad and the International Programs Office expects these numbers to continue to grow.

To see the 2016 contest entries and learn more about Kent State's College of Business Administration education abroad opportunities, visit http://business.kent.edu/global/opportunities.

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Kent State University's College of Business Administration is fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB) and one of the largest colleges of business in Ohio.  The college has more than 4,300 students representing 50 countries with over 89 full-time faculty from 16 countries.

The college grants undergraduate through graduate degrees, and is one of only three colleges in Ohio with a comprehensive Ph.D. program.  The MBA program is offered with nine concentrations and five dual degree options. The Executive MBA program offer two tracks: one targeting corporate professionals and the other healthcare executives.  The M.S. in Accounting and M.A. in Economics are specialized master's degrees for those seeking advanced study in these disciplines.  The college boasts nine undergraduate majors, 12 minors and a Professional Sales Certificate program.

The college is listed as a Best Business School by Princeton Review, ranked as a Best Business College by U.S. News and World Report, one of only 23 accounting programs worldwide to be endorsed by the IMA (Institute of Management Accountants), ranked Top-Tier for Executive Education in North America by CEO Magazine and ranked fourth by the SEF (Sales Education Foundation) in Ohio for Professional Sales Education.

The college boasts an onsite Career Services Center and International Programs Office dedicated to business students, and operates the Global Management Center, the Center for Information Systems and the Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation all propelling scholarly research, establishing innovative industry partnerships and providing outreach to Northeast Ohio and beyond.

Media Contacts:

Michelle Manning, Director of Marketing Communications, mparris3@kent.edu, (330) 672-2717

Ashley Cowles, Marketing Communications Specialist, acowles1@kent.edu, (330) 672-1279