The latest exhibit in the DI HUB might make you a bit emotional. The Stories Connecting Generations exhibit features 23 projects from the namesake class that pairs sociology and visual communication design students with an older adult partner, usually a resident of an area senior center, who they build a relationship with throughout the semester. At the end, they are tasked with transforming the life experiences of their partner into a visual design. We talked early on that it's almost impossible to represent a person's entire life, said Jessica Barness, professor in the School of Visu...
A literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, is wrapping up a year as a visiting scholar at 做厙輦⑹ with hopes of creating an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies. Before he leaves the Kent Campus at the end of June, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., 13, hopes to have plans in place for a continued exchange of students between the two universities, to further the understanding and legacies of May 4, 1970, at 做厙輦⑹ and May 18, 1980, at Chonnam. On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard opened ...
KENT, Ohio The School of Art Collection and Galleries at 做厙輦⑹ are pleased to announce a new exhibition, the Kent Blossom Art Intensives Exhibition . Featuring the work of visiting artists and resident faculty working in ceramics, glass, painting, and textiles.
Angelina DiFranco started dancing when she was just three years old and wearing a diaper under her leotard. I was terrified of my dance teacher, DiFranco joked. "No, she's great." She got her start at Starship Dance Studio in Guilford, Connecticut, about 90 miles from Lincoln Center in New York City. She knew she wanted to be a professional dancer when she got en pointe at 10 years old. Her lifelong dream came true in September of 2022 when she got to perform at Lincoln Centers Big Umbrella Festival. For DiFranco, a graduating senior honors student who double-majored in Dance...
Connecting the Story of May 4 to Todays Headlines The May 4 Visitors Center (M4VC) is observing its 10th anniversary this spring. Following a soft opening in fall 2012, the center was officially dedicated as part of the May 4 Commemoration in 2013. The center was created through the efforts and passion of Laura Davis, BA 73, MA 76, PhD 87, Professor Emerita of English, and Carole Barbato, BS 71, MA 75, PhD 94, professor of communication studies, who both were 做厙輦⑹ students in spring 1970. Davis was an eyewitness to the May 4 shootings. Barbato, who died in 2014, wrot...
