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Join us this Thursday, April 13, at 6:00 pm at the Akron Art Museum for the first public poetry reading by the participants of our Traveling Stanzas: Writing Across Borders project. The project, made possible by a major grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, has allowed teaching artists from the Wick Poetry Center to engage the refugee and immigrant populations in the Akron, Ohio community in a cross-cultural, intergenerational conversation through poetry and graphic design. Working with Project Learn, Urban Vision, and the International Institute of Akron’s (IIA) refugee and i...

Kent Student Center Programming, part of the Center for Student Involvement, hosted the 13th annual Rock the Runway on March 4. The runway featured 21 collections by 24 designers, many from ��������’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising. The Kent Student Center Ballroom was decked out in 1920s’ style with an elevated runway to showcase the designs. The �������� Jazz Society Quartet, made up of �������� students, performed themed music during the show, which was hosted by sophomore communication studies major Michael Gallagher II.   The first-place coll...

EVENTS THROUGHOUT APRIL TO CELEBRATE EARTH MONTH By Hannah Wagner and Erin Zaranec �������� celebrates Earth Month through a series of events through April 29 across the East Liverpool, Kent and Stark campuses. “We hope that the variety of Earth Month events will allow students with different interests to engage, learn about sustainability on campus and take action,” says Melanie Knowles, sustainability manager for ��������’s facilities planning and operations. The Office of Sustainability collaborated on activities and works...

There are many events in April and May related to the environment, plants, and conservation.  Details are below.  (CHH=Cunningham Hall, Kent campus)   April Earth Month Events Wednesday April 12th (3-6 pm) Wellness Refresh Event at University Bookstore Week(s) April 17th - April 28th  Biological Sciences & Art Department Painted Rain Barrel Project on display at The KSU Wick Poetry Center Gardens. Monday, April 17th  (Basement of CHH/1-3PM) Plant pressing techniques (Student Organization- Herrick Conservatory & Sustainability ...

A unique partnership is helping to spread the “word” about migration, literally. Powerful and inspiring words are ringing throughout 11 cities in the United States, as a result of ��������’s Wick Poetry Center joining 22 other nonprofit poetry organizations to form a Poetry Coalition. Together the coalition presented programs on the theme “Because We Come From Everything: Poetry & Migration.” The theme borrows a line from U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera’s poem, “Borderbus.” This month, the Akron Art Museum will host a poetry reading and ribbon cutt...

Beginning July 1, 2017, �������� will become a smoke-free, tobacco-free campus. The new policy is part of the university’s healthy campus initiative, �������� of Wellness. It is one of the university-level initiatives in the strategic roadmap to a distinctive ��������. “It’s who we are; we are striving to be a healthier community,” said Kim Hauge, director of employee wellness at ��������. “We have appreciated the time since the passing of the policy last May to the actual implementation in July, as this has allotted us the time necessary to educate employees, students...

�������� at East Liverpool’s Wall of Fame committee announces that Brett Hartenbach is the recipient of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award and the late Adam Steele is being honored posthumously with the Friends of �������� at East Liverpool Award. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes �������� graduates for their professional accomplishments and community involvement, while the Friends of �������� at East Liverpool Award honors individuals who work tirelessly to improve the community and support the university’s mission to provide quality educa...

��������’s Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC) will host the 31st Annual Ohio Employee Ownership Conference on Friday, April 28, 2017, at the Hilton West in Fairlawn, Ohio. This year’s keynote speaker is Cindy Turcot, Chief Operating Officer of Gardener’s Supply Co. in Burlington, Vermont, the nation’s largest catalog and web marketer of gardening products. Turcot is a nationally recognized speaker on ownership culture, open book and participatory management structures. During her term as COO, she has been instrumental in growing the company to more than 275 employee owners, ...