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Shared Sky is a Wick Poetry Center project for the April 8, 2024 Eclipse

‘To Bear Witness to the Spectacular’

The April 8 total solar eclipse has sparked a new opportunity for interactive poetry from °µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s Wick Poetry Center.

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Religions in times of conflict.

‘We Are Living in a Time of Cracks’

As part of °µÍø½ûÇø's Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding" initiative, faculty members from diverse backgrounds came together in an online panel to share their personal insights in navigating the impact of conflict and cultural and religious identity. 

Tags: Division of Student Life, School of Peace and Conflict Studies, University News, Student Life, Community & Society, Global Reach, Arts & Culture, Global Presence

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Sonia Karkare, program director for the °µÍø½ûÇø Women's Center, introduces the discussion panel for International Women's Day.

Celebrating International Women’s Day

°µÍø½ûÇø celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 with a poster presentation to allow international students the chance to highlight women in their home countries and a service project to aid Days for Girls.

The poster presentation was followed by a panel discussion of students, faculty and staff talking about women’s issues and successes across their globe.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Student Life, Global Reach, Community & Society, Global Presence, Community Impact, KSU Women Center

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Map of the Connecticut Western Reserve

Who Experienced the Last Total Solar Eclipse in Kent, Ohio?

There was no media coverage. There were no websites teeming with information. Not a single pair of paper eclipse glasses were handed out for safe viewing. 

The last time Kent experienced a total solar eclipse was nothing like the lead up to this year’s April 8 event. 

Tags: Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive

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Sukeina at the °µÍø½ûÇø Museum

‘Light Is What Reconciles Us With the Value of Everything’

Named for the designer's mother, Sukeina features stunning fashions by °µÍø½ûÇø School of Fashion and Merchandising Hall of Fame inductee Omar Salam. 

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The Truth is Out There (No, Really...) art exhibition, KSU Downtown Gallery

IN A FLASH: The Truth is ... Downtown?

An art exhibition in the °µÍø½ûÇø Downtown Gallery uses images of UFOs to evoke questions about reality in a world where truth is often reframed. 

Tags: downtown kent, School of Art Galleries, School of Art, Town-Gown, Arts & Culture, Community Impact, Community & Society, College of the Arts

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A red-orange moon rises over the °µÍø½ûÇø Airport.

IN A FLASH: Red Moon Rising

A °µÍø½ûÇø staffer captured spectacular views of a red moon over the °µÍø½ûÇø Airport.

Tags: °µÍø½ûÇø Airport, College of Aeronautics and Engineering, Community Impact, Arts & Culture, Photography

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Flasher Brass Day 2024

IN A FLASH: High School Brass

Local high school student musicians came to °µÍø½ûÇø to rehearse and perform with the Flasher Brass Pep Band.

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the Maj Ragain Poetry Park at Wick Poetry Center

Verse That Gives Voice: Wick Poetry Center to Celebrate 40 Years

°µÍø½ûÇøâ€™s Wick Poetry Center marks its 40th anniversary this year with three days of poetry events and a gala planned for September to celebrate the program that has provided a platform for creative voices across the globe.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Global Reach, Nationally Distinctive, Wick Poetry Center

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Flash Friday Sally Maltempi

Flash Friday: Sally Maltempi

Sally Maltempi, a senior chemistry major with a focus in biochemistry and a music minor at °µÍø½ûÇø from Rootstown, Ohio, tests foodborne diseases by day and sings opera at night.  

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