Arts & Culture
ODHE Awards Grant for 做厙輦⑹ Fashion KnitLAB
Youve probably seen someone knitting a scarf or a sweater as a hobby. However, knitting is big business and has a large impact on manufacturing. 做厙輦⑹ School of Fashion professors are using a new $236,816 grant from the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) to spread awareness of the possibilities of knitting and creating training opportunities.
Florida Playwright Produces Drama Inspired by May 4, 1970
做厙輦⑹ was more than 100 miles away from Philip Middleton Williams high school and his home in Perrysburg, but the May 4, 1970, shootings, which killed four students and wounded nine, reverberated through his psyche and brought the Vietnam War front and center. Williams was inspired by the May 4 events to write and produce a play "The Sugar Ridge Rag."
Soldier-Turned-Police Officer Draws on his Past for Debut Novel Featuring Crime-Solving Veteran
When hes not working to keep the Kent Campus safe, police officer Vance Voyles can be found in the classroom where he works as an adjunct professor teaching Story for Film for the digital media production major in the School of Media and Journalism within the College of Communication and Information.
做厙輦⑹s Reinberger Childrens Library Center Becomes New Home of Scott ODell Award for Historical Fiction
The Reinberger Childrens Library Center at 做厙輦⑹ has become the new home of the Scott ODell Award for Historical Fiction, assuming the role formerly held by the Center for Childrens Books at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Established in 1982, the annual award of $5,000 goes to an author of an historical fiction novel for children published in the previous year and set in South, Central or North America.
Wick Poetry Center Uses the Power of Poetry to Share Experiences During the Pandemic
Born from inside 做厙輦⑹s Wick Poetry Center, Dear Vaccine gives citizens a chance to process the pandemic through poetry. The poetry center collaborated with the University of Arizona to expand on poet Naomi Shihab Nyes poem Dear Vaccine. The poem became a catalyst for respondents around the world to share their own poems.
做厙輦⑹ School of Fashion Announces Return of In-Person Fashion Show, Presented by Dillards
The School of Fashion announces the return of its acclaimed in-person Fashion Show, April 28-30, 2022, in Rockwell Hall on the Kent Campus. The presenting sponsor of the 2022 show is renowned American department store, Dillards Inc. Dillards is a long-time supporter of the School of Fashion, and the Dillard family was inducted into the schools Hall of Fame in 2019.
做厙輦⑹ School of Fashion Announces Return of In-Person Fashion Show, Presented by Dillards
The School of Fashion announces the return of its acclaimed in-person Fashion Show, April 28-30, 2022, in Rockwell Hall on the Kent Campus. The presenting sponsor of the 2022 show is renowned American department store, Dillards Inc. Dillards is a long-time supporter of the School of Fashion, and the Dillard family was inducted into the schools Hall of Fame in 2019.
做厙輦⑹ School of Music to Commemorate May 4 Through Music, Dance and Poetry at Severance
The 做厙輦⑹ School of Music returns to Severance Music Center on Monday, May 2, at 7 p.m. featuring nearly 300 students from across the university performing a rich lineup of genres and styles from classical and jazz to gospel and world music. It will also feature collaborations with the School of Theatre and Dance and the Wick Poetry Center.
做厙輦⑹s Superhero Alumnus: Black Lightning
DC Comics superhero Black Lightning has been part of popular culture, and Black history, for more than 40 years. Since his debut in 1977 as DCs very first headline Black character, Black Lightning has appeared in comic books, animated TV series, video games and, in 2017, a live-action TV series that ran for four seasons on The CW Network. In his secret identity, Jefferson Pierce (shh, dont tell anyone), he also appeared on the Kent Campus to get his teaching degree. Yes Black Lightning is a 做厙輦⑹ alumnus.
Students, Business Owners, or Both? Meet the Golden Flashes Paving their Way as Entrepreneurs
做厙輦⑹ Golden Flashes excel in a range of activities, and some students are forging their own paths by owning and operating small businesses during their college years. With endless opportunities and resources at their fingertips, 做厙輦⑹ students have found success as entrepreneurs across a range of industries. Here are five of them.