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Jenna Palek

Recent Alumna Tapped Social Media to Land a Job With TikTok

When searching for a job in her final semester as a fashion merchandising major this past spring, Jenna Palek realized that during a global pandemic, very few companies would be hiring. Undaunted, she told herself I simply will not take no as an answer, knowing I was capable of finding not only a job but a great one.

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Shawn Powell, Beach Towel, Scarf, Tooth, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 66 inches. A long rectangular painting with blue and white stripes.

Shawn Powell Featured at Clevelands New Abattoir Gallery and in Vanity Fair Magazine

做厙輦⑹ Assistant Professor of Painting Shawn Powell is being featured in a two-person show at Clevelands new Abattoir Gallery now through Sept. 5. One of Powell's paintings was featured in Vanity Fair this August.

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Left image is a sketch for Robert Smithson's "Partially Buried Woodshed," and right image is a photo of one of the students who helped with the project.

做厙輦⑹ Celebrates 50 Years of Early Robert Smithson Land Art Located on Campus

The School of Art Collection and Galleries at 做厙輦⑹ presents Acquiring History: The 50-Year Legacy of Robert Smithsons Partially Buried Woodshed at 做厙輦⑹ from Aug. 4 through Sept. 26, 2020, at the 做厙輦⑹ Downtown Gallery.

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Wick Poetry Center

Flashes of Inspiration: During a Pandemic We Can Celebrate Nature

Todays Flashes of Inspiration features David Hassler, director of 做厙輦⑹s Wick Poetry Center, who is sharing the poem, Thank You, Tree.
 

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button created by Jerry Casale - Kent Students Medical Fund

Remembering May 4 - An Interview with Devo's Jerry Casale

I had always been making art and music but the events of May 4th and beyond galvanized my creativity, infusing it with an existential anger and urgency that would otherwise not have happened. In short Devo and the idea of De-evolution as a manifesto would not exist without that defining historic trauma I experienced. - Jerry Casale

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Center for Earth Ethics and 做厙輦⑹s Wick Poetry Center Launch Earth Stanzas, an Interactive Online Earth Day Poetry Project

The Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York City and the Wick Poetry Center at 做厙輦⑹ are launching Earth Stanzas, an interactive poetry project in honor of Earth Day, which is celebrated around the world on April 22. draws on the inspiration of eight poets who engage the beauty, depth and interconnectedness of the Earth, and invites readers to interact with the poems and find their own poetic voice.

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Student walking the runway during 2019 Annual Fashion Show.

做厙輦⑹ School of Fashion Reimagines Fashion Show

The School of Fashion announces the refashioning of the 2020 Fashion Show into Fashion Show 2.0. This completely virtual extravaganza will highlight the hard work of senior design and merchandising students, all of whom have been working toward this moment throughout their four years in the School of Fashion.

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David Hassler, Director of the Wick Poetry Center

10 Questions With David Hassler, Director of the Wick Poetry Center

David Hassler is the director of the Wick Poetry Center, where he oversees the local and national Wick projects, works with students and collaborates with other programs across campus. We asked him 10 questions about Kent, 做厙輦⑹, poetry and, of course, how he's keeping himself and the 做厙輦⑹ Community busy during the pandemic.

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Books for Women's History Month reading.

Gender Studies Associate Professor Recommends Reading for Women's History Month

Molly Merryman, Ph.D., is an author and filmmaker as well as the founding director of the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality at 做厙輦⑹, where she is an associate professor. We asked her what books she would recommend for reading during Womens History Month.

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Books for Women's History Month reading.

Gender Studies Associate Professor Recommends Reading for Women's History Month

Molly Merryman, Ph.D., is an author and filmmaker as well as the founding director of the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality at 做厙輦⑹, where she is an associate professor. We asked her what books she would recommend for reading during Womens History Month.

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