Arts & Culture
蹤獲扦 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.
蹤獲扦 School of Music to Commemorate May 4 Through Music, Dance and Poetry at Severance
The 蹤獲扦 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.
蹤獲扦s 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 蹤獲扦 alumnus.
Students, Business Owners, or Both? Meet the Golden Flashes Paving their Way as Entrepreneurs
蹤獲扦 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, 蹤獲扦 students have found success as entrepreneurs across a range of industries. Here are five of them.
蹤獲扦 Ashtabula Wine Degrees Receive $180,000 Research Grant From Ohio Grape Industries Committee
蹤獲扦 Ashtabulas Viticulture and Enology programs were recently awarded a $180,000 grant from the Ohio Grape Industries Committee for a pair of research projects to be conducted over the next two years. 蹤獲扦 Ashtabula is partnering with the Ashtabula Agricultural Research Station, a division of the Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, to conduct the projects at Markko Vineyards in Conneaut, Ohio.
蹤獲扦 Hosts National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Northeast Ohio
An American Sunrise by Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, the first Native American poet laureate of the United States, will be the focal point as 蹤獲扦 kicks off the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read Northeast Ohio community reading program. The kickoff event will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 12, beginning promptly at 7 p.m. in the Kiva. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is appreciated.
蹤獲扦 Ranks High on 2021 Fashion-Schools.org Lists
蹤獲扦s School of Fashion once again ranks as one of the best fashion programs in the United States according to Fashion-Schools.org.
蹤獲扦 Museum and Wick Poetry Center at 蹤獲扦 Announce the Release of the Digital Green Book Project
The 蹤獲扦 Museum and the Wick Poetry Center at 蹤獲扦 announce the launch of the Digital Green Book created in support of the exhibition TEXTURES: the history and art of Black hair.
Long-Awaited 'TEXTURES: the history and art of Black hair' Opening Sept. 10 at the 蹤獲扦 Museum
The 蹤獲扦 Museum is thrilled to announce the opening of its long-awaited exhibition TEXTURES: the history and art of Black hair. Already gaining national and international attention, TEXTURES opens Sept. 10 and is a landmark exploration of Black hair and its important, complex place in the history of African American life and culture.
Kent Blossom Music Festival Announces Return of In-Person Concerts for 2021
Kent Blossom Music Festival returns July 14 in a blended format with four live, in-person concerts as well as virtual educational programming for a select group of invited young artists.