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A student flips through a book at the 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Press book sale

91³Ô¹ÏÍø Press Has Offerings for Summer Reading

Looking for an interesting book to put in your beach bag this summer? The 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Press has plenty of new reads.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact

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Karamu 2024

IN A FLASH: A Celebration of Graduates

Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración De Los Graduados is an annual tradition celebrating all of Kent State's graduating African American, Native American, Latinx, Hispanic and Multiracial undergraduate and graduate students.

Tags: Spring Commencement, Commencement, Community Impact, Arts & Culture, University News, Community & Society

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Students at Wick Weekly collaborate on poetry

Kent State’s (Tortured) Poets Department

91³Ô¹ÏÍø students can tap into their inner poet with Wick Weekly, a distinctive program hosted by the Wick Poetry Center. Whether students are down bad for someone or are looking for a way to process current events (like a certain singer's new album), poetry can open up a door to a world where students can create and explore.

Tags: Students First, Arts & Culture

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Designer Zandra Rhodes

IN A FLASH: Welcome Zandra Rhodes!

 

The famed British designer nicknamed "the Princess of Punk," Dame Zandra Rhodes, will be inducted into the Kent State School of Fashion Hall of Fame on April 27. 

Tags: College of the Arts, School of Fashion, Nationally Distinctive, Fashion Week, Arts & Culture, Global Reach, Global Presence

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Fashion show 2024

Runway Creations Dazzle at Annual Fashion Show

A sea of silk and satin, leather and lace floated down the runway as 91³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s Annual Fashion Show debuted to an enthusiastic crowd filling the Kent Student Center Ballroom Thursday night.

Tags: Arts & Culture, Student Life, Students First, Nationally Distinctive, School of Fashion

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Virtual Fashion Show 2024

IN A FLASH: Avatars Walk the Runway

Students from Kent State's School of Fashion were able to showcase their designs digitally, by clothing avatar models, for a runway show on floor-to-ceiling, wraparound screens at the DI Hub's Blank Lab. 

Tags: Fashion Week, School of Fashion, College of the Arts, DI Hub, Arts & Culture, Nationally Distinctive

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Fashion finds at the Kent State Museum.

Victoria’s Secret: The Kent State Museum Houses Many Surprises

When Kent State Today asked 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Museum Director Sarah Rogers to put together a list of her ‘Top Five Finds’ at the museum – must-see items, her favorite pieces, or cool or unusual items that might surprise visitors – she did not disappoint

Tags: Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Profiles, Nationally Distinctive, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Museum, School of Fashion

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Kaleigh McGreal Spring

‘This is Going to be My Crunch Time Right Now’

A soon-to-be Kent State graduate has had a busy semester preparing for the School of Fashion's Annual Fashion Show and job hunting after graduation.

Tags: College of the Arts, School of Fashion, Student Life, Arts & Culture, Nationally Distinctive

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Art students recreate ancient artifact using modern technology

IN A FLASH: Replicating Ancient Artifacts with Modern Tech

Students in Kent State's School of Art had the opportunity to use modern methods to recreate an ancient Chinese wine vessel. 

Tags: DI Hub, School of Art, College of the Arts, experiential learning, Arts & Culture, Students First

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Cemetery Calling

IN A FLASH: Cemetery Calling

Cemetery Calling, the newest play by Kent State alumni and staffer Eric Mansfield premiered in Cleveland earlier this year. Another of Mansfield's plays, Trial by Fire, will be performed on campus in Fall 2024. 

Tags: Theatre, Eric Mansfield, University Communications and Marketing, Arts & Culture, Community & Society, Community Impact

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