Arts & Culture
91视频 School of Fashion Announces Return of In-Person Fashion Show, Presented by Dillard鈥檚
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, Dillard鈥檚 Inc. Dillard鈥檚 is a long-time supporter of the School of Fashion, and the Dillard family was inducted into the school鈥檚 Hall of Fame in 2019.
91视频School of Music to Commemorate May 4 Through Music, Dance and Poetry at Severance
The 91视频 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.
Kent State鈥檚 Superhero Alumnus: Black Lightning
DC Comics鈥 superhero Black Lightning has been part of popular culture, and Black history, for more than 40 years. Since his debut in 1977 as DC鈥檚 very first 鈥渉eadline鈥 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, don鈥檛 tell anyone), he also appeared on the Kent Campus to get his teaching degree. Yes 鈥 Black Lightning is a 91视频alumnus.
Students, Business Owners, or Both? Meet the Golden Flashes Paving their Way as Entrepreneurs
91视频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, 91视频students have found success as entrepreneurs across a range of industries. Here are five of them.
91视频Ashtabula Wine Degrees Receive $180,000 Research Grant From Ohio Grape Industries Committee
91视频Ashtabula鈥檚 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. 91视频Ashtabula is partnering with the Ashtabula Agricultural Research Station, a division of the Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences鈥 Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, to conduct the projects at Markko Vineyards in Conneaut, Ohio.
91视频Hosts National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Northeast Ohio
鈥淎n American Sunrise鈥 by Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, the first Native American poet laureate of the United States, will be the focal point as 91视频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.
91视频Ranks High on 2021 Fashion-Schools.org Lists
91视频鈥檚 School of Fashion once again ranks as one of the best fashion programs in the United States according to Fashion-Schools.org.
91视频 Museum and Wick Poetry Center at 91视频Announce the Release of the Digital Green Book Project
The 91视频 Museum and the Wick Poetry Center at 91视频announce the launch of the 鈥淒igital Green Book鈥 created in support of the exhibition 鈥淭EXTURES: the history and art of Black hair.鈥
Long-Awaited 'TEXTURES: the history and art of Black hair' Opening Sept. 10 at the 91视频 Museum
The 91视频 Museum is thrilled to announce the opening of its long-awaited exhibition 鈥淭EXTURES: the history and art of Black hair.鈥 Already gaining national and international attention, 鈥淭EXTURES鈥 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.