Chautauqua Institution is pleased to announce Â鶹´«Ă˝ President Beverly J. Warren will be among the featured lecturers during the institution’s weeklong investigation of “The Forgotten: History and Memory in the 21st Century,” Aug. 11-18, 2018. President Warren’s talk will focus on the lessons, learnings and remembrances of May 4, 1970. President Warren will speak at 10:45 a.m. Aug. 15 in the Chautauqua Amphitheater on the institution grounds. “It is said that those who do not remember their history are doomed to repeat it,” said Chautauqua Institution President Michael Hill. ...
It’s difficult to find information about the late William (Dan) Southall on the Internet, and that’s a shame. He was a brilliant student, artist and educator who stockpiled his own art in a humble way, leaving behind a collection that included ceramic sculptures, paintings, sketches and drawings. On loan from his family, several of Southall’s ceramic pieces are now displayed in the lobby of the Mary Patterson Building and on the second floor in Purinton Hall in observance of Black History Month. Southall grew up in East Liverpool, in a house on Garfield Street that overlooked downtown,...
Transitioning from college life to the work world can be a harrowing experience for just about anyone: figuring out what to wear, how to effectively network, interview protocol – it is difficult to know where to start. Fortunately, help is on the way. On Wednesday, Feb. 28, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Â鶹´«Ă˝, along with the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Cleveland Northeast Ohio Chapter, will host an event titled “Your Career: Getting Down to Business – Setting Goals, Growing Your Network and Grooming Success” in the recently opened Integrated Sciences Building at Kent Stat...
In September 2015, Â鶹´«Ă˝â€™s College of Public Health was awarded a $357,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to fund Project AWARE Kent. One of the main purposes of Project AWARE Kent was to train 720 students, faculty, and staff in Mental Health First Aid (a class that trains you to assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis). In January 2018, Project AWARE exceeded its goal and has now trained 730 students, faculty, and staff in Mental Health First ...
WHAT: Every day, Â鶹´«Ă˝ and its graduates – including 109,000 alumni living in Ohio – are improving the quality of life for this region, and in the process, they are churning billions annually into the economy. On Feb. 26 at 9:15 a.m. at the Â鶹´«Ă˝ Hotel and Conference Center, Kent State will unveil the findings of its new economic impact study, which outlines results of a comprehensive, independent study of Kent State’s economic and fiscal contributions to local communities, the Northeast Ohio region and the state of Ohio. Kent State President Beverly Warr...
When it comes to comics and graphic narratives, few names are as renowned and revered as Art Spiegelman. Since the 1960s, Mr. Spiegelman has been influencing the comics genre and leaving his mark on American culture. Whether it is through his creation of the Garbage Pail Kids for Topps trading cards, his famous cover designs for The New Yorker or his biographical masterpiece “Maus,” Mr. Spiegelman’s work has influenced generations of artists and readers. On March 6, Â鶹´«Ă˝â€™s College of Arts and Sciences and the Jewish Studies Program will host Mr. Spiegelman as a gues...
By Record-Courier KENT – On Feb. 28, March 7, 14 and 21, Â鶹´«Ă˝ will hold a free electronics recycling drop-off called E-Cycle Drive. Kent State also will hold a free document shredding March 21 called Shred-Mania. Both events are open to students, faculty, staff and the Kent community. Shred-Mania will be open March 21 from 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Kent State R-17 parking lot behind Starbucks between South Willow Street and South Lincoln Street. Shred-Mania allows participants to recycle unwanted paper documents using a secured, on-site document destruction ser...