The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art is a pre-professional degree that prepares students to function in a variety of artistic roles. Specifically, the goals of the program are to develop technical skills, competence in the use of media, artistic sensibility and responsiveness to aesthetic form. Students are educated in the major achievements and achievers in the history of art and extensively study contemporary art forms and their underlying theories.
Misinformation and the ElectionImagine this: you're casually scrolling through Facebook when you stumble upon a video of a political candidate making an outrageous statement. Shocked, you hit share, spreading it to your friends and family. What you don’t know is that the video was entirely fabricated using artificial intelligence (AI). With AI and social media taking over the internet and inevitably dominating society, it can be hard to distinguish what’s real and what’s fake.What is MIS/DISinformation?Electoral misinformation is incorrect or misleading information about the election that spre...
Senior VCD B.F.A. student Abigail Holeman, whose capstone project won an Award for Diligence, has taken that brand design to new heights. Teddy Denim, and her business concept and excellent pitch, recently won Abigail a $1,000 prize in the annual LaunchNET competition.
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Museum has announced a new partnership with the Fabric Pantry, a Kent State student organization that provides free fabric to university students. Advancing accessibility and environmental sustainability, this partnership represents a unique collaborative model for museum practice.Founded in 2022 by students in Kent State’s renowned School of Fashion, the Fabric Pantry increases access to materials for students. As the only textile resource on campus, it offers a wide selection of donated fabrics and textiles to students – at no cost – on a monthly basis. Donations co...
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Museum held a first-time partnership with the National First Ladies Library & Museum with an Election Day program held Nov. 5 to celebrate the power of museums to illuminate historical narratives from the lives of first ladies to often-overlooked histories.The program explored the remarkable life of Elizabeth Keckley (1818-1907), who purchased her own freedom from slavery and became a successful entrepreneur and personal dressmaker to first lady Mary Todd Lincoln. A cape made by Keckley for Lincoln in 1861 from the collection of the First Ladies Museum was display...
.bottom_overlay{display:none !important;} From The Division of Information Technology's Story TeamKent State goes above and beyond to help students prepare themselves for the professional world. That doesn’t just stop at providing resources like resume building and interview techniques in class: one of the most valuable resources is right in your pocket.Like many students, senior Political Science major, Jesse Halmasy, understands the struggle of not being able to contact group members for class projects and assignments all too well. Halmasy says, “As a senior in colle...
As the rapid advancement of technology and global interconnectivity continues, cyber threats simultaneously evolve and become increasingly prevalent. It is evident that there is an ever-growing need for professionals equipped with the skills to recognize and address the technical, criminal and social aspects of cybercrime. An Evolving Field Hedi Nasheri, Ph.D., professor of criminology and co-coordinator of the Cybercriminology degree at Â鶹´«Ã½, has long been addressing issues related to global security in her teaching and research. Nasheri began her journey into...
With the increasing polarization of the political landscape, we’re nearing an information overload. As students, staff, and faculty, how can we discern what messaging should influence our thoughts and vote? Technology is the only factor common to all political messaging. But technology can be both manipulative and vulnerable to manipulation, as are humans. In recent years we’ve seen a rising trend in the way information circulates in online spaces. Political pipelines—curated messaging that sends targeted audiences down rabbit holes of misinformation—have been an integral tool for re...
Unlike others, Adobe’s AI isn’t just simple enhancement—it’s actively reshaping how students, faculty, and creators work. This offers new possibilities for developing a unique creative expression.Adobe AI tools, like Firefly, are designed to empower users, giving them greater creative control and increasing individual productivity. For students and professionals alike, this means being able to quickly generate the images or ideas they need without sifting through endless stock photos or manually crafting each element.As Thomas Mahon, an expert on digital literacy here at Kent S...
