Arts & Culture
Verse That Gives Voice: Wick Poetry Center to Celebrate 40 Years
麻豆传媒鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center marks its 40th anniversary this year with three days of poetry events and a gala planned for September to celebrate the program that has provided a platform for creative voices across the globe.
Flash Friday: Sally Maltempi
Sally Maltempi, a senior chemistry major with a focus in biochemistry and a music minor at 麻豆传媒 from Rootstown, Ohio, tests foodborne diseases by day and sings opera at night.
Painting a Pathway
Since childhood, Maria McDonald loved painting. But it wasn鈥檛 until she got to college that she saw how painting could be a career. Now, this Kent State alumna is enjoying her first solo art show in Massillon Museum鈥檚 Studio M.
IN A FLASH: "Black Is ..."
Black United Students invited students to express their thoughts on "What is Black to You?" by adding their words and a handprint to a banner.
'Rent' Performances Feel 'Like Home' for Director Amy Fritsche
鈥525,600 minutes - how do you measure, measure a year?鈥 These lyrics will fill the E. Turner Stump Theatre this weekend as the run of 鈥淩ent鈥 finishes up on Sun, Feb. 25. Amy Fritsche, associate professor of acting and musical theater and director of 鈥淩ent鈥 for Kent State, walked alongside students performing in the show from start to finish to ensure their first performance of the Spring semester was a hit.
IN A FLASH: Behind the Lights
An associate professor working on the School of Theatre and Dance provided a behind-the-scenes look at the school's current production of "Rent."
Oscar Ritchie鈥檚 Legacy Continues to Inspire
A key figure in Kent State's Black History, Oscar Ritchie continues to inspire generations of students and educators.
Cleveland鈥檚 Short. Sweet. Film Fest. to Include Works From Kent State
Short films from two Kent State digital media production students and three alumni will be shown this year at the 13th annual Short. Sweet. Film Fest., which takes place Feb. 28-March 3 at Atlas Cinemas Shaker in Cleveland, Ohio. Digital Media Production Associate Professor Scott Hallgren also will moderate a panel discussion at the event.
Leveraging a Second Language in the Workforce
The 鈥淟everaging Second Language Skills in the Professional World" panel discussion during I Heart Travel Week reinforced how students can use a second language to propel themselves into and throughout the professional world.
The Artistry of Being an Effective Leader
DeSantis, a 2006 graduate of 麻豆传媒, and her team work out of an old automobile factory in Lakewood, Ohio. As lead designer, all work is designed and thrown by DeSantis herself. No small feat when you consider that her work has been featured in Uncommon Goods, Anthropologie, McGee & Co. and the Sundance catalog, in addition to 400 retailers across the country. So, when Medium reached out as part of their series 鈥淔ive Things You Need To Be a Highly Effective Leader During Turbulent Times,鈥 DeSantis had plenty to share.