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Gothic themes and haunted attire embellished the Cartwright Hall Auditorium for the Fabric Pantry’s Haus of Horrors Fashion Show. The stage was lined with candles, turning it into a spooktacular catwalk for Kent State’s fashion design students to show off their impressive designs themed around Halloween and the goth aesthetic.
Vietnamese student Tram Nguyen made a connection to Kent State when she saw a picture of student Jeffrey Miller after the May 4 shooting. Recently she visited the Prentice Parking Lot Memorial Marker dedicated to Miller.
In her time with the National First Ladies Library and Museum, Michelle Gullion has become known as the international “point person” for information on presidential wives. Yet, in the nearly two decades that she’s been in her current role, Gullion said women’s history has really been regarded as an emerging field with plenty of research yet to be done.
My whole life I had aspired to become a fashion designer, but because of my weak drawing and sewing skills, I didn’t think I’d be able to do it. After receiving my associates in digital design and graphics from Columbus State Community College in 2018, I decided to take a chance and see if I could achieve this dream of mine.
Curious about the fall foliage on campus? Kent State Today spoke to Rebekkah Berryhill, university grounds manager, to find out more about the changing trees on campus. Below, Berryhill shares not only what types of trees we enjoy on the Kent Campus but also talks about the careful process her team, in partnership with University Facilities Management, follows in order to be good stewards of our beautiful landscape.
It all started in 2014 with a political button from Ross Perot’s failed 1992 presidential election bid.
A new event on campus seeks to offer support and community for students who have lost loved ones.
Executive Chef Stephen D. Walk rocked a cooking demonstration at the Kent State Farmers' Market.
A Kent State student's music and song provided the perfect accompaniment to the Kent State Farmers' Market.
Brain health researchers, including J. David Glass, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at Â鶹´«Ă˝, have been conducting studies that show the connection between cycling and increased happiness and brainpower.
More than 250 leaders from Â鶹´«Ă˝ and the city of Kent came together Tuesday for the 60th annual Bowman Breakfast, an event aimed at celebrating the strong relationship between the city and the university.
Repairs on the May 4 Memorial are estimated to take five to six months following approval to proceed with the project, according to Joseph Graham, university architect.
Kent State ROTC students had a special early morning pick up on campus for their weekend exercises.
Entrepreneurs who have a passion to start their own businesses while they are students are in a league all their own. Kent State has a number of students in that league. Fortunately for them, Kent State also has resources at the university and college levels to help support these young entrepreneurs from concept to launch.
Andrea Sosa Fontaine’s artistic medium of choice is shoes. An assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Sosa Fontaine says an appreciation for the memories that small-scale objects hold combined with the shoe’s natural way of expressing a person’s identity are the main elements that drew her to this art form and craft.
Phase II of Kent State’s Mental Health Strategy implements university-wide efforts to promote a healthy and well campus community.
From as far as 3,000 miles away in Alaska to as close as a short, 15-minute drive from Akron, the Class of 2027 comes from far and wide to be one thing: a Kent State Golden Flash.
The Division of Information Technology and Instructure, the parent company of the Canvas Learning Management System, hosted the first Ohio Canvas Users Group (OCUG) Conference in the Student Center.
As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, The Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com have launched a special series spotlighting 50 Hispanic leaders in northern Ohio, with Kent State’s own Ilianna Velez among them.
Fall is here, and while the leaves are changing and the pumpkin spice is flowing, this also means that schoolwork is piling up and classes are moving at full speed. It also means stress for students can start to become overwhelming.