Kent State University Museum curator, Sara Hume, Ph.D. will lead a tour of the exhibition "Fashion Timeline." The exhibition has just been expanded to include a final gallery which showcases fashion from the 1960s to the early 21st century. Dr. Hume will discuss how fashion over the past two and a half centuries has reflected changes in politics, culture and technology.
A group of artists, educators and volunteers worked together to produce 鈥淲e the People,鈥 an outdoor art exhibit at Kent State University that pays tribute to refugees from around the world who have made Northeast Ohio their home. The exhibit spanned the Lefton Esplanade throughout the spring showcasing large photographs of individuals who fled their home countries and now live in Northeast Ohio. Fran莽oise Massardier-Kenney, Ph.D., professor of French translation in the College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies and co-director of the Glo...
Twenty-two women from across Ohio will competed in this year鈥檚 Miss Ohio Scholarship Program June 15 at the Renaissance Theatre in Mansfield. Among the contestants three were Kent State University students who hold the titles Miss Oxford, Miss Akron Canton and Miss South Central. Miss Oxford Niles native Caitlin Seifert, 19, a fashion merchandising major, possesses a talent in baton twirling. Ms. Seifert鈥檚 platform, Unity in the Community: Making Your Community a Better Home through Volunteerism, emphasizes the importance of children of all ages becoming volunteers. ...
Phillip Grant Jr., a Kent State University honors student and Kent native, recently served as a tour guide for WKYC鈥檚 Danielle Wiggins as she explored all that the Tree City has to offer as part of WKYC鈥檚 Unzipped Series. The series highlights the unique features of the cities and locations throughout Northeast Ohio region. Mr. Grant, 22, a broadcast journalism major, grew up in Kent, and knows his way around town from popular restaurants to the most frequented recreation spots. 鈥淜ent has really changed throughout the years,鈥 Mr. Grant told WKYC鈥檚 Ms. Wiggins. ...
As the 50th anniversary of May 4, 1970, approaches, readers are inspired to learn more about that day, when National Guard soldiers opened fire on students gathered to protest the United State invasion of Cambodia. Four students were killed, and nine others were injured. With all that has been written over five decades, it can be tough to know where to begin. The staff at Kent State University Libraries has compiled a reading list along with a more comprehensive collection of books and an annotated bibliography of articles and websites. In his role as a member of the 50th May 4 Co...
Seven students from the Kent State High-Power Rocket Team traveled to Huntsville, Alabama to participate in their first NASA Student Launch Competition. Students came from around the country with the goal to design, build and fly a rocket and payload that would deploy upon landing. The name of the team鈥檚 rocket was 鈥淔lash鈥hh Ahh!鈥 In reference to the classic Queen song and the Kent State Golden Flashes. This was Kent State鈥檚 first entry into the year-long NASA high-power rocket competition, which consisted of seven events and report submissions. The team placed 23 out of 45 teams. ...
Kent State University鈥檚 (KSU) Kenzie Alge 鈥19 and Alex Johnson finished fourth place among collegiate competition teams and 12th place overall in the 2019 Air Race Classic! The team finished with zero penalties. These results are the best since KSU began competing in the ARC in 2016. The flight technology students were racing against a tough handicap speed and had a lot of challenging decisions with weather. See the Collegiate Challenge winners and more. The Air Race Classic鈥檚 began in Jackson, Tennessee and ended in Welland, Ontario, with the team flying a Cessn...