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������’s School of Fashion has once again been ranked as one of the nation’s best programs in fashion merchandising according to the educational online learning platform, Study.com. Study.com published their 2021 rankings, giving Kent State the #2 spot on the list. To create the list, Study.com gathered information from hundreds of degree programs across the United States, combining statistics from the U.S. Department of Education and other factors including study abroad opportunities, campus facilities and program accreditation.  “We are...

The commemoration of the May 4, 1970, shootings at ������ this year will take place for the first time without the most ardent May 4 activist. Alan Canfora, one of the nine students wounded the day the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a peaceful student anti-war protest, died Dec. 20, 2020, following a short illness. He was 71. For 50 years, Canfora was a tireless advocate for the four students killed that day – Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder – and the nine wounded. Canfora, a 1972 alumnus, devoted his life to the role of May 4 ac...

 One of the qualities of a great artist is being able to stop and notice one’s surroundings. Painter David Buttram can often be seen searching for inspiration in his hometown of Cleveland, depicting scenes of inner-city life and finding the beauty in ordinary moments. "My intentions are to create a series of paintings of natural and man-made objects found within 'the inner-city," a place of confinement and hope,' said Buttram in an artist statement. "The viewer should be able to explore evidence of toil and strife, beauty and peace."Influenced by the range of human emotions, which he...

2021 CAED Award Event - Wednesday, April 29, 2020   CAED Most Impactful Service Award For outstanding contribution to and support of the college, the university, and the greater NEO community. Gealese Peebles   CAED Design Foundations Studio Award For exceptional promise in design demonstrated through a commitment to thoughtful and engaged explorations of objects and bodies in space. Awarded to a student(s) on completion of CAED-10101 + 10102 Harris Cheifetz (Design Idea) Aaron Rombach (Design Detail) Briona Myles (Design Media) Mya Mammana (Des...

������ at Tuscarawas is pleased to announce the Tuscarawas County Community Foundation will become the new Season Sponsor for the Performing Arts Center. The Center’s 2021/2022 Season is scheduled to begin in September with the schedule of shows announced during a free outdoor event on June 12. “Since the Performing Arts Center opened in November 2010, the Tuscarawas County Community Foundation has been an important supporter of our Broadway shows and educational initiatives,” says Dr. Brad Bielski, dean and chief administrative officer of Kent State Tuscarawas. “We are honor...

After months of campaigning, students casting their votes, and new members officially being sworn in at the Leadership Awards on April 19 by Vice President for Student Affairs Lamar Hylton, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) elections are officially in the books. Since 1924, USG has served as the representative organization of the undergraduate students of Kent State, advocating for the student body while providing vital services to the university community. According to their mission statement, the goal is to “be the direct line of communication to university administration, funnel...

Most entrepreneurial ventures are started in response to seeing a solution where others see only a problem. In response to the pandemic and the inability to hold in-person competitions and other entrepreneurial support activities, LaunchNET Kent State looked for novel yet meaningful ways to support Kent State's student entrepreneurs this semester. These Spring 2021 pivots included a virtual, cohort-based program called Black Women Bosses and a Launch micro-grant program offering $99-$500 for business advancement. Each Spring, LaunchNET typically holds a pitch competition called the Idea Oly...

 Lindsey Sellman, a senior Honors College student majoring in journalism and minoring in creative writing, has spent her final year at Kent State as the Editor-in-Chief of Luna Negra magazine. Luna Negra is a student-led literary and arts magazine in Kent State’s Student Media department. Since 1956, the magazine has changed names and departments, but maintained its tradition of publishing the art and writing of Kent State students.Lindsey recalls being apprehensive about applying to the position of Editor-in-Chief. She explains, “I was afraid I couldn’t handle that big of a responsibilit...

  Using plastic shoe boxes, second-year occupational therapy assistant students created unique teaching tools that were donated to elementary classrooms in the East Liverpool City Schools district. The OTA students were each tasked to design an activity that addresses skills such as sorting, matching, placing and basic assembly and that can be used by children from kindergarten through the fourth grade. OTA Program Director Kathy Swoboda explained that the shoe box tasks may include a sensory component, each is designed to incorporate the basic of the TEACCH method: Treatment and Edu...

Samantha Toth conducted the following interview with Academic Advisor Leanne Castillo. What is your explanation of the job title "academic advisor"? (as a student, I imagine it means you talk to students all day and help them plan out their path to graduating. Is there more to it / other things you do that people don't realize?) I consider us academic advisors to be the academic tour guides of the university. We assist students with the academic side of things such as what courses to take and what fulfills graduation requirements. However, in our roles, we do more of the counseling part, ...