Aliens have landed at Kent State University at Tuscarawas.   The campus unveiled a computer lab with 24 new Alienware computers for the fall semester of 2023. Students studying engineering technology and/or animation game design at Kent State Tuscarawas are able to use these high-end computers to draft images and create code.  Bradley Bielski, Ph.D., dean of Kent State Tuscarawas, was so excited about the new computer lab, he posted a picture on Instagram highlighting the benefits to students in these programs. Kent State Today followed up to get the scoop. “Those two de...

Colorado College has welcomed Kent State University School of Art M.F.A. alumni, John Fifield-Perez for their inaugural Visiting Artist series as part of the Fiber Fellowship program. The Fiber Fellowship is a collaboration between Art and Crafts and the Art Department. These departments support the visiting artists to join Colorado College every semester. The artist will spend time on campus and create new work to be exhibited and shared with the program. Additionally, the artist teaches a block of classes in fiber and creates co-curricular workshops for Arts and Crafts. The goal of this...

Kent State Today will be following a group of Golden Flashes for the 2023-'24 academic year chronicling their efforts and successes during the fall and spring semesters. The group includes students, faculty and administrators who are at different places on their Kent State University journeys.  Today, we kick off the series by introducing the group.    Alison Caplan: As the new director of the May 4 Visitors Center, Caplan will be an integral educator and advocate in the university’s efforts to remember and commemorate the events and continuing impact of May 4,...