Kent State University will hold its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, to celebrate King’s life and legacy. Award-winning documentary filmmaker Dawn Porter will serve as this year’s keynote speaker. The virtual program is free and open to the public. Porter’s work has appeared on HBO, PBS, Discovery and Netflix, among others. She currently serves as a director and executive producer of an Apple TV documentary series with Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry, which focuses on both mental illness and mental well-being. Porter directed and produced the acclaimed...
Cirque Mechanics Comes to Tuscarawas Campus Contemporary circus company Cirque Mechanics will bring its Birdhouse Factory show to the Performing Arts Center at Kent State University - Tuscarawas on Tuesday, January 25, at 7:30 p.m. Prepare yourself for an exceptional evening of wit, whimsy and wonder on this spectacular ride full of daredevil antics, circus acrobatics and mechanical marvels! Enter the most unlikely setting for a circus, a factory. One where the workers are acrobats and the machines are circus props. Welcome to Birdhouse Factory! See a contortionist perform on...
The Kent Dance Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Gregory King, welcomes choreographer Amy Hall Garner to Kent State as a guest artist January 26-30, 2022. During her residency, Garner will collaborate with the members of the Kent Dance Ensemble on a work that will appear in the April 2022 Kent Dance Ensemble concert. Amy Hall Garner is a native of Huntsville, Alabama, and a graduate of The Juilliard School. Her work has been praised internationally and commissioned by Ailey II, ABT Studio Company, Collage Dance Collective, The Juilliard School, The Ailey School, Barn...
Five School of Fashion students were recognized this month by the Fashion Scholarship Fund as 2022 FSF Scholars. The annual FSF Case Study Scholarship is the Fashion Scholarship Fund's signature program, asking applicants to create address real life issues facing the fashion industry today. This year, the organization recognized 123 FSF Scholars from colleges and universities across the United States. In addition to a financial award, FSF Scholars receive access to internships and full-time jobs through partner companies and enjoy ongoing professional development and support. Fashion Des...
Like many others, I developed some new viewing habits during the pandemic. In an unexpected turn of events, I’ve become a devotee of YouTube aviation channels. Through the magic of user-generated content, the aviation YouTube community has given this non-aviator an opportunity to get inside cockpits and gain insights into how pilots are trained. (Shout out to Captain Joe, Mentour Pilot and 74 Gear!) And, believe it or not, I see relevance to my role as director of the School of Media and Journalism (MDJ) during these Covid Times. Let me explain. When talking about managing mid-flight c...
On January 14, 2022, the second edition of the “Theory and Practice of Technology-Based Music Instruction” was released in print and electronic forms
Attend the COF-CS Group LinkedIn Review hosted by Dr. Gus Samba (Professor and Undergraduate Advising Coordinator, Dept of Computer Science) to receive tips on how to update your LinkedIn profile. This event will be held both in-person and virtual (Micorsoft Teams). Attendance is mandatory for one of the sessions.
This event is held exclusively for COF-CS Group members.
Dear Kent State University Student, You have received an exemption from getting vaccinated against COVID-19. We thank you for taking this important step to become compliant with the university’s vaccine requirement. As part of your exemption, you are required to get tested weekly to ensure that you do not have COVID-19. This semester, your testing begins the week of Jan. 24. There are two ways you can comply with this testing requirement. You may stop by and get tested at one of the Visit Healthcare locations on the Kent Campus: Eastway Lounge: 10 a.m. to 4...
Early experiences of Jamie McCartney, Ph.D., and her being introduced to the Deaf Community as a teen turned her into a passionate and vibrant professor at Kent State University. McCartney, associate professor in the School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences and the Program Coordinator for the American Sign Language / English Interpreting program, was rewarded with a 2021 Outstanding Teaching Award (OTA) this year for her compassion and commitment to helping students succeed. After having been nominated for this prestigious honor three previous times, McCartney could not...
