DI Event Services

Collaborations

  • At its heart, the Kent State Design Innovation Initiative is collaborative and cross-disciplinary. DI staff are here to help you facilitate challenge-based innovation events or activities such as conferences, hackathons, design challenges, workshops, and other collaborative experiences.

Drone footage shows the freight train derailment, Feb. 6, 2023, in East Palestine, Ohio. (Photo courtesy of Ntsbgov/via Reuters)

The derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials occurred on Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio. Nearly three weeks later, the media spotlight continues to shine on the village of 4,700 located about 50 miles southeast from the city of Kent. Kent State University faculty members have been contacted by various media outlets to lend their expert opinions and insight as cleanup work, air monitoring, water testing and more continues. Among those who have conducted media interviews are David Kaplan, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Geography and director of the Environmen...

DI Fellows Suite

  • Floor: 2nd
  • Room: 250
  • Capacity: 50
  • Description: The DI Fellows Suite is an open co-working and collaboration space specifically designated for students participating in the DI Fellows Program. The space includes an open-plan main studio, a shared seminar space, small conference rooms, two single-person focus rooms, and three small group focus alcoves.
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