Kent State Florence will present Metavers-Utility: Is the Digital World the Last Fantasy or the New Reality, a conference focused on the intersection of fashion and online gaming, on April 7, 2022. The in-person event will be streamed live on YouTube.   Metavers-Utility: Is the Digital World the Last Fantasy or the New Reality  A conference focused on the intersection of fashion and the world of online gaming. Online gaming as a marketing platform has already attracted many brands: we are discovering what "avatars" and "skins" are, but also what possibilities Augmented and...

The Ohio Attorney General recently announced Kent State University and its College of Applied and Technical Studies (CATS) joins four other regional partners to form "OPOTA Close to Home," a collaboration that extends the reach of Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) training for Ohio's law enforcement officers.    According to an Ohio Attorney General press release, OPOTA Close to Home reduces costs for law enforcement agencies, enabling them to avoid staffing shortages and reduce costs of overnight stays.   Regional training partners will schedule and prov...

ASHTABULA, OHIO (MARCH 28, 2022) -- Kent State University at Ashtabula and Cleveland Clinic are partnering to offer an associate degree program in respiratory therapy at the hospital’s main campus  in Cleveland later this year. The program provides access for participants to train for the in-demand profession of respiratory care. It also supports career growth for program graduates and practicing respiratory therapists with a path to admission for the online Bachelor of Science degree in respiratory care offered by Kent State Ashtabula. “We are very excited for this opportunity to p...

Meghan Factor-Page is the assistant director of Kent State of Well-being where she helps ensure students are getting relevant information so they can take care of themselves and get the wellness resources they need. Factor-Page started working full-time at Kent State in 2009. She had an on-campus job as a student, and then also as a grad assistant for the office of Student Success Programs. Factor-Page worked in Student Success Programs and University College for about nine years and then was in the Center for Student Involvement under senior affairs for a little over three years.  Lea...

School of Theatre and Dance MFA lighting design and technology student Jaemin Park is working as a guest lighting designer for the production of "Passage" at Cleveland Play House,  under the mentorship of Jakyung C. Seo, associate professor of lighting design. While Seo has previously designed two productions with CWRU/CPH, this is the first time a current MFA student has worked with the program. "Passage" is presented as part of the CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program, the educational partnership between Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Pl...

This summer, Kent State’s Glauser School of Music to offer three intensive workshops focussed on Orff, Jazz and Dalcroze. The workshops are part of the School of Music’s and Music Education Division’s continued commitment to providing accessible professional development opportunities for educators across the country. It’s the third summer since 2019 that the Glauser School has hosted these kinds of workshops, with a single-summer hiatus due to the pandemic. Offerings for 2022 include: Orff Levels 1, 2, 3 June 27-July 2 and July 5-8 Guest Instructors: Lennie Davis, Kristine Sharp Wolfe,...