When students enroll in Kent State University’s documentary filmmaking course, they expect guidance, instruction and the tools needed to create their own documentaries. What they don’t expect is to have their work featured on local television, a rare opportunity that elevates classroom learning to a professional exhibition.Last spring, School of Media and Journalism Professor Jacqueline A. Marino and Associate Lecturer Christopher Knoblock guided 58 students from disciplines including digital media production, journalism and public relations through a collaborative documentary filmmaking proje...

Kent State University’s Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) and Wick Poetry Center are joining forces with the School of Theatre and Dance for a performance of poetry that will celebrate the potential of human creativity.The performance is the first in a series of brain health events scheduled to take place in October, culminating in the institute’s annual neuroscience symposium on Oct. 23-24.     The dance event, which is free and open to the public, is at 4 p.m. on Oct. 1, in the first-floor lobby of the Integrated Sciences Building, featuring four graduate studen...