College of the Arts
![Emily Yanchak headshot for the student spotlight submission. Black and white photo of girl standing in a field of tall grass.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Spotlight_Emily-Yanchak.jpg?VersionId=Gpbka5GriS9TEi5pU3yrYvh0PmB4ekxh&itok=NakBgnLq)
Meet Emily Yanchak!
“I chose Kent State because it immediately felt like home,” said Emily, “As soon as I set foot on the campus, I knew that was where I wanted to spend the next four years of my life.”
Kent State's production of "Rent" runs from Feb. 16-25 at the E. Turner Stump Theatre.
![Jacob Schnitzer leading the Kent State University Orchestra Jacob Schnitzer leading the Kent State University Orchestra](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/420798184_364388366386098_5694630672825218580_n.jpg?VersionId=z3P2dxrSQs_9yQtdpz4bxox20VuMSVzf&itok=d6u54T0d)
Kent State University student composers had the opportunity to have their works performed in concert by the university’s orchestra.
![Kent State All-Star Band Weekend 2024 Kent State All-Star Band Weekend 2024](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20240113_MB_All%20Star%20Band%20Concert-6.jpg?VersionId=AYcmMIxCEw8SebSuavvTOE3DueTSocWT&itok=jXxGRL6w)
Students from area high schools came to campus for the Kent State All-Star Band weekend.
![Kent State NYC Fashion students visiting The Big Button Kent State NYC Fashion students visiting The Big Button](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/230908-Fashion-NYC-Day3_RD-00055.jpg?VersionId=FwiQnFSi.b6LFpWKj00OfFXFV3enZgWL&itok=En6HX_v2)
Students at Kent State's New York City Fashion location experience what it's like to live and work in the city's fashion industry.
![Student-made blown glass items at the School of Art Holiday Sale Student-made blown glass items at the School of Art Holiday Sale](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Image_4.jpeg?VersionId=b5E9vVtdL36_kljhaoKHLk6J_ph19f_x&itok=4H6q_g4H)
The School of Art Holiday Sale is Dec. 7 and 8 in the Center for the Visual Arts Gallery.
![Master of Music in Music Education Student in a conducting class](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/MMME-Article_Banner.jpg?VersionId=XwGzJSJjcoo9dXbgAtQBwAZg_P5Wha0_&itok=fraY48Rz)
Kent State University’s Master of Music in Music Education (MMME) program has earned a place in Intelligent.com’s Best 40 Accredited Online Master’s in Music Education Programs.
![One of performances in "Dance 23: One World." One of performances in "Dance 23: One World."](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/405480106_881841167281555_1853808959463085095_n.jpg?VersionId=ScxXELnsdgGEk.UFxsZ7Kz0VWTbLtDSy&itok=1-ovqTlL)
![A scene from the Kent State Opera Theatre's Fall 2023 Concert A scene from the Kent State Opera Theatre's Fall 2023 Concert](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20231114_Opera-13.jpg?VersionId=fzxlvHIG5VEck5prJ03wHNJV29HJuIgO&itok=M0tTk2GV)
The Kent State Opera Theatre's Fall 2023 concert explored themes of love in all its forms.
![Fashion design student Matthew Williams working on a Couture creation at Kent State's Paris American Academy Fashion design student Matthew Williams working on a Couture creation at Kent State's Paris American Academy](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/processed-C1387877-60D7-4341-8D33-17A9809E602B-E927C70C-442F-4F31-B669-ADCB9336145C.jpeg?VersionId=0sm8qPzUYpd5TT_bbA2gUO1pUnzxGKMz&itok=TI9WtVoZ)
Couture creations by a senior fashion design major at Kent State's American Academy in Paris were recently highlighted in an Instagram post.