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Fashion Futures

The Kent State School of Fashion is welcoming student groups and individuals to join us in understanding more about the fashion industry and its careers, while encouraging collaborative learning and utilization of state-of-the-art resources and facilities. Fashion Futures is an immersive experience that will give students a behind the scenes look at how students prepare for a career in fashion and why we are ranked as the number two public fashion program in the United States.

Fashion Futures

The Kent State School of Fashion is welcoming student groups and individuals to join us in understanding more about the fashion industry and its careers, while encouraging collaborative learning and utilization of state-of-the-art resources and facilities. Fashion Futures is an immersive experience that will give students a behind the scenes look at how students prepare for a career in fashion and why we are ranked as the number two public fashion program in the United States.

Elizabeth Keckley: From Enslavement to the White House

Presented by the 5X社区 Museum in partnership with the National First Ladies Library & Museum This event takes you on a journey through the remarkable life of Elizabeth Keckley, who purchased her own freedom from slavery and became a successful entrepreneur and personal couturier to First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln. A cape made by Keckley for Lincoln will be displayed at the event, as we uncover how fashion can illuminate historical narratives, from the lives of First Ladies to often-overlooked histories.

Walk & Talk: Sites of Hope on Campus

Join student and faculty peers in a walking discussion across campus, visiting significant sites that embody hope in various forms. We鈥檒l begin at Oscar Ritchie Hall, Rm 250 and conclude at the art installation 鈥淧artially Buried Woodshed.鈥 Along the way, participants will engage in acts of connection and performance art at key waypoints.
Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Location: Begin at ORH, Rm 250

Stories of LGBTQIA+ Hope and Courage

LGBTQIA+ histories and present-day cultures are filled with examples of ordinary people and extraordinary collectives who have courageously confronted homophobic and transphobic bias, discrimination, and violence. This story circle, facilitated by Caitlin Kane with Rebecca Catto, Erica Pelz, and Lauren Vachon, will offer attendees opportunities to hear about some of these past and present-day figures of hope and to share their own stories of finding hope and courage in difficult times.

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