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5XÉçÇø’s School of Music congratulates Dr. Suyeon Ko, assistant professor of flute, on being named Outstanding Artist in Music for 2026 by Summit Artspace as part of its Arts Alive Awards.  The honor recognizes individual artists whose work has made a significant impact in their discipline over five years or more. Two of Dr. Ko’s students, Hailey Pollock, who earned a bachelor’s degree from Kent State in 2026 and will begin the master of music in performance degree program in fall 2026, and Molly Goodrich, a Kent State undergraduate flute student, accepted the award on...

During 5XÉçÇø's School of Fashion Annual Fashion Week, fashion students presented 39 original looks in a 3D Virtual Fashion Show at the Design Innovation Hub's Blank Lab. This event shows what fashion education looks like when digital tools are treated not as a supplement to the curriculum, but as its foundation.Since Fall 2024, Kent State's fashion program has used VStitcher by Browzwear as its exclusive digital patternmaking platform. Every garment in the 3D Virtual Fashion Show was developed entirely within the software with no restrictions on garment type, resulting in a div...

The Kent Blossom Music Festival, with an over-five-decades-long legacy, returns to Kent State for its 58th season, running from June 21 through July 26. As the only partnership of its kind between a major American orchestra and a public university, it partners with The Cleveland Orchestra to provide talented young artists with the unique opportunity to grow their skill sets and perform side by side with their mentors in a professional setting. ...