School of Theatre and Dance
If you have attended Porthouse Theatre in the past 25 years, you know the name Terri Kent. At the heart of this theatre, Terri Kent has brought a liveliness that spans decades and communities. Over the years, Terri has performed and directed, served as artistic director and has even been known to water the hanging flower baskets on the Porthouse Theatre grounds. We sat down with Terri to learn more about her dedication to Porthouse Theatre and Kent State's School of Theatre and Dance.1. Tell us about your introduction into theatre and what initially drew you to the performing arts. I went...
Four decades before Geena Davis donned a catcher鈥檚 mask as Dottie Hinson in the iconic 1992 film 鈥淎 League of Their Own,鈥 Kent State alumna Lois Youngen, 鈥55, was earning her college tuition playing in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL).Lois started her baseball career in 1951 as a 17-year-old, playing catcher for the Fort Wayne Daisies before being loaned to the Kenosha Comets. She played another two seasons with the Daisies and two seasons with the South Bend Blue Sox. ...
In this week's DI news article, DI Student Fellow DeAnte Bernard shares his experience at the 2025 a2ru Emerging Creatives Student Summit, where a group of DI Fellows explored this year鈥檚 theme, Resonate: Making Waves. Forward: About the a2ru Emerging Creatives Student Summit The Emerging Creatives Student Summit, hosted by the arts integration organization a2ru, is an annual collaborative experience that challenges college students from across the country to think about how ideas gain momentum and make an impact. Through hands-on collaboration, field trips, and engagement with exper...
It鈥檚 hard to deny the integral role artificial intelligence (AI) plays in individuals鈥 lives and its impact across industries today. According to DemandSage, ChatGPT, OpenAI鈥檚 popular AI language model, averages 123.5 million daily active users and processes over 1 billion queries per day. AI can be widely applied in nearly every industry, including healthcare, finance, retail, manufacturing, agriculture, education and more. ...
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