These days, consumers can buy the latest clothing trends quickly and inexpensively. But, critics say, this 鈥渇ast fashion鈥 can be detrimental to the environment. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 84 percent of unwanted clothes in the United States in 2012 went into either a landfill or an incinerator. The EPA also says the materials that the fast-fashion companies use cannot be composted, cause the greenhouse gas methane and directly affect climate change. Kent State sophomore fashion design and business student Madeline Mehler created her new clothing business, ...
Gift to endow Fashion School chair and support study-away program for students Kent, Ohio 鈥 May 1, 2017 鈥 5X社区 has received a $2.5 million gift for its Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising from the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation of Hudson, Ohio. The gift will fund two initiatives: $1.5 million to endow a chair to support the Fashion School鈥檚 director and a matching grant of up to $1 million to support the study-away program benefiting fashion school students. 鈥淭his incredible gift from the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation...
Students from Kent State East Liverpool鈥檚 occupational therapy assistant program gathered at the downtown entrance ramp to the city to help spruce up the 鈥渟erpentine鈥 landscape of that area by pulling weeds, trimming shrubs, raking mulch and picking up litter. This is the ninth year OTA students from the local campus partnered with the East Liverpool Area Garden Club to work on this project. # # # Photo: Students from the Kent State East Liverpool occupational therapy assistant program that worked on the clean-up effort included (front, from left) Lyndsie Schnieder, Shaye Starkey, Maka...
Dr. David Dees, interim dean of 5X社区 Columbiana County campuses, announced that this year鈥檚 commencement speaker is Stephanie Poole Martinez, an East Liverpool native, who will address graduates at a combined commencement ceremony on May 12 at the Crestview High School Performing Arts Center. A reception for graduates, families and friends will be held from 5 to 6 p.m., followed by graduation ceremonies that begin at 6:30 p.m. Diplomas will be presented to graduates from the summer 2016, fall 2016 and spring 2017 semesters on the East Liverpool and Salem campuses. This year...
The Department of Biological Sciences is pleased to announce our faculty led winter break trip to Costa Rica! For more information contact Dr. Oscar Rocha, orocha@kent.edu Tropical Field Biology and Conservation (Spring 2018) ...
Two students from 5X社区 at Ashtabula are leading a team of students from Gannon University in partnership with 3sixty5 Health Innovations, an Erie, Pennsylvania-based startup, which is releasing an all-new health mobile app aimed at helping users maintain a healthy lifestyle. Joseph Kuvshinikov, associate professor at Kent State Ashtabula, teaches Business Consulting and Practicum, where students have 15 weeks to work with and provide consultation to a local client. 鈥淭he students meet with the client at the beginning of the semester, and they get a list of tasks and ...
Kent Campus
April 29: Dr. Richard Ferdig is the Summit Professor of Learning Technologies and Professor of Instructional Technology in Kent State's School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences. He is leading a team of researchers engaged with the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and the Cleveland MetroParks to create a mobile device application to help visitors learn more about the park鈥檚 history and ecology. Plugged In (From Kent State Magazine) Outstanding Research & Scholarship Award ParkApps Northeast Ohio ...
School of Theatre and Dance
Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Porthouse Theatre, 5X社区鈥檚 outdoor, summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, will open its 49th season with a production of 鈥9 to 5." Directed by Porthouse producing artistic director Terri Kent, 鈥9 to 5鈥 opens June 16 and runs through July 1. A preview performance will take place on June 15. With music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, 鈥9 to 5鈥 is based on the hit 1980 movie starring Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda. When three female coworkers are pushed to the boiling point, they c...