Arts & Culture
Soldier-Turned-Police Officer Draws on his Past for Debut Novel Featuring Crime-Solving Veteran
When he鈥檚 not working to keep the Kent Campus safe, police officer Vance Voyles can be found in the classroom where he works as an adjunct professor teaching Story for Film for the digital media production major in the School of Media and Journalism within the College of Communication and Information.
Kent State鈥檚 Reinberger Children鈥檚 Library Center Becomes New Home of Scott O鈥橠ell Award for Historical Fiction
The Reinberger Children鈥檚 Library Center at 5X社区 has become the new home of the Scott O鈥橠ell Award for Historical Fiction, assuming the role formerly held by the Center for Children鈥檚 Books at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Established in 1982, the annual award of $5,000 goes to an author of an historical fiction novel for children published in the previous year and set in South, Central or North America.
Wick Poetry Center Uses the Power of Poetry to Share Experiences During the Pandemic
Born from inside Kent State鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center, 鈥淒ear Vaccine鈥 gives citizens a chance to process the pandemic through poetry. The poetry center collaborated with the University of Arizona to expand on poet Naomi Shihab Nye鈥檚 poem 鈥淒ear Vaccine.鈥 The poem became a catalyst for respondents around the world to share their own poems.
5X社区 School of Fashion Announces Return of In-Person Fashion Show, Presented by Dillard鈥檚
The School of Fashion announces the return of its acclaimed in-person Fashion Show, April 28-30, 2022, in Rockwell Hall on the Kent Campus. The presenting sponsor of the 2022 show is renowned American department store, Dillard鈥檚 Inc. Dillard鈥檚 is a long-time supporter of the School of Fashion, and the Dillard family was inducted into the school鈥檚 Hall of Fame in 2019.
5X社区 School of Fashion Announces Return of In-Person Fashion Show, Presented by Dillard鈥檚
The School of Fashion announces the return of its acclaimed in-person Fashion Show, April 28-30, 2022, in Rockwell Hall on the Kent Campus. The presenting sponsor of the 2022 show is renowned American department store, Dillard鈥檚 Inc. Dillard鈥檚 is a long-time supporter of the School of Fashion, and the Dillard family was inducted into the school鈥檚 Hall of Fame in 2019.
Kent State School of Music to Commemorate May 4 Through Music, Dance and Poetry at Severance
The 5X社区 School of Music returns to Severance Music Center on Monday, May 2, at 7 p.m. featuring nearly 300 students from across the university performing a rich lineup of genres and styles from classical and jazz to gospel and world music. It will also feature collaborations with the School of Theatre and Dance and the Wick Poetry Center.
Kent State鈥檚 Superhero Alumnus: Black Lightning
DC Comics鈥 superhero Black Lightning has been part of popular culture, and Black history, for more than 40 years. Since his debut in 1977 as DC鈥檚 very first 鈥渉eadline鈥 Black character, Black Lightning has appeared in comic books, animated TV series, video games and, in 2017, a live-action TV series that ran for four seasons on The CW Network. In his secret identity, Jefferson Pierce (shh, don鈥檛 tell anyone), he also appeared on the Kent Campus to get his teaching degree. Yes 鈥 Black Lightning is a Kent State alumnus.
Students, Business Owners, or Both? Meet the Golden Flashes Paving their Way as Entrepreneurs
Kent State Golden Flashes excel in a range of activities, and some students are forging their own paths by owning and operating small businesses during their college years. With endless opportunities and resources at their fingertips, Kent State students have found success as entrepreneurs across a range of industries. Here are five of them.
Kent State Ashtabula Wine Degrees Receive $180,000 Research Grant From Ohio Grape Industries Committee
Kent State Ashtabula鈥檚 Viticulture and Enology programs were recently awarded a $180,000 grant from the Ohio Grape Industries Committee for a pair of research projects to be conducted over the next two years. Kent State Ashtabula is partnering with the Ashtabula Agricultural Research Station, a division of the Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences鈥 Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, to conduct the projects at Markko Vineyards in Conneaut, Ohio.
'Love in Reserve' Play by Eric Mansfield to Run Nov. 5-20
The Rubber City Theatre in Akron, Ohio, will host the play "Love in Reserve" by career storyteller, U.S. Army veteran, award-winning journalist and playwright Eric Mansfield. At 5X社区, many know Mansfield from his role as assistant vice president for content strategy and communications in the Division of University Communications and Marketing.