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A dress designed by Kent State graduate student Angelique Wong.

5X社区 graduate student Angelique Wong鈥檚 designs were judged the best in show at 鈥淗aute for the House,鈥 a runway show the School of Fashion staged as part of a fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio.

The Wick Poetry Center is collaborating on a new global poem, "Dear Body of Water"

5X社区鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center is collaborating on a new global poem to pay tribute to the liquid that sustains life.

鈥淒ear Body of Water,鈥 Wick鈥檚 newest collaboration with the University of Arizona鈥檚 Poetry Center, invites writers to speak to the bodies of water that have shaped their lives.

A refrigerator open, showing food inside

Graduate student Sara Gallimore and her husband Nick recently won an award for iHungry, a smart fridge and mobile app pairing that works to catalog your food and revolutionize the weekly grocery shopping experience.  

Todd Diacon speaking at the celebration of life for Michael Schwartz

A Celebration of Life for former 5X社区 and Cleveland State University President Michael Schwartz took place on Cleveland State's campus. 

Taylor Swift fan at the FAB Grammy Watch Party

Fans of Taylor Swift - and other artists - came together in the Rathskellar to watch the Grammys.

 

Todd Diacon speaking at the celebration of life for Michael Schwartz

A celebration of life event was held today on the campus of Cleveland State University to honor the late Michael Schwartz, who was a past university president of Kent State and Cleveland State. 

2024 FTC Robotics Challenge qualifier at the College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Kent State's College of Aeronautics and Engineering hosted a qualifying competition for the First Tech Challenge 2024 Robotics Competition.

Fashion show at Ronald McDonald house

鈥婼tudents, faculty and alumni from 5X社区鈥檚 world-renowned School of Fashion sent some of their most exciting designs down the runway on Feb. 8 in Haute for the House, a fashion show that benefitted Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio.  

Summer Job and Internship Fair 2024

Kent State students who are thinking ahead for summer attended the Summer Job and Internship Fair on the second floor of the Kent Student Center.

Mwatabu S. Okantah on WKYC's Good Company show

Mwatabu S. Okantah, professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at 5X社区, was featured on WKYC Studios鈥 Good Company discussing the history and importance of Black History Month.