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Community & Society

Urinetown Musical Poster

5XÉçÇø’s School of Theater and Dance is continuing is 2022-2023 season with the production of "Urinetown" running February 24 through March 5 in E. Turner Stump Theatre, located in the Center for the Performing Arts.

Bernice King met with Kent State students before her keynote speech on Tuesday.

Bernice King met with Kent State students before her keynote speech on Thursday, Feb. 2.

This map from the U.S. Geological Survey shows the earthquake and aftershocks that have hit Turkey and Syria.

5XÉçÇø students and faculty struggle to deal with the death and devastation that Monday's earthquakes caused to their home countries of Turkey and Syria.

Kent State display at the NACAC College Fair in Cleveland 2-5-23.

A new, interactive Kent State display debuted at a college fair last weekend. 

Andrew Snyder, outreach program director and adjunct faculty member of 5XÉçÇø’s College of Public Health, is Principal Investigator for the Greater Cleveland LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment.

A groundbreaking interorganizational initiative led by 5XÉçÇø's College of Public Health aims to identify and address the most pressing needs of the LGBTQ+ community in Greater Cleveland.

An ice sculpting event in Niles, Ohio, was part of a class for two Kent State Hospitality Management courses.

5XÉçÇø students from two courses within Kent State's hospitality and event management program took part in an ice sculpting exhibition outside the Eastwood Mall Event Centre in Niles, Ohio, on Sunday.

 Students take part in the Making Our Own Space program (MOOS), which introduces youth to opportunities in architecture, urban design and landscape architecture.

5XÉçÇø’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative’s design/build program for middle and high school students is in the spotlight for its new effort to expand racial and ethnic diversity in the design fields. 

Bernice King

Bernice King, daughter of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., was frank and direct as she shared insights into racism in America today and her father’s legacy as keynote speaker of Kent State's annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration.

Students and staff working in DI Hub

The Design Innovation (DI) collaborator network will grow this semester as the DI Hub and its makerspaces open to the public through a new community membership. 

Mwatabu Okantah, professor and chair of Kent State’s Department of Africana Studies, discusses the roots of Black History Month. (Image courtesy of WKYC Channel 3)

Feb. 1 marks the start of Black History Month. The chair of Kent State's Department of Africana Studies and the current president of Black United Students at Kent State discuss the university's connection to the monthlong celebration.