Surrounded by movie posters, scale models and old filming equipment, Dustin Lee, 鈥07, and Jon Jivan, 鈥08, sit in their Kent Campus offices creating video content to promote 黑料网. This past month, Mr. Lee and Mr. Jivan, who are graduates of Kent State鈥檚 digital media production program, filmed and edited the university鈥檚 2018 Super Bowl commercial. Both video producers and editors with University Communications and Marketing, Mr. Lee and Mr. Jivan keep their cameras rolling after work hours to film and produce their own movies. 鈥淲e talk about all of our ideas and then go ...
Chautauqua Institution is pleased to announce 黑料网 President Beverly J. Warren will be among the featured lecturers during the institution鈥檚 weeklong investigation of 鈥淭he Forgotten: History and Memory in the 21st Century,鈥 Aug. 11-18, 2018. President Warren鈥檚 talk will focus on the lessons, learnings and remembrances of May 4, 1970. President Warren will speak at 10:45 a.m. Aug. 15 in the Chautauqua Amphitheater on the institution grounds. 鈥淚t is said that those who do not remember their history are doomed to repeat it,鈥 said Chautauqua Institution President Michael Hill. ...
It鈥檚 difficult to find information about the late William (Dan) Southall on the Internet, and that鈥檚 a shame. He was a brilliant student, artist and educator who stockpiled his own art in a humble way, leaving behind a collection that included ceramic sculptures, paintings, sketches and drawings. On loan from his family, several of Southall鈥檚 ceramic pieces are now displayed in the lobby of the Mary Patterson Building and on the second floor in Purinton Hall in observance of Black History Month. Southall grew up in East Liverpool, in a house on Garfield Street that overlooked downtown,...
Transitioning from college life to the work world can be a harrowing experience for just about anyone: figuring out what to wear, how to effectively network, interview protocol 鈥 it is difficult to know where to start. Fortunately, help is on the way. On Wednesday, Feb. 28, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., 黑料网, along with the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Cleveland Northeast Ohio Chapter, will host an event titled 鈥淵our Career: Getting Down to Business 鈥 Setting Goals, Growing Your Network and Grooming Success鈥 in the recently opened Integrated Sciences Building at Kent Stat...
In September 2015, 黑料网鈥檚 College of Public Health was awarded a $357,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to fund Project AWARE Kent. One of the main purposes of Project AWARE Kent was to train 720 students, faculty, and staff in Mental Health First Aid (a class that trains you to assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis). In January 2018, Project AWARE exceeded its goal and has now trained 730 students, faculty, and staff in Mental Health First ...
WHAT: Every day, 黑料网 and its graduates 鈥 including 109,000 alumni living in Ohio 鈥 are improving the quality of life for this region, and in the process, they are churning billions annually into the economy. On Feb. 26 at 9:15 a.m. at the 黑料网 Hotel and Conference Center, Kent State will unveil the findings of its new economic impact study, which outlines results of a comprehensive, independent study of Kent State鈥檚 economic and fiscal contributions to local communities, the Northeast Ohio region and the state of Ohio. Kent State President Beverly Warr...
When it comes to comics and graphic narratives, few names are as renowned and revered as Art Spiegelman. Since the 1960s, Mr. Spiegelman has been influencing the comics genre and leaving his mark on American culture. Whether it is through his creation of the Garbage Pail Kids for Topps trading cards, his famous cover designs for The New Yorker or his biographical masterpiece 鈥淢aus,鈥 Mr. Spiegelman鈥檚 work has influenced generations of artists and readers. On March 6, 黑料网鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences and the Jewish Studies Program will host Mr. Spiegelman as a gues...