Excitement buzzed from the MuseLab in Kent State University’s Design Innovation Hub as students learned firsthand about sustainability opportunities in the fashion industry. After a short demonstration, students chose among fabric options such as T-shirts and canvas bags, moving on to a section of multicolored filaments that stemmed from the waste of 3D printing projects. Laying the filaments on their chosen fabric, the students created unique designs before fusing them together with a heat press. Camila Cordeiro Valle, a graduate student in the Master of Fashion Industry Studies p...

Between commuting, taking classes around work schedules and, of course, studying while caring for dependents, higher education for some non-traditional students offers additional challenges.   Fortunately, Kent State University’s Center for Adult and Veteran Services (CAVS) offers family-friendly study hours for student parents that offers a trained student volunteer to entertain and supervise children.   Study hours are offered most Tuesdays from 2-5 p.m. and Wednesdays 4-7 p.m. on the sixth floor of the library during the fall and spring semesters.     Morgan Chaney...