Workshops
Join us for a casual afternoon of fun, friendship, games, conversation, and snacks!
Come celebrate the end of the year at our final Spring event! This will be an opportunity for all international and American students to come together and share games and activities from their home countries. Bring a traditional game, a common pastime, a unique twist on a familiar one like Rock, Paper, Scissors, it's up to you! Or just bring yourself and come have fun! Food from Tahini will be provided.
The May 4 Visitors Center will host a discussion by Derf Backderf, author and illustrator of the acclaimed graphic novel “Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio,” on Thursday, April 11 at 5:30 p.m. in room 226/226 A, Taylor Hall, Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. This event is free and open to the public.
Through his dramatic book, Backderf tells the unforgettable, true story of the May 1970 Kent State shootings that resulted in the death of four students killed by Ohio National Guard troops. He laboriously researched Kent State’s Special Collections and Archives’ May 4 Collection, using sources from oral histories, personal interviews, maps, artifacts and newspaper articles. The book received several accolades, including an Eisner Award for best reality-based work, an Alex Award from the American Library Association and a Ringo Award for high achievement in a comic book. Additionally, it was named “Best Book of the Year” by New York Times, Forbes, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and NPR.
"Dazzling Day and Night" celebrates the creative legacy of the KSU Museum’s founders, Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman. In 1959 Silverman and Shannon established their own company, Jerry Silverman, Inc. which became one the most successful manufacturers of women's better dresses in the industry through the 1960s and 1970s. Their showroom on 7thAvenue in New York City was a favorite of clients and buyers for the timeliness of the ever-changing collections and the hospitality of the designer, Rodgers, and businessman, Silverman.
The exhibition will highlight over 30 ensembles from the late 1950s when Rodgers began designing in NYC through the 1970s. The selections of stylish daywear and elegant eveningwear also provide a time capsule of American styles during these decades. Rodgers and Silverman were able to translate the latest designs from the Parisian runways, into looks their American clients would want. "Dazzling Day and Night" will also include sketches, photographs, and advertising— especially their famous New Yorker Magazine ads “Just show me the Jerry Silverman!”
"Dazzling Day and Night" is curated by former KSU Museum Director, Sarah Rogers.
Producers Sponsor: Leslie Resnik
A sustainability grant from the Ohio Arts Council
Join us for a celebration to graciously recognize the generosity and dedication of those who champion Kent State University Libraries throughout our campuses and communities, including our recent student scholarship recipients. The occasion will include a commemorative ribbon-cutting ceremony to recognize the newly renovated Fashion Library.
This is event is free, but registration is requested.
Please RSVP by March 25.
The Fashion Alumni Group is launching a 2024 virtual speaker series that will bring Kent State fashion students and alumni together to listen and learn from leaders in the fashion industry. This inaugural event will feature Mystika Jones, vice president of design and creative direction, Alo Yoga.
Join us Thursday, May 16, as we honor Chaya Kessler, esteemed retiring director of Jewish Studies at Kent State University. Save the date for a celebration marking her invaluable contributions and the kickoff to our program's 50th anniversary year. Expect an evening of commemoration and camaraderie as we pay tribute to Chaya's legacy and the enduring impact of Jewish Studies at Kent State.
Register now
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Kent State Baseball takes on the Ohio State Buckeyes Tuesday, March 26, at Bill Davis Stadium in Columbus, Ohio! Join the Kent State Central Ohio Alumni Chapter for a tailgate in the Bill Davis Stadium parking lot to enjoy food and KSU prizes with fellow alumni and fans before cheering on the Golden Flashes at their 6 p.m. game.
Register by March 24.
