Workshops
Join the Lake County and Greater Cleveland Alumni Chapters as we visit the Cleveland Botanical Garden on Saturday, May 14 at noon. The Cleveland Botanical Garden is a lush, beautiful and peaceful 10-acre urban sanctuary. The Eleanor Armstrong Smith Glasshouse offers visitors a glimpse of two worlds: one half is dedicated to the deserts of Madagascar and the other replicates a Costa Rican rainforest. Outside, walk the grounds and take in the Japanese, herb, rose and topiary gardens. A gift shop and cafeteria are on site.
The chapters have purchased a limited supply of discounted tickets, so please register here to claim yours! Tickets are $12 each and payment will be accepted at the door only.
Please register by May 10.
The 2022 Graduate Research Symposium showcases graduate student research and will feature oral presentations from graduate students on Thursday. Following the presentations on Friday will be the Awards Ceremony where the award winners for poster and oral presenters in each category will be announced, in addition to honoring award recipients and student leaders with the Division of Graduate Studies and Graduate Student Senate.
9-10:30 a.m. for Oral Session I
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for Oral Session I
1-2:30 p.m. for Graduate Student Recognition and Awards Ceremony
Kent Student Center
The 2022 Graduate Research Symposium showcases graduate student research and will feature oral presentations from graduate students on Thursday. Following the presentations on Friday will be the Awards Ceremony where the award winners for poster and oral presenters in each category will be announced, in addition to honoring award recipients and student leaders with the Division of Graduate Studies and Graduate Student Senate.
9-10:30 a.m. for Oral Session I
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for Oral Session I
1-2:30 p.m. for Graduate Student Recognition and Awards Ceremony
Kent Student Center
Join us for oral and poster presentations in the disciplines of Education, Health and Human Services. This juried event is open to graduate and undergraduate students, and faculty researchers. Join via Gathertown with this link. Download the program of presenters.
It’s senior day! Join us in welcoming our newest graduates into the Kent State alumni family. We’ll start the celebration with a pregame lunch in a tent outside the stadium. Alcohol will be available for purchase. Then cheer on the Golden Flashes to victory!
Cost: $20 per person includes a general admission game ticket, a Kent State baseball hat and $5 donation to the Kent State Scholarship Fund. Game tickets will be distributed at Will Call located outside of the stadium.
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It’s Kid’s Fun Day in Cleveland! Before taking part in the festivities at the stadium, join us for an alumni reception, complete with appetizers at Butcher and the Brewer, a nearby brewpub. Alcohol will be available for purchase. Then cheer on the Guardians to victory!
Alumni reception: noon
Game: 1:40 p.m.
Cost: Upper box $50 per person; lower box $75 per person. Cost includes the game ticket, alumni reception, a Kent State baseball hat and $5 donation to the KSU Scholarship Fund. Game tickets will be distributed at the Butcher and the Brewer. For those who can’t attend the pregame reception, tickets will be taken to the stadium’s will call.
It’s Kid’s Day in Pittsburgh! Before the game, join us for an alumni reception at the stadium’s Jim Beam Left Field Lounge. Then cheer on the Pirates to victory!
Alumni reception: 12:15 p.m.
Game: 1:45 p.m.
Cost: Upper bleacher $27 per person; corner box - $40 per person.
Cost includes the game ticket, one drink ticket at the alumni reception, $20 meal voucher to use at any of the stadium’s concession stands, a Kent State/Pirates water bottle and a $2 donation to the Kent State Scholarship Fund. Game tickets will be distributed electronically to the email address provided at registration.
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Featuring
- Jules Acree '12
- Deanna First '12
- Keama Garrett '15
- Joshua Hupper '04
- Miyako Nakamura '05
- Anne Skoch '17
Made possible with the generous support of Dr. Linda L. McDonald and the Ohio Arts Council.
"All ideas have to start somewhere, and that somewhere is sometimes a very raw place. Your imagination needs to be free of editing. The urge to create should never be burdened with perfection. This is the importance of appreciating every stage of your life and work. You will never be in the exact same place again. These raw seed will nurture to fruition soon enough." Isabel Toledo, Roots of Style
This exhibition brings together recent work of six creatives, each of whom are defining their own pathways amidst the everchanging industry of fashion, social media, and design. Their experiences reveal a rich array of experiments, trials, multiple jobs, and networking, all underpinned by hard work and determination. All are also alumni of the KSU School of Fashion.
While their pathways are unique, there are shared qualities and strategies in the stories of each designer. One of the most significant connectors across the group is their impulse to build community, networks, and partnerships that transcend a purely transactional relationship with their clients.
Every alum in the exhibition has at least 4 years of experience beyond graduation, and they represent diverse approaches to fashion, product design, branding, and social media.
A unique feature of this exhibition, and an important part of the project, are interviews conducted by current School of Fashion students that you will find on monitors in the gallery. These interviews provide meaningful conversations between students and alumni to share with the public and inspire today’s students.
Reminder: Visit the Museum Store where you will find items by current students and alumni, including jewelry by Rhea Kulcsar of RKNYC who we are highlighting for this exhibition.
Banner image: Fabric by alum Anne Skoch
Square image: Mereba by alum Keama Garrett
Dr. Taber's workshop centered on Graduate Teaching Pedagogies will be held Tuesday October 11, 2022. 12:00 - 1:30pm in the Design Innovation Hub 250F.
Kent State University’s Anti-Racism and Equity Institute invites the university and community members to attend An Evening with Roxane Gay on Tues., April 26, at 5 p.m. in the Kent State Student Center Ballroom. Tickets are available at https://ksuevents.universitytickets.com/.
Roxane Gay is an author and cultural critic whose writing is widely revered. Her work has garnered international acclaim for its reflective, no-holds-barred exploration of feminism and social criticism. She has written books and novels, a collection of essays and a collection of stories. Her collection of essays, “Bad Feminist,” is universally considered the quintessential exploration of modern feminism. NPR named it one of the best books of the year, and Salon declared the book “trailblazing.” Her debut novel, “An Untamed State,” was longlisted for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize, which is awarded to the best debut novel of the year by The Center for Fiction. Her bestselling books also include “Difficult Women” and “Hunger: A Memoir of My Body.”
Designed to serve as a hub for scholars, activists and practitioners from across the university and surrounding communities, Kent State’s Anti-Racism and Equity Institute addresses racial inequalities that systemically impact Black, Indigenous, Latinx and other people of color. For more information about the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, visit www.kent.edu/AREI.
