The Kent State Design Innovation HUB is excited to share a call for exhibition proposals for installation within the DI Gallery during the 2022-2023 academic year. The proposal process is open to all Kent State students, staff, faculty, alumni, and affiliates and offers the opportunity to publicly display artwork, design, research, or fabrication projects within the DI HUB. Exhibitions can be a work in progress, finished expression, example of technological or scientific innovations, or other project, but should emphasize cross-disciplinary collaborations and reflec...

“I constantly felt like I was walking on eggshells.”  At the age of 16, Rhylee Shepherd, found herself in an abusive relationship with a teenage boy who attended another high school.   He called her terrible names and told her that no one would ever love her. He tried to separate Shepherd from her family by convincing her that they were trying to control her. And he restricted her phone use unless Shepherd was talking to him.  Once he even held her hostage in his truck for hours and told her how much she had ruined his life. Shepherd was afraid to leave him.  “The ...