KENT, OH – The Kent State University Museum announces the opening of “As the World Weds: Global Wedding Traditions” on Sept. 16, 2022. On view through Aug. 27, 2023, the exhibition draws from the Kent State University Museum’s rich holdings of wedding dresses and associated materials. Treasured pieces from personal collections will also be on display. This exhibition looks beyond the white bridal gown to the rich and deeply symbolic clothing and textiles linked to wedding ceremonies around the world. From bright red robes for the Chinese bride and groom to handwoven Kente cloth for t...
An artist. An animator. A designer. A project manager. Chris Totten is an innovative force in the field of gaming. Totten, Animation Game Design (AGD) assistant professor and program coordinator at Kent State University at Tuscarawas, was recently awarded the 2022 IndieCade Horizons Faculty of Excellence Award for Innovation. IndieCade Horizons is an original online international event showcasing and supporting new work and talent rising from game design programs “Winning this international award, overseen by some of the most noteworthy and senior members of the field, is a huge honor...
KSU x IFA Fashion Show
For the first time, Kent State University School of Fashion students will debut their work during New York Fashion Week. This inaugural show will feature designs from students at both Kent State and the International Fashion Academy, known as IFA Paris. A reception will be held immediately following the show for alumni and guests.
The deadline to RSVP is Sept. 2. This event has sold out. Please join the waitlist if additional seats become available.
The show will also be live streamed. Viewing link coming soon.
Sometimes it just takes a small spark to ignite a fire within you. For Anna Mika of Parma, Ohio, who started as a geology major her freshman year at Kent State University and switched to anthropology the following year, that spark came in 2017 while taking an anthropology course called North America’s Ice Aged Hunters, taught by Metin I. Eren, Ph.D., associate professor and director of archaeology in the College of Arts and Sciences. She said that course changed her perspective on everything. At the time, Mika probably couldn’t have imagined that spark leading her to being named o...