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Nadia Modjrian teaches Intro to Machine Sewing

‘Sew’ Cool: Threading New Skills

Design Innovation is about sharing, stitching together extracurricular, cross-disciplinary and collaborative design innovation projects and experiences and sharing them with the 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University community. On March 11, the stitching was literal.

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Living Learning Studio in Prentice Hall

Living, Learning, Creating in Improved Studio Space

The Living in The Arts Living-Learning Community, located in Prentice Hall, opened the doors to its new and improved studio space with an open house to explore and learn about all the new attributes of the updated creative studio.  

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Students hold up their Feminine Urge to Inspire fabric vision boards

The Feminine Urge to Inspire

Aligned with Women's History Month, the Design Innovation Fellows hosted The Feminine Urge to Inspire workshop to explore the inventions and inspiration of women

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Poet Kimberly Blaeser sits in the audience during her Q&A

Poet Seeks to Bring ‘Language Back’

The gentle voice of indigenous poet Kimberly Blaeser filled the room of the Wick Poetry Corner in 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University’s Library on Wednesday, March 6. Jessica Jones, associate lecturer of English at 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University at Stark, led a Q&A session touching on Blaeser’s new poetry collection, initiatives and inspiration.  

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Shared Sky is a Wick Poetry Center project for the April 8, 2024 Eclipse

‘To Bear Witness to the Spectacular’

The April 8 total solar eclipse has sparked a new opportunity for interactive poetry from 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University’s Wick Poetry Center.

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Religions in times of conflict.

‘We Are Living in a Time of Cracks’

As part of 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ's Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding" initiative, faculty members from diverse backgrounds came together in an online panel to share their personal insights in navigating the impact of conflict and cultural and religious identity. 

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Sonia Karkare, program director for the 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Women's Center, introduces the discussion panel for International Women's Day.

Celebrating International Women’s Day

91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 with a poster presentation to allow international students the chance to highlight women in their home countries and a service project to aid Days for Girls.

The poster presentation was followed by a panel discussion of students, faculty and staff talking about women’s issues and successes across their globe.

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Map of the Connecticut Western Reserve

Who Experienced the Last Total Solar Eclipse in Kent, Ohio?

There was no media coverage. There were no websites teeming with information. Not a single pair of paper eclipse glasses were handed out for safe viewing. 

The last time Kent experienced a total solar eclipse was nothing like the lead up to this year’s April 8 event. 

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Sukeina at the 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University Museum

‘Light Is What Reconciles Us With the Value of Everything’

Named for the designer's mother, Sukeina features stunning fashions by 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University School of Fashion and Merchandising Hall of Fame inductee Omar Salam. 

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The Truth is Out There (No, Really...) art exhibition, KSU Downtown Gallery

IN A FLASH: The Truth is ... Downtown?

An art exhibition in the 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University Downtown Gallery uses images of UFOs to evoke questions about reality in a world where truth is often reframed. 

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