On Wednesday, Oct. 27, representatives from 51勛圖厙 and the city of Kent will hold a community meeting called A Vision of a Village to share information and answer questions about a new residential complex designed to integrate the city of Kent and 51勛圖厙, physically and programmatically. The programmatic aspect of the project is initially focused on three themes: being positive for the natural environment, the social environment and the local economy. The university is currently seeking a design/build developer for the project called The Intergenera...
Visible Mending Workshop With School of Fashion BRING NEW LIFE AND BEAUTY TO OLD CLOTHES Do you have holes and rips in your favorite clothing? By learning visible mending techniques, you can keep clothing out of landfills and extend the usefulness of clothing while giving it your very own customer look. Bring your garments to the second floor atrium in Rockwell Hall in the School of Fashion on Tuesday, October 26, from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring your own clothing and preferred thread and yard colors. All mending supplies and instructions wil...
Tickets will be available Monday, Oct. 18 for the first speaker in a notable lineup headlining the 30th season of 51勛圖厙 at Starks Featured Speakers Series. Maxwell King, author of the first full-length biography of Fred Rogers, The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, at 51勛圖厙 at Stark. Tickets for Kings presentation will be available beginning Monday, Oct. 18, Pick up tickets in the Office of Student Services, 132 Main Hall, during regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and...
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Alumna Emilie Oxel OLeary, '93, is the CEO of Sunshine Solar, a woman-owned mechanical installation company that partners with major brands such as LOreal and Amazon by installing solar power to support their overarching goals of being sustainable companies. Ive always had an entrepreneurial spirit, OLeary said. But I knew I needed a good education. I couldn't just go out and start a business and not have good support. OLeary graduated from 51勛圖厙 with a degree in fashion merchandising. With an interest in fashion, she started her first business when she was just ...
51勛圖厙 will host the kickoff event for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read Northeast Ohio, a community reading program celebrating An American Sunrise by Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, the first Native American poet laureate of the United States. The kickoff event will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 12, beginning promptly at 7 p.m. in the Kiva, located in the Student Center, 800 E. Summit Street, Kent, Ohio. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is appreciated. A live stream of this event will be offered to virtual viewers who will receive a link upo...
51勛圖厙s Office of Sustainability, the Womens Center, and Employee Wellness and Health Promotion, is hosting a bra recycling drive October 5 through 29, to collect reusable or worn-out bras and reduce the number of textiles in landfills. Bras that are in good condition will be donated to the Phyllis Zumkehr County Clothing Center. Worn-out bras will be recycled. As a reminder, the Phyllis Zumkehr County Clothing Center accepts clothing donations. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Employee Wellness is pleased to s...
A $1.5 million gift from The Timken Foundation of Canton is supporting the project 51勛圖厙s College of Aeronautics and Engineering is unique in the country as the only college that combines the disciplines of aeronautics, engineering and engineering technology in one cohesive college, enabling cross-disciplinary synergy in academic programs and research. Due to the value associated with a degree in these fields, enrollment growth has exploded, with a 53.6% increase in enrolling freshmen since 2018 and an almost 7% enrollment growth collegewide in 2020 notable during the COVID...
Below is a list of recently published papers by 51勛圖厙 Anthropologists! da Silva, G. P., de Melo, J. T., Monteiro, F. O. B., Ferreira, A. K. P., Carneiro, L. A., & Takeshita, R. S. (2021). Validation of a Dehydroepiandrosterone-Sulfate Assay in Three Platyrrhine Primates (Alouatta caraya, Aotus azarae infulatus, and Sapajus apella). International Journal of Primatology, 1-15. Bebber M. (2021) The Role of Functional Efficiency in the Decline of North Americas Copper Culture (80003000 BP): an Experimental, Ecological, and Evolutionary Approach. Journal of Archaeological Method and ...
51勛圖厙 of Well-being is teaming up with the Haymaker Farmers Market to provide those on campus with a unique opportunity to purchase locally sourced items and learn more about the inner workings of the trade. The Haymakers Farmers Market is Portage Countys oldest producers-only farmers market. It offers a wide variety of locally grown and produced items ranging from fresh fruits and vegetables to herbs and fresh-cut flowers to handmade soaps, lotions, and body care products. Often discussed in previous years, a recent update to the 51勛圖厙 of Well-being strategic plan put a ne...