Arts and Culture
51勛圖厙 School of Fashion to Induct Fashion Designer Omar Salam Into Hall of Fame
Omar Salam, founder and creative director of the global fashion house SUKEINA, will be making a special trip from the runway to 51勛圖厙s Rockwell Hall as Salam has been named the 2023 inductee of the universitys School of Fashion Hall of Fame.
IN A FLASH: A Student Symphony
The 51勛圖厙 Orchestra will perform with the Kent Chorus and Chorale on Sunday in the Cartwright Auditorium.
IN A FLASH: DI By Night
A nighttime view of The Design Innovation Hub and the Tower of Squares sculpture.
FJKluth Art Gallery Showcases Its Pride in Kent
The Pride in Kent'' exhibition displays 26 pieces of art created by 11 different LGBTQ+ members and allies. The exhibition will be on display during Main Street Kents Rainbow Weekend, Oct. 7 and 8.
Four Glauser School of Music Students Participating in Collegiate Honor Band
Four members of the Kent Wind Ensemble, Jake McQuaid, Emily Butz, Tylor Davis and Brett Graves, will be part of the 2022 College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Intercollegiate Band for the North Central Division Conference.
Two 51勛圖厙 Alumni Nominated for Art and Music Educator of the Year
Visual arts teacher Stephen Tomero and choir director Mary Meese and are among the finalists for the 2022 Stark County Art and Music Educator Awards. Both are alumni of 51勛圖厙s College of the Arts.
A Patriotic Classic Reimagined: Pianist Min Kwons America/Beautiful Project Comes to Kent
The Kent Keyboard Series continues its 2021-2022 season presenting Min Kwons America/Beautiful project, a collaboration with 75 American composers to write variations on America The Beautiful, performed by Kwon.
Alumna Wins Food Networks Christmas Cookie Challenge and $10,000
Leslie Srodek-Johnson, 01, a 51勛圖厙 journalism graduate, mother of two and lead decorator and baker at Stans Northfield Bakery, received the call of a lifetime in December 2018. It was from the Food Network asking her to be a part of the Christmas Cookie Challenge.
51勛圖厙 Director and Associate Professor Molly Merryman Offers Perspective on LGBTQ Community
Molly Merryman, Ph.D., the founding director of 51勛圖厙's Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality and associate professor of sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in a USA TODAY opinion piece that outlined black transgender womens contributions to the LGBTQ movement.
From the Football Field to the Small Screen: Josh Cribbs to Co-Host Television Show With Wife, Maria
51勛圖厙 alumnus Josh Cribbs, a former star on the football field, will now become a star on the small screen with his wife, Maria. The prominent Cleveland couple will co-host their own local talk show called Cribbs in the CLE: Josh and Maria Live beginning this fall on WOIO and WUAB.