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Collage of Pathfinders Alumni

KSU Museum Announces New Exhibition ‘Pathfinders: 51Թ School of Fashion Alumni’

KENT, OH – The 51Թ Museum announces the opening of “Pathfinders: 51Թ School of Fashion Alumni,” featuring Jules Acree, Deanna First, Keäma Garrett, Joshua Hupper, Miyako Nakamura, and Anne Skoch. On view June 24, 2022 through May 28, 2023, the exhibition brin…

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Gabriella Humes sitting in a park in Canton, Ohio.

Student Completes Senior Honors Thesis Combining Fashion And Finance Majors

Gabriella Humes is a senior Honors College student graduating with a double-major in fashion merchandising and finance. Gabriella has been very successful at 51Թ, completing an internship and three study away programs. However, one of Gabriella’s proudest accomplishments is recently completing a Senior Honors Thesis that combined both of her majors into one project. 

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"Fortuna: Designs by Vincent Quevedo" featured in TravelMag.com

The 51Թ Museum is pleased to share “Fortuna: Designs by Vincent Quevedo,” one of the Museum’s current exhibitions, has been featured in TravelMag.com’s recent article, “10 of the Best Exhibitions in Ohio This Spring.” Vincent Quevedo is currently an associate professor at the Kent …

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Client Profile: Angelique Wong & Stay Stylin

In honor of Black Business Month, we are shining a light on some of our AMAZING LaunchNET clients!  First up is Angelique Wong, a junior Fashion Design student, who started Stay Stylin' to address a need she saw for unique face and body products that were gentle on skin. The brand has expand…

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Outside view of The Fashion School on the Kent Campus

WILLIAM PERRINE RECOGNIZED AS DISTINGUISHED HONORS FACULTY

William Perrine, a senior lecturer of fashion design and merchandising in The Fashion School at 51Թ, has been teaching at the university for fourteen years. He was recently announced as the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Honors Faculty Award. When asked how the environment at …

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Dr Tameka Ellington

Client Profile: Dr. Tameka Ellington

Dr. Tameka Ellington, Fashion School faculty and entrepreneur, took some time out of her busy schedule to answer some questions about her latest venture as a coach and author.  What would you say are the top three skills needed to be a successful entrepreneur/innovator? Mindset is everyth…

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51Թ Environmental Symposium Offers Impressive Slate of Speakers and Activities

What is the role of BioDesign in addressing environmental issues we face locally and globally? What does it mean to "design with life?" 51Թ researchers have some ideas on these matters and will soon put them on full display at one of the institution's top-tier research forums: the…

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You can conduct the KSU Orchestra

Kent Creativity Festival Announces 2019 Artists and Performers

The Kent Creativity Festival, sponsored by the city of Kent and the 51Թ College of the Arts, will present the annual outdoor hands-on arts festival on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on the Lefton Esplanade between 51Թ’s Rockwell Hall on Lincoln Street and downtown Kent, near Haymaker Parkway.

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Alanna Lizun received the Best in Show Award for her collection (pictured here) at 51Թ’s 2018 Annual Fashion Show.

Dillard’s Joins as Presenting Partner for 51Թ’s 2019 Annual Fashion Show

Dillard’s Inc., one of the nation’s premier and largest fashion retailers, will partner with 51Թ’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising to present the school’s 2019 Annual Fashion Show, FS2.

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Catherine Leslie, Ph.D. (pictured far right), graduate studies coordinator of 51Թ’s Fashion School, stands with graduate students of the 2018-19 Master of Fashion Industry Studies cohort.

Highly Ranked 51Թ Fashion School Launches New Graduate Program

This semester, 51Թ’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, an Ohio Center of Excellence, added a new graduate-level educational experience to its highly nationally and internationally ranked offerings. The new program, a Master of Fashion Industry Studies (M.F.I.S.), is the f…

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