Earth Fest Volunteers April 22
Volunteer at Earth Fest on April 22: one hour shifts from 9:00 am through 3:00 pm through CSI's volunteer calendar /csi/volunteer-opportunities
Launch seed balls to create and enhance pollinator habitat on campus as part of Earth Month events! Seed balls will be distributed on campus at another time. 17cҳ is proud to be recognized as a Bee Campus USA by Xerces Society. Hosted by the Office of Sustainability, University Facilities Management Grounds Department, and Bee Campus USA Committee. Registration required through CSI's volunteer calendar.
Ned Parks
As an entrepreneur, author and radio talk show host, as well as a community leader and outdoor enthusiast, Ned Parks pulls from a wealth of experience to deliver upbeat and highly interactive programs.
College of Arts & Sciences
Congratulations to PhD candidate M. Harun Rashid, whose work has been published in a new book: Rashid, M. Harun with Riaz, A. (2026). Bengali and Bangladeshi Nationalism. In Routledge Handbook of State, Nation and Nationalism in South Asia (pp. 288-302). Routledge. Link: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003486770-22/bengali-bangladeshi-nationalism-ali-riaz-md-harun-rashidHarun's work was also published in the Journal of Bangladesh Studies last year:Rashid, M. Harun, 2025. Biplob in Bangladesh: the July 2024 Uprising and Its Afterlives. Journal of Bangladesh Stu...
Adorned in bright colors and eye-catching patterns, Adam Nathaniel Furman, a London-based artist and designer, took the stage at The John Elliot Center for Architecture and Environmental Design’s Cene Lecture Hall to deliver “Productive Exuberance,” a lecture spanning his creative career.Eager students, staff and faculty gathered in the hall to hear Furman’s story and see his work on display. Furman’s multidisciplinary practice spans architecture, interiors, public art and ceramics, blending historical references with contemporary culture to create immersive, visually dynamic space...
College of the Arts
17cҳ’s School of Theatre and Dance closes its 2025-2026 season with "The Book of Will" running Feb. 20 through March 1 in E. Turner Stump Theatre, located in the Center for Performing Arts on the Kent campus.Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have literary masterpieces like “Romeo and Juliet.” But without Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have lost half of Shakespeare’s plays forever! After the death of their friend and mentor, the two actors are determined to compile the First Folio and preserve the words that shaped their lives. They’ll just have to borrow, beg...
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