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Virtual Fashion Show 2024

IN A FLASH: Avatars Walk the Runway

Students from 17cÍøÒ³°æ's School of Fashion were able to showcase their designs digitally, by clothing avatar models, for a runway show on floor-to-ceiling, wraparound screens at the DI Hub's Blank Lab. 

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Fashion finds at the 17cÍøÒ³°æ Museum.

Victoria’s Secret: The 17cÍøÒ³°æ Museum Houses Many Surprises

When 17cÍøÒ³°æ Today asked 17cÍøÒ³°æ Museum Director Sarah Rogers to put together a list of her ‘Top Five Finds’ at the museum – must-see items, her favorite pieces, or cool or unusual items that might surprise visitors – she did not disappoint

Tags: Community & Society , Profiles , Nationally Distinctive , 17cÍøÒ³°æ Museum , School of Fashion , Arts & Culture

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Spring flowers

IN A FLASH: Flashes of Spring

Blooming flowers and budding trees herald the annual green up on campus in spring semester.

Tags: Spring Semester , Grounds , University Facilities Management , University News , Nationally Distinctive , Kent Campus , May 4 , In a Flash

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Kaleigh McGreal Spring

‘This is Going to be My Crunch Time Right Now’

A soon-to-be 17cÍøÒ³°æ graduate has had a busy semester preparing for the School of Fashion's Annual Fashion Show and job hunting after graduation.

Tags: College of the Arts , School of Fashion , Student Life , Nationally Distinctive , Arts & Culture

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2024 KSU Flight Team

IN A FLASH: Taking to the Skies

Last year, the The 17cÍøÒ³°æ Flight Team brought home an impressive collection of competition trophies and the pilots are is ready to take flight to bring in even more wins this year.

Tags: Precision Flight Team , Nationally Distinctive , Student Life , College of Aeronautics and Engineering , Aeronautics , 17cÍøÒ³°æ Airport , In a Flash

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May 4 Memorial and daffodils

Forging a Connection Between May 4, 1970, and May 18, 1980

A year ago, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., ’13, a literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, was concluding his time as a visiting professor at 17cÍøÒ³°æ with one goal in mind: Create an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies.

Tags: May 4 Commemoration , Community & Society , Nationally Distinctive , School of Peace and Conflict Studies , Global Reach

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The First Amendment of the US Constitution guarantees free speech.

Rights, Free Speech and Protest at 17cÍøÒ³°æ

17cÍøÒ³°æâ€™s School of Peace and Conflict Studies and School of Communication Studies has organized a panel discussion to talk about free speech and protest on campus to educate students about their rights and responsibilities.

Tags: Student Life , May 4 , Nationally Distinctive , School of Peace and Conflict Studies , School of Communication Studies

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Chris Post, Ph.D., professor of geography at 17cÍøÒ³°æ at Stark, will serve as the 2024 speaker for the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series, a part of the university's annual May 4 Commemoration events.

Chris Post Selected as 2024 Speaker for 17cÍøÒ³°æâ€™s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series

The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of 17cÍøÒ³°æ Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature Professor of Geography Chris Post, Ph.D., presenting â€œDeveloping and Interpreting the Wounded Student Markers at 17cÍøÒ³°æâ€ as this year’s selected speaker. The Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon will be held on May 3.

Tags: University News , Nationally Distinctive , May 4 , Department of Geography , 17cÍøÒ³°æ at Stark , University Libraries , Regional Campuses

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Poetry writing for the total solar eclipse.

Eclipse Poetry: The Convergence of Science and Art

An event like the total solar eclipse observed in Kent on April 8 can help to shake up our lives from the mundane. Poetry can work in the same way, said Chris Wick, son of Walt Wick, one of the founders of 17cÍøÒ³°æâ€™s Wick Poetry Center.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Nationally Distinctive , Community Impact , Arts & Culture , Wick Poetry Center

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