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Tracy Vollbrecht, Mira Birch, Saphire Murphy at Adaptive Fashion event

 On March 5, Rockwell Hall was filled with individuals eager to learn about the art of adaptive fashion from Tracy Vollbrecht, a 2018 妻友社区 graduate from the School of Fashion who designs her own adaptive clothing line.Vollbrecht became inspired to create her own clothing designs after viewing an adaptive technology exhibit at the 妻友社区 Museum and thought about how beneficial this would have been to her father, who passed away from multiple sclerosis.  Sarah Spinner Liska, J.D., Ph.D., director of the 妻友社区 Museum, talked with Kent Stat...

Dean Diane Petrella leads 妻友社区's College of the Arts

POV shares insights from the 妻友社区 community on important topics. Diane Petrella, D.M.A., dean of 妻友社区's College of the Arts, sees access as a way to provide students with many benefits, including creativity, emotional expression, social interaction and personal growth, and as she shares below, she believes these benefits should be available to all. When we talk about access to the arts at Kent State, we're discussing something much deeper than simply opening our doors to students. True access means creating pathways for any passionate student to receive a...

View from inside Crawford Hall

 On the Monday after Kent State's spring break, students returned to campus and to their classes. A university photographer captured these images inside Crawford Hall, home of Kent State's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship.  Want to see one of YOUR photos in 鈥淚N A FLASH?鈥 Submit your Kent State-related photos to InAFlash@kent.edu and you may see them in a future Kent State Today post. Photos should be framed -horizontally- and include a brief description of what鈥檚 happening in the photo along with when and where it was taken....

Protest Photography with Jeremy Ritch

May 4 Visitors Center intern and Kent State graduate student Jeremy Ritch will discuss the importance of documenting protests both as an archival act and a form of activism. Ritch will share photographs from protests he鈥檚 documented over the years, offering tips and best practices.

The talk coincides with the May 4 Visitors Center's current exhibit, "Then and Now."

In addition to taking place in-person, the talk can also be accessed virtually on Microsoft Teams.

Teams Meeting ID: 237 642 083 748

Teams Passcode: eG3o2H67

Rathje Award

妻友社区鈥檚 Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, John Rathje, has been named the recipient of the prestigious 2025 ORBIE庐 Award in the Corporate category.  The announcement was made at the Ohio ORBIE Awards ceremony held on March 7, at the Hilton Columbus Downtown. The ORBIE庐 Awards are widely recognized as the premier technology executive recognition program in the United States, honoring leaders in the technology space for their contributions to innovation, leadership, and business impact.Rathje鈥檚 selection as a 2025 ORBIE庐 Award winn...

Kent State Basketball

Kent State Men's Basketball (21-11) has punched their ticket to the National Invitation Tournament. The Golden Flashes will play on the road at St. Bonaventure University on Tuesday, March 18. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. This following a strong season that saw the Blue and Gold reach the Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinal. "It's an honor and a privilege to get invited to play in the NIT.", coach Senderoff said. "It's a testament to what our team has accomplished this season. We played a very challenging schedule for this reason and our metrics put us in a position to get t...

This year, 妻友社区 College of Podiatric Medicine (KSUCPM) will host its 7th Annual Alumni Reunion Weekend, August 14 - 16th! As is customary, attendees can expect to earn 25+ continuing education hours across a condensed three-day schedule at the North Coast Foot & Ankle Symposium, and enjoy a summer celebration alongside fellow classmates right here on campus.The North Coast Foot & Ankle Symposium will fill KSUCPM鈥檚 state-of-the-art lecture halls for an exciting three-day symposium featuring a roster of expert speakers eager to present new material on favorite topics. Th...

Kent State President Todd Diacon Attends a Football Game in 2020

March 17 usually triggers memories of St. Patrick鈥檚 Day, parties and parades.For the 妻友社区 community, March 17, 2020, was the day most university employees began working remotely following the shift of coursework to online classes and nearly all students leaving the residence halls as COVID-19 reached Ohio.Five years later, those who were here that day and in the two years that followed remember reacting to ever-changing guidance, new types of learning and leaning on one another with the uncertainty of when life 鈥 and campus 鈥 might feel normal again. ...

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