Vera LeCount is a fourth year Fashion Merchandising student at Kent State. She recently studied abroad in Hong Kong through the KSU School of Fashion program at Hong Kong Polytechnic University and then later interned in Tokyo, Japan as a KSU Freeman Fellow. Studying Abroad in Hong KongVera knew she wanted to study abroad somewhere in Asia, but wasn’t quite sure where. What pushed her to apply to study at Hong Kong Polytechnic University was a close friend of hers also wanting to apply to the program. They decided to study abroad together in Hong Kong, making the experience all the more m...
Week one: March 31 - April 3, 2026
Reception: April 3, 5-7 p.m.
CVA Gallery: Riley Sims, Colby Schwartz
Payto Gallery: Nicole Malcolm
Crawford Gallery: Sofia Pozzi Jauregui
Week two: April 7-10
Reception: Friday, April 10, 5-7 pm
CVA Gallery: Chris Liu, Violet Maimbourg
Payto Gallery: Christian Roberts
Crawford Gallery: Beckett Chomyn
Ombre (ظل) showcases several works from artist Massinissa Selmani with a focus on the relationship between object and shadow. Through modest compositions shaped as much by void as by images, Selmani reveals the psychological weight of daily living.
An exhibition featuring the work of Berend Hawks, Denise A. Harrison and Kendall Hamilton. On display in the Alumni Visual Resource Center (AVRC), March 31 - April 10, 2026, with a reception on April 10, 5-7 p.m.
Join fellow Kent State alumni for an unforgettable game day experience in downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday, March 28, as we cheer on the Pittsburgh Penguins, Golden Flash style.
Kent State University’s Regional Campuses were the focus of President Todd Diacon’s Feb. 19 Talking With Todd town hall-style Teams meeting with the campus community.He also spoke at length about the Regional Campuses, including ongoing centralization plans, the introduction of new 90-credit degree programs, and the opportunities and challenges that are ahead.“The future of our Regional Campuses is in enrolling more degree-seeking adult students, which means creating more programs designed to meet the needs of working adults’ schedules,” Diacon said. Watch Talking With Todd:{"preview_thum...
The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4, in the Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, 350 S. Lincoln St., Kent Campus. The Board will consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel actions and new business. Trustees will retire into executive session to consider specific topics as provided under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law.” The roll call vote for this session will occur at 8 a.m. in public in the Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement’s Boardroom 301.A limited number of seats...
For Kent State University alumna and Northeast Ohio art educator Jennifer Thompson, art – and Kent State in particular – have been a lifelong part of her story, beginning in her pre-teen years. “My connection to Kent State University began long before I was a college student,” Thompson said. “In middle school, I saw flyers for the Saturday Art Program at KSU, and my mom enrolled me in a clay class. Years later, during my undergraduate studies, I returned to those very classrooms, this time as the teacher.” While Thompson initially started college at another university, it was u...
