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Throughout the Kent Student Center Ballroom, the aroma of delicious dishes inspired by countries from around the world filled the air as students, faculty and staff gathered for an evening of food, culture and celebration. The ballroom was abuzz with conversations, laughter and excitement as students representing seven countries prepared to share traditional dishes inspired by their home countries.
Kent State School of Fashion student Jordan James is taking her design talent to an international stage after being selected as the winner of the 2025–2026 Solstiss Academy competition for her project, “To Be A Man.”
The free, daylong event focuses on arts entrepreneurship and the development of an entrepreneurial mindset across creative disciplines. Speakers will share professional experiences and connect with attendees through presentations designed to support skill building, idea development and expanded creative networks.
For students studying game design, creating the work is only part of the process. The other part begins when someone picks up a controller, sits down at a computer or otherwise experiences a game for the first time.
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Kent State University’s School of Fashion will bring science and style to the runway on Friday, Oct. 2, with Fashion & Feather: The Show, a student fashion show and cocktail party celebrating the culmination of the Museum’s Fashion & Feather exhibition.
