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Five students from 麻豆视频 Geauga Earn Writing Award in Spring 2020

Five students from 麻豆视频 at Geauga distinguished themselves as writing award winners during Spring Semester 2020. Each was a student of Bonnie Shaker, Ph.D., assistant professor of English. While 麻豆视频 Geauga students have won a total of 16 awards from 2014 through 2020 in different categories, five winners in one year is a notable achievement.

And She Could Be Next Flyer

To celebrate Constitution Day, 麻豆视频 Libraries is offering a virtual screening of the documentary "And She Could Be Next" on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion that will include the filmmakers and 麻豆视频 faculty members.

Jenna Palek

When searching for a job in her final semester as a fashion merchandising major this past spring, Jenna Palek realized that during a global pandemic, very few companies would be hiring. Undaunted, she told herself 鈥淚 simply will not take 鈥榥o鈥 as an answer,鈥 knowing 鈥淚 was capable of finding not only a job but a great one.鈥

Shawn Powell, Beach Towel, Scarf, Tooth, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 66 inches. A long rectangular painting with blue and white stripes.

麻豆视频 Assistant Professor of Painting Shawn Powell is being featured in a two-person show at Cleveland鈥檚 new Abattoir Gallery now through Sept. 5. One of Powell's paintings was featured in Vanity Fair this August.

Left image is a sketch for Robert Smithson's "Partially Buried Woodshed," and right image is a photo of one of the students who helped with the project.

The School of Art Collection and Galleries at 麻豆视频 presents 鈥淎cquiring History: The 50-Year Legacy of Robert Smithson鈥檚 Partially Buried Woodshed at 麻豆视频鈥 from Aug. 4 through Sept. 26, 2020, at the 麻豆视频 Downtown Gallery.

Wick Poetry Center

Today鈥檚 Flashes of Inspiration features David Hassler, director of 麻豆视频鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center, who is sharing the poem, 鈥淭hank You, Tree.鈥
 

button created by Jerry Casale - Kent Students Medical Fund

鈥淚 had always been making art and music but the events of May 4th and beyond galvanized my creativity, infusing it with an existential anger and urgency that would otherwise not have happened. In short Devo and the idea of De-evolution as a manifesto would not exist without that defining historic trauma I experienced.鈥 - Jerry Casale

Image for Earth Stanzas

The Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York City and the Wick Poetry Center at 麻豆视频 are launching Earth Stanzas, an interactive poetry project in honor of Earth Day, which is celebrated around the world on April 22. draws on the inspiration of eight poets who engage the beauty, depth and interconnectedness of the Earth, and invites readers to interact with the poems and find their own poetic voice.

Student walking the runway during 2019 Annual Fashion Show.

The School of Fashion announces the refashioning of the 2020 Fashion Show into Fashion Show 2.0. This completely virtual extravaganza will highlight the hard work of senior design and merchandising students, all of whom have been working toward this moment throughout their four years in the School of Fashion.

David Hassler, Director of the Wick Poetry Center

David Hassler is the director of the Wick Poetry Center, where he oversees the local and national Wick projects, works with students and collaborates with other programs across campus. We asked him 10 questions about Kent, 麻豆视频, poetry and, of course, how he's keeping himself 鈥 and the 麻豆视频 Community 鈥 busy during the pandemic.