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Turkmen musicians and dancers on Risman Plaza

A delegation from Turkmenistan visited °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ and brought cuisine, music and dancing from their culture to Risman Plaza. 

Hispanic Heritage Month Voices & Rhythms Discussion

Every year, mid-September to mid-October marks Hispanic Heritage Month. °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ collaborations commemorate the month-long celebration and Hispanic culture, kicking off the celebration was "Voices & Rhythms: A Night of Discussion and Dance."

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Legacy Project Students

Students in °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's Long Term Care Administration program met with local senior citizens to create a book that shared their life stories. 

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Call for Photos -Squirrel

"IN A FLASH" offers unique views of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ through the lenses of storytellers across campus. IN A FLASH invites anyone to share their °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ-related photos at InAFlash@kent.edu.

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Prop Department School of Theatre and Dance

It's "showtime" in the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ School of Theater and Dance as the halls and studios are alive with activity as students get into the routine of Fall Semester. 

David Hassler and Maggie Anderson, current director, and former director of the Wick Poetry Center, respectively, speak at the 40th anniversary celebration.

Maggie Anderson, the founding director of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s Wick Poetry Center, was the first to offer words of verse to begin the three-day celebration of the center’s 40th anniversary.

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Sarah Spinner Liska, new director of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Museum.

One of the first things you learn about Sarah Spinner Liska, the new director of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Museum, is her love of pink.

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Mountain scene on The Rock

"The Rock" on the Kent Campus has worn many messages and many, many coats of paint. This week it displayed something unique. 

President Todd Diacon, his wife, Moema Furtado, Alice Cone, Paul and Eileen Gaston and their daughter Beth, and David Hassler, at the dedication of the Gaston Prentice House, Aug. 28, 2024.

The historic house perched next to the Lefton Esplanade at South Lincoln Street on the Kent Campus, which has been home to the Wick Poetry Center since 2014, is now officially the Gaston Prentice House.

Visiting poets for the Wick 40th anniversary celebration. From left to right: Padraig Ó Tuama, Naomi Shihab Nye, Jane Hirshfield and Adrian Matejka

The celebration, Sept. 19-21, will be packed with panel discussions, workshops and poetry readings, culminating in a gala dinner on Sept. 21.