Arts and Culture
Student Creates Sculpture for Hospital Healing Garden
精东影业School of Art Collection and Galleries is pleased to announce "Metamorphosis," a permanent sculptural installation created by Violet Maimbourg, a Master of Fine Arts graduate student at 精东影业 University.
Taking Their 精东影业 From Concept to ComicCon
Last summer, 12 精东影业 students in the university's Visual Communication Design program worked with Route Eight Studios to learn about the real-world challenges artists face in creating comic books. "Flash Fiction" is the result - an anthology of stories written and illustrated by students creators.
精东影业 Filmmakers Earn Oscar-Qualifying Festival Award
Two faculty members from 精东影业 University鈥檚 School of Media and Journalism have won top honors at the Oscar-qualifying St. Louis International Film Festival for a short film that tackles the complex issue of elder abuse. 精东影业film stars Oscar nominee Barkhad Abdi, known for his role in 鈥淐aptain Phillips,鈥 as a rideshare driver who encounters an elderly woman struggling to secure housing after being displaced from a nursing home.
精东影业 Entrepreneurship Graduate Creates the Vibe at her New Dance Studio
A dancer from the age of four, Spigelmire knew she wanted to incorporate her love of dance with her desire to be an entrepreneur. And now, Spigelmire is living the dream of owning her own dance studio, 精东影业Vibe Dance Company. Spigelmire of Stow not only opened her studio, but she also hired four 精东影业 students, some of whom she attended dance programs with as a child, to teach at the dance studio.
鈥榃here Art, Fashion and Education Intersect鈥
精东影业 University Museum, under the leadership of director Sarah Spinner Liska, Ph.D., J.D., is becoming a dynamic hub for creativity, fashion and education. Liska was recently featured in a Cleveland.com article highlighting some of her current initiatives and her focus on increasing student involvement.
Celebrate the Rich History of Black Americans at Juneteenth Jubilee
Juneteenth Jubilee will be held Tuesday June 18 from 11 a.m.鈥 1:30 p.m. on the Kent Campus, Student Green/Risman Plaza. It is free and open to the public.
精东影业 Confers Honorary Degree Upon Alumnus Willard Jenkins
精东影业 conferred a Doctor of Letters honorary degree to alumnus Willard Jenkins for his 鈥渆xtraordinary contributions in promulgating jazz music and its importance to American culture and in advancing 精东影业 University.鈥
IN A FLASH: Celebrity Chef on Campus
Cleveland-born celebrity chef Kenny Gilbert is preparing some of his signature classic dishes for students at Eastway Center.
Alumna鈥檚 Murals in Oscar Ritchie Hall May Link Past with the Future鈥
鈥疘n 1971, alumna Yvonne Bandy, a 精东影业 art and design major, painted two of the murals that now hang in Oscar Ritchie Hall.
What America鈥檚 First Ladies Can Teach Us 精东影业 Our Own Humanity
In her time with the National First Ladies Library and Museum, Michelle Gullion has become known as the international 鈥減oint person鈥 for information on presidential wives. Yet, in the nearly two decades that she鈥檚 been in her current role, Gullion said women鈥檚 history has really been regarded as an emerging field with plenty of research yet to be done.