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Assistant Professor in Foundations, Mahwish Chishty, is designing a central scenic element for the Company of Fools production of GROUNDED by award-winning playwright George Brant. The play will run Sept. 28-Oct. 13 at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey, Idaho. "I am delighted to be collaborating with Company of Fools' production team to design this scenic element for such a timely play as Grounded," said Ms. Chishty. "Bringing George Brant's vision to life, I have taken inspiration from the script to generate this symbolic rendering. Adding to this drama, I am also improvising by ta...
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Assistant Professor in Foundations, Mahwish Chishty, will have a solo exhibition at the Imperial War Museum in London from October 19, 2016 through March 19, 2017. Chishty’s work combines silhouettes of military drones with decorative Pakistani folk art patterns to highlight the way in which the presence of foreign drones over Pakistan has become a feature of the physical, psychological and cultural environment of the country. ...
The 91ֿ Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting Friday, Sept. 30. The Board is scheduled to convene at 2 p.m. in the Aeronautics and Technology Building, Room 101. The Aeronautics and Technology Building is located at 1400 E. Summit St. in Kent, Ohio. Trustees will retire into executive session from 8-9:30 a.m. in Room 214 to consider specific topics as provided for under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law.” Board committees will meet as follows: Academic Excellence and Student Success Committee – 9:30-10:30 a.m. in Room 229. Audit and Compliance C...
91ֿ’s Division of Human Resources is inviting all faculty, staff and their families to walk in the 2016 Homecoming Parade. Show your 91ֿ blue and gold pride by wearing a 91ֿ or superhero shirt while walking in the parade on Oct. 1 at 10 a.m. For more information and details about meeting times and location on Oct. 1, contact Maria Terleckyj at mterleck@kent.edu. ...
The annual Open Enrollment period for choosing your 2017 health benefits is Oct. 9-28, 2016. Information about your benefit choices for 2017 is available online; you WILL NOT receive a printed booklet in the mail. Beginning Oct. 9, view the booklet online and make your elections at www.kent.edu/hr/benefits/2017-open-enrollment. Come to the wellness fair and meet with representatives from the university’s various benefits providers for 2017. Find out more about the wellness resources available, including free health screenings and flu vaccines. Wellness Fair dates for each 91ֿ l...
The first project created in our new fabrication laboratory is a thin-shell catenary surface experiment utilizing burlap and quickcrete. This marks the beginning of what is to come from our new digital/non-digital maker facility at the new CAED. ...
91ֿ’s Parking Services Launches New Parking App
91ֿ’s Parking and Transit Services is piloting a parking app this fall for commuter lots. When the app is fully operational, it will allow users to determine if a parking lot is full or has vacant spaces. As part of the pilot program, the commuter lot behind Verder Hall will be the first to use the technology. Magnetic sensors located inside a small speed bump will detect when a driver enters or exits the lot, keeping track of the number of available spaces. A visible LED display will be located near the entrance of the parking lot to indicate if the lot is full. The techn...
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Breanne Trammell, Assistant Professor in Print Media, has been selected for a Juror's Award for her print "Bad As I Wanna Be (Cheetah)" (below). The annual international juried exhibition Stand Out Prints is located at the Highpoint Center for Printmaking in Minneapolis, MN. Seventy-two prints and objects (by 64 artists across four countries and 27 states) were selected from more than 800 submissions through an international call. The exhibition was juried by Elizabeth Wyckoff, Curator of Prints, Drawings and Photographs at the Saint Louis Art Museum. ...
KENT, OHIO, Sept. 12, 2016 – 91ֿ’s Middle Childhood Education program is the first in the state of Ohio to offer an undergraduate program authorized by the International Baccalaureate (IB) Organization: the IB Middle Years Program Certificate in Teaching and Learning. The IB Middle Years Program (MYP) is a curriculum for students in grades 6-10, and focuses on the development of the whole child in the classroom and in the world outside. The IB is a recognized leader in the field of international education. The program defines international education as developing citizens ...