College of the Arts
The School of Art Collection and Galleries at 91ֿ are excited to exhibit "The Art of Seeing: Reflections on Art through Poetry," a collaboration between the School of Art Collection and Galleries and the Wick Poetry Center.This exhibition will be held in our CVA Gallery located in the Center for the Visual Arts, 325 Terrace Drive, Kent, Ohio. The exhibit will take place Aug. 26 - Oct. 8, 2025, with a reception on Aug. 29, 5-7 p.m. This exhibit features over twenty artworks from the School of Art Collection and ekphrastic poems by members of the Kent community writt...
Evening dresses and jewelry worn by Aileen Mehle, a society columnist and New York City style icon who wrote under the pseudonym Suzy Knickerbocker, will be on display in the 91ֿ Museum's Higbee Gallery from July 18, 2025, through Aug. 23, 2026. "Sparkle: The Style and Jewelry of Aileen Mehle" opened with a reception on July 17 and is part of the museum's 40th anniversary celebration. Mehle dressed in Pauline Trigère, Oscar de la Renta, Geoffrey Beene, Yves Saint Laurent and Givenchy, while wearing jewelry by David Webb, Cartier and Tiffany ...
School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration
Ning-Kuang Chuang, associate professor in the Hospitality and Event Management program in the College of Education, Health and Human Services, received the Silver Teaching Recognition Award for Pedagogical Innovation in Hotel Performance Analytics.The teaching development awards program recognizes actions that enhance teaching and learning at 91ֿ. The program allows instructors to earn tiered awards (bronze, silver, gold & platinum) for their efforts to learn about, implement, evaluate and investigate evidence-based instructional practices. All instructors at Kent St...
LTS Schedule - Fall 2025
| Levels | Session 1 Mon./Weds. Sept. 8 - Oct. 1 Early $: By Sept. 1 Late $: Sept. 2 - 7 | Session 2 Mon./Weds. Oct. 13 - Nov. 5 Early $: By Oct. 8 |
Presented at 91ֿ Museum in partnership with the LeRoy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman Foundation—Opening Oct. 24, 2025—(KENT, OH) — The LeRoy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman Foundation is thrilled to announce “LeRoy Neiman: A Keen Observer of Style,” opening at 91ֿ Museum on Oct. 24. “A Keen Observer of Style” turns to the eclectic artist’s early career as a fashion illustrator and explores how this lesser-known work influenced his lifelong interest in capturing the clothing, gesture and style of his subjects, spanning illustrations and sketches f...
Katie Murray and Trinity Rudolph, both junior nursing students at 91ֿ and members of the Honors College, participated in the American Association of College of Nursing (AACN) Student Policy Summit in Washington, DC, in April 2025. The summit brought together undergraduate, master's and doctoral-level nursing students – as well as nurse practitioners – from across the country to explore the connection between healthcare and federal policy. Murray, from Youngstown, Ohio, has a family history in nursing and was initially torn between pursuing a career in nursing and politic...
Division of People, Culture and Belonging
The recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) includes a provision that has been commonly referred to as “no tax on overtime.” This provision creates a deduction for qualified overtime compensation for tax years 2025 through 2028. That means that it applies, retroactively, to overtime earned starting Jan. 1, 2025. While the university cannot provide tax advice, the following points are meant to explain this provision.Who does “no tax on overtime” affect?Hourly workers who are paid overtime, or “time and a half”, when working over 40 hours per week may be affected by this provision. Sa...