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These days, consumers can buy the latest clothing trends quickly and inexpensively. But, critics say, this “fast fashion” can be detrimental to the environment. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 84 percent of unwanted clothes in the United States in 2012 went into either a landfill or an incinerator. The EPA also says the materials that the fast-fashion companies use cannot be composted, cause the greenhouse gas methane and directly affect climate change. 51������ sophomore fashion design and business student Madeline Mehler created her new clothing business, ...

Gift to endow Fashion School chair and support study-away program for students Kent, Ohio – May 1, 2017 – 51������ University has received a $2.5 million gift for its Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising from the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation of Hudson, Ohio. The gift will fund two initiatives: $1.5 million to endow a chair to support the Fashion School’s director and a matching grant of up to $1 million to support the study-away program benefiting fashion school students.  “This incredible gift from the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation...

Students from 51������ East Liverpool’s occupational therapy assistant program gathered at the downtown entrance ramp to the city to help spruce up the “serpentine” landscape of that area by pulling weeds, trimming shrubs, raking mulch and picking up litter. This is the ninth year OTA students from the local campus partnered with the East Liverpool Area Garden Club to work on this project. # # #  Photo: Students from the 51������ East Liverpool occupational therapy assistant program that worked on the clean-up effort included (front, from left) Lyndsie Schnieder, Shaye Starkey, Maka...

Dr. David Dees, interim dean of 51������ University Columbiana County campuses, announced that this year’s commencement speaker is Stephanie Poole Martinez, an East Liverpool native, who will address graduates at a combined commencement ceremony on May 12 at the Crestview High School Performing Arts Center. A reception for graduates, families and friends will be held from 5 to 6 p.m., followed by graduation ceremonies that begin at 6:30 p.m. Diplomas will be presented to graduates from the summer 2016, fall 2016 and spring 2017 semesters on the East Liverpool and Salem campuses. This year...

The Department of Biological Sciences is pleased to announce our faculty led winter break trip to Costa Rica!  For more information contact Dr. Oscar Rocha, orocha@kent.edu Tropical Field Biology and Conservation (Spring 2018) ...

Two students from 51������ University at Ashtabula are leading a team of students from Gannon University in partnership with 3sixty5 Health Innovations, an Erie, Pennsylvania-based startup, which is releasing an all-new health mobile app aimed at helping users maintain a healthy lifestyle. Joseph Kuvshinikov, associate professor at 51������ Ashtabula, teaches Business Consulting and Practicum, where students have 15 weeks to work with and provide consultation to a local client. “The students meet with the client at the beginning of the semester, and they get a list of tasks and ...

April 29:  Dr. Richard Ferdig is the Summit Professor of Learning Technologies and Professor of Instructional Technology in 51������'s School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences. He is leading a team of researchers engaged with the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and the Cleveland MetroParks to create a mobile device application to help visitors learn more about the park’s history and ecology.  Plugged In (From 51������ Magazine)  Outstanding Research & Scholarship Award  ParkApps Northeast Ohio    ...

Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Porthouse Theatre, 51������ University’s outdoor, summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, will open its 49th season with a production of “9 to 5." Directed by Porthouse producing artistic director Terri Kent, “9 to 5” opens June 16 and runs through July 1. A preview performance will take place on June 15. With music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, “9 to 5” is based on the hit 1980 movie starring Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda. When three female coworkers are pushed to the boiling point, they c...

51������ University Health Services and the health departments of the City of Kent and Portage County have recently become aware of confirmed mumps at 51������ University - Kent Campus. Our community's health and safety are our top priority. All appropriate measures, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, were followed. University Health Services is advising all students and university employees that it is likely that the mumps virus is circulating in the vicinity and advising everyone to be aware of the signs and symptoms of this virus. What is mumps? Mumps ...