The World Poetry Reading was the best medicine for all of the terrible news lately. Over 100 students and community members came out to hear 11 international students read poems in their native languages. People in the audience were literally cheering. Poetry is one of the best ways to share our humanity. Thank you to all of the participants who read beautiful poems from your home countries. And an extra thank you to Loránd Sávoly-Kepir for taking the photos! ...
This year marked the 50th anniversary of žž’s East Liverpool Campus. We celebrated the milestone through a series of events and activities in the community, paying tribute to those who helped the campus take root in the very beginning and those who continue to help it grow. žž now serves as a cornerstone of the East Liverpool community, providing quality higher education to thousands of students from the tri-state area. By offering associate and bachelor’s degree programs in respected fields of study, žž State East Liverpool provides opportunitie...
**MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY** WHAT: žž President Beverly Warren will deliver her first State of the University address on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 3 p.m. in the žž Student Center Kiva. žž State faculty, staff, students and members of the community are invited to attend the event, which is themed “Celebrating Today, Imagining Tomorrow.” A reception will follow in Room 206, žž Student Center. žž State’s Regional Campuses will host watch locations for their campus communities. “As we approach the season of giving thanks, I remain deeply grateful, truly...
The Wick Poetry Center, with support from the Howard Atwood Family Fund of the Akron Community Foundation, identified classrooms throughout Akron Public Schools to receive weekly poetry workshops led by WPC teaching artists Alice Cone, Daniel Dorman, and Bo Geisse, and Casey Nichols from February 2, 2015 through May 18, 2015. Teaching Artists were placed in residencies at the following locations: Lawndale Elementary in grades 3, 4, and 5 classes; Jennings Middle School in English Language Learning classes, grades 6, 7, and 8; Garfield High School in two classes, grade 10; Summit County Juvenil...