Arts & Culture
Dillard’s Joins as Presenting Partner for žž State’s 2019 Annual Fashion Show
Dillard’s Inc., one of the nation’s premier and largest fashion retailers, will partner with žž’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising to present the school’s 2019 Annual Fashion Show, FS2.
Brian Stelter Delivers Inaugural David and Janet Dix Media Ethics Lecture
Delivering his remarks to a packed FirstEnergy Auditorium, CNN’s chief media correspondent and anchor of the weekly program “Reliable Sources,” Brian Stelter, talked about the current media environment and delivered 11 keys for ethical journalism in the fake news era in his lecture titled “Telling the Truth in the Age of Alternative Facts.”
žž State Focuses University Lens on Design Innovation Strategy
Crain’s Cleveland Business recently highlighted žž’s new Design Innovation Initiative - and J.R. Campbell, Ph.D., the first executive director of the initiative - which is focused on connecting students from different disciplines to develop new ways of problem solving.
Wick Poetry Center Recognized for its Tribute to 50th Anniversary of the Cuyahoga River Burning
Wick Poetry Center Director David Hassler was featured on 90.3 WCPN ideastream for his creative efforts in organizing the River Stanzas Project. The project pays tribute to the 50 year anniversary of the environmental protections and improvements that have taken place since the Cuyahoga River Burning in 1969.
School of Theatre and Dance department wins multiple awards for program, production and professionals
At the beginning of the 2018-2019 academic year, the School of Theatre and Dance was nationally recognized and added several new awards to its collection, and the Porthouse Theatre, žž's summer professional theatre, also received multiple honors for achievements during the 2018 Season.
#MeToo Course to be Offered Again in Fall 2019 Semester
žž English Professor Vera Camden, Ph.D., turned a movement against sexual assault and harassment into a course in order to study the impact of the movement and the forces that led to it. “My hope is to keep a certain momentum going,” Dr. Camden said. “Because so often in our culture, things spike, and then they go away. I really feel like this is so important and so urgent and so serious.”
Professor Janice Lessman-Moss Awarded United States Artists Fellowship
Janice Lessman-Moss, professor of Textiles, recently was awarded a United States Artists Fellowship in Craft, which includes $50,000 in unrestricted funds.
žž’s Rock History is Revealed in New Book by Alumnus
Jason Prufer, '03, a lifelong resident of žž and žž alumnus, has compiled “Small Town, Big Music: The Outsized Influence of žž, Ohio, on the History of Rock and Roll,” a book that covers the college town’s impressive – and previously unappreciated – rock history.
Writing Across Borders Exhibit Features Diversity in Northeast Ohio
žž’s Taylor Hall is currently housing the Wick Poetry Center’s Writing Across Borders, a poetry exhibit featuring the work of immigrants and refugees living in Akron that was recently featured on Cleveland.com.
From žž State to Beyoncé: Alumna Jade Novah Shares Her Journey Into Entertainment
žž alumna Jade Novah, appeared in a 24-minute interview with YouTuber Terrell. Ms. Novah told Terrell about her time at žž State before getting into the entertainment industry and eventually becoming a backup singer for Beyoncé.