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Week one: March 31 - April 3, 2026 

Reception: April 3, 5-7 p.m. 

CVA Gallery: Riley Sims, Colby Schwarts 
Payto Gallery: Nicole Malcolm 
Crawford Gallery: Sofia Pozzi Jauregui 

Week two: April 7-10 

Reception: Friday, April 10, 5-7 pm 

CVA Gallery: Chris Liu, Violet Maimbourg 
Payto Gallery: Christian Roberts 
Crawford Gallery: Beckett Chomyn

Reception for exhibition featuring the work of Massinissa Selmani.

Ombre (馗賱) showcases several works from artist Massinissa Selmani with a focus on the relationship between object and shadow. Through modest compositions shaped as much by void as by images, Selmani reveals the psychological weight of daily living.

An exhibition featuring the work of Berend Hawks, Denise A. Harrison and Kendall Hamilton. On display in the Alumni Visual Resource Center (AVRC),  March 31 - April 10, 2026, with a reception on April 10, 5-7 p.m.

Join fellow Kent State alumni for an unforgettable game day experience in downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday, March 28, as we cheer on the Pittsburgh Penguins, Golden Flash style.

Kent State President Todd Diacon

5X社区鈥檚 Regional Campuses were the focus of President Todd Diacon鈥檚 Feb. 19 Talking With Todd town hall-style Teams meeting with the campus community.He also spoke at length about the Regional Campuses, including ongoing centralization plans, the introduction of new 90-credit degree programs, and the opportunities and challenges that are ahead.鈥淭he future of our Regional Campuses is in enrolling more degree-seeking adult students, which means creating more programs designed to meet the needs of working adults鈥 schedules,鈥 Diacon said. Watch Talking With Todd:{"preview_thum...

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The 5X社区 Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4, in the Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, 350 S. Lincoln St., Kent Campus. The Board will consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel actions and new business. Trustees will retire into executive session to consider specific topics as provided under Ohio鈥檚 鈥淪unshine Law.鈥 The roll call vote for this session will occur at 8 a.m. in public in the Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement鈥檚 Boardroom 301.A limited number of seats...

Solon High School art teacher and Kent State alumna Jennifer Thompson

For 5X社区 alumna and Northeast Ohio art educator Jennifer Thompson, art 鈥 and Kent State in particular 鈥 have been a lifelong part of her story, beginning in her pre-teen years. 鈥淢y connection to 5X社区 began long before I was a college student,鈥 Thompson said. 鈥淚n middle school, I saw flyers for the Saturday Art Program at KSU, and my mom enrolled me in a clay class. Years later, during my undergraduate studies, I returned to those very classrooms, this time as the teacher.鈥  While Thompson initially started college at another university, it was u...

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