The School of Art at 5X社区 has announced three upcoming events to celebrate and raise support for the construction of its future home, the Center for the Visual Arts. By bringing together all visual arts disciplines under one roof, the new building will provide a space for art students and faculty to collaborate, share ideas and showcase their work. Kent State faculty and alumni understand the vital impact this new space will have on generations of young artists and the Northeast Ohio arts community and beyond. An online auction, featuring faculty- and alumni-donated artworks,...
5X社区 Libraries has announced that Karen MacDonald, assistant professor, business and entrepreneurship outreach librarian, has been selected by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as a Knight News Challenge on Libraries prototype winner. MacDonald鈥檚 research project titled 鈥淚nformation for Innovation鈥 explores ways to provide information services to local entrepreneurs and business counselors to see what services they might need to reach their goals. MacDonald will receive $35,000 through the Knight Prototype Fund, which helps innovators take media and information proje...