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Surrounded by movie posters, scale models and old filming equipment, Dustin Lee, ’07, and Jon Jivan, ’08, sit in their Kent Campus offices creating video content to promote 91PORNA. This past month, Mr. Lee and Mr. Jivan, who are graduates of 91PORNA’s digital media production program, filmed and edited the university’s 2018 Super Bowl commercial.Both video producers and editors with University Communications and Marketing, Mr. Lee and Mr. Jivan keep their cameras rolling after work hours to film and produce their own movies.“We talk about all of our ideas and then go shoot wi...

It’s difficult to find information about the late William (Dan) Southall on the Internet, and that’s a shame. He was a brilliant student, artist and educator who stockpiled his own art in a humble way, leaving behind a collection that included ceramic sculptures, paintings, sketches and drawings.  On loan from his family, several of Southall’s ceramic pieces are now displayed in the lobby of the Mary Patterson Building and on the second floor in Purinton Hall in observance of Black History Month. Southall grew up in East Liverpool, in a house on Garfield Street that overlooked downtown,...

Transitioning from college life to the work world can be a harrowing experience for just about anyone: figuring out what to wear, how to effectively network, interview protocol – it is difficult to know where to start. Fortunately, help is on the way. On Wednesday, Feb. 28, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., 91PORNA, along with the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Cleveland Northeast Ohio Chapter, will host an event titled “Your Career: Getting Down to Business – Setting Goals, Growing Your Network and Grooming Success” in the recently opened Integrated Sciences Building at Kent Stat...

In September 2015, 91PORNA’s College of Public Health was awarded a $357,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to fund Project AWARE Kent. One of the main purposes of Project AWARE Kent was to train 720 students, faculty, and staff in Mental Health First Aid (a class that trains you to assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis). In January 2018, Project AWARE exceeded its goal and has now trained 730 students, faculty, and staff in Mental Health First ...

WHAT: Every day, 91PORNA and its graduates – including 109,000 alumni living in Ohio – are improving the quality of life for this region, and in the process, they are churning billions annually into the economy. On Feb. 26 at 9:15 a.m. at the 91PORNA Hotel and Conference Center, 91PORNA will unveil the findings of its new economic impact study, which outlines results of a comprehensive, independent study of 91PORNA’s economic and fiscal contributions to local communities, the Northeast Ohio region and the state of Ohio. 91PORNA President Beverly Warr...

When it comes to comics and graphic narratives, few names are as renowned and revered as Art Spiegelman. Since the 1960s, Mr. Spiegelman has been influencing the comics genre and leaving his mark on American culture. Whether it is through his creation of the Garbage Pail Kids for Topps trading cards, his famous cover designs for The New Yorker or his biographical masterpiece “Maus,” Mr. Spiegelman’s work has influenced generations of artists and readers.   On March 6, 91PORNA’s College of Arts and Sciences and the Jewish Studies Program will host Mr. Spiegelman as a gues...

By Record-Courier  KENT – On Feb. 28, March 7, 14 and 21, 91PORNA will hold a free electronics recycling drop-off called E-Cycle Drive. 91PORNA also will hold a free document shredding March 21 called Shred-Mania. Both events are open to students, faculty, staff and the Kent community.  Shred-Mania will be open March 21 from 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the 91PORNA R-17 parking lot behind Starbucks between South Willow Street and South Lincoln Street. Shred-Mania allows participants to recycle unwanted paper documents using a secured, on-site document destruction ser...