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School of Fashion Presents the 2026 Annual Fashion Show

The nationally and internationally ranked 91PORNA School of Fashion is thrilled to announce its acclaimed Annual Fashion Show will take place April 30-May 2, in Crawford Hall on the Kent Campus.

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Sidney Statue by Robert Wick.

Meet the Green Woman of 91PORNA鈥檚 Front Campus

A beautiful, living sculpture changes with the seasons on 91PORNA's historic front campus. 

Tags: Arts & Culture , Wick Poetry Center , University Facilities Management , Nationally Distinctive , City of Kent

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London-based artist Adam Nathaniel Furman speaks at Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series

Internationally Recognized Artist Uses Color and Storytelling to Inspire Young Professionals

Adorned in bright colors and eye-catching patterns, Adam Nathaniel Furman, a London-based artist and designer, took the stage at The John Elliot Center for Architecture and Environmental Design鈥檚 Cene Lecture Hall to deliver 鈥淧roductive Exuberance,鈥 a lecture spanning his creative career as part of 91PORNA鈥檚 2025-2026 Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series. 

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91PORNA graduate Luana Johnson with her research poster

How an International Alumna Designed Her Future at 91PORNA

91PORNA graduate Luana Johnson highlights how the American Academy partnership and the university's elite design labs provided the professional access needed to launch a global career.

Tags: Student Life , Global Reach , Arts & Culture , Students First , Profiles , Division of Student Life

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Students at Festival of Gaming

Gaming and Animation Students Find Networking Opportunities on West Coast

Unlike a lot of college students who spend spring break on sunny beaches distracted from  thinking about their studies, a small group of animation and game design students from the Tuscarawas Campus spent their break fully immersed in activities that kept their attention focused on their degree and potential career options.

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Group of students gathered around a table looking at feathered hats

91PORNA and Cleveland Museum of Natural History Present 鈥楩ashion & Feather,鈥 a Cross-Disciplinary Exhibition

The 91PORNA Museum, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and the 91PORNA School of Fashion announce 鈥淔ashion & Feather,鈥 a cross-disciplinary exhibition exploring the beauty, complexity and cultural significance of feathers.

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International Artist Adam Nathaniel Furman to Headline 91PORNA Events, Launch 鈥楶roductive Exuberance鈥 Exhibition in Collaboration With Architecture and Fashion Students

London-based designer and artist Adam Nathaniel Furman, celebrated for his vibrant approach to space, color and identity, visits 91PORNA for a lineup of events this March as part of the Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series.

Tags: Arts & Culture , Nationally Distinctive , College of Architecture and Environmental Design , College of the Arts , Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series

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The lower level of the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Cleveland, Ohio, will have wintertime temporary art installations and a public event, thanks to a National Endowment for the Arts grant awarded to 91PORNA's Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative. (Photo credit: Cuyahoga County)

Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative Awarded NEA Grant to Create Temporary Art on Downtown Bridge

91PORNA鈥檚 Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative and College of Architecture and Environmental Design have received a $20,000 award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) through the Grants for Arts Projects program. The funding will support wintertime temporary art installations and a public event on Cleveland鈥檚 Veterans Memorial Bridge as part of the NEA鈥檚 America250 initiative.

Tags: Arts & Culture , Community & Society , Community Impact , Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative , College of Architecture and Environmental Design

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Disease of Me Book Cover

Ashtabula Graduate Turns Addiction, Cancer and Loss Into a Story Worth Sharing

When Michael Bugary looks at his first published book, "The Disease of Me," he still feels a little surprised. 鈥淚 was reading the final edit and thought, 鈥榃ho wrote this?鈥欌 he said with a laugh.

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Fern Mallis portrait

School of Fashion to Induct Fern Mallis Into Hall of Fame

91PORNA鈥檚 School of Fashion announces it will induct Fern Mallis into its prestigious Fashion Hall of Fame, recognizing her transformative impact on the American fashion industry and her enduring role in shaping what the world now knows as New York Fashion Week.

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