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"Just" for a Day — Kent State’s Annual Day of Service to Take Place on Jan. 19

Kent State University faculty, staff and students to provide service for a variety of area nonprofits

Members of the Kent State University community volunteer
to help feed the less fortunate in the local community. The
annual "Just" for a Day service activity, where participants
engage in service with area nonprofits, will take place
Jan. 19 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Everyone is reminded to save the date for the "Just" for a Day service activity from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 19. The yearly day of service once again kicks off Kent State University’s monthlong series of events in observance of the 13th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

"Just" for a Day is sponsored by Hillel, the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement. Participants engage in service with area nonprofits such as homeless shelters, food pantries, senior care centers, etc. Details and sign-up instructions will be announced later.

Mark your calendar for Jan. 19 and plan to take part in the "Just" for a Day Martin Luther King Jr. Day service activity.

Register for the event here.

Kent State Office of General Counsel Holds Ethics/FCPA Seminar

Please join Kent State University’s Office of General Counsel for a two-part seminar on Jan. 26 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Governance Chambers in the Kent Student Center. The first part of the seminar will provide an overview of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and how it may apply to certain circumstances at the university.

The second part will be presented by a representative from the Ohio Ethics Commission focusing on guidance provided by the commission, including updates on any timely issues or recent decisions, as well as issues relevant to international relationships.

Register at this link no later than Monday, Jan. 19.

If you have questions, contact Michael Pfahl, associate counsel, at 330-672-5010 or email legal@kent.edu.

Kent State Faculty and Staff: Love Singing? Join the Kent Chorus!

The Kent Chorus is an 80- to 120-voice choir whose
membership consists of Kent State University students,
faculty, staff, administration and alumni singers, as well as
community members from throughout Northeast Ohio.

The Kent State University Kent Chorus is seeking singers for the spring 2015 Subscription IV concert with the Kent State University Orchestra. Kent State faculty, staff, members of the university administration, students, alumni and community members who are singers are encouraged to join in the performance of Leonard Bernstein’s amazing Chichester Psalms and the deeply moving Schicksalslied and Alto Rhapsody by Johannes Brahms’s. The concert takes place Sunday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the University Auditorium at Cartwright Hall.

The Kent Chorus is an 80- to 120-voice choir whose membership consists of Kent State students, faculty, staff, administration and alumni singers, as well as community members from throughout Northeast Ohio. The choir has performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, Canton Symphony, Akron Symphony and Ashland Symphony, and regularly appears with the Kent State Orchestra on its Subscription IV concert. Recent works performed by the chorus include Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, Mozart’s Requiem, Honegger’s King David, Glorias by Poulenc and Rutter, Handel’s Messiah and Mendelssohn’s Elijah.

“The Kent Chorus is a good way to meet students and faculty from other parts of the university, and we have the opportunity to sing great music,” says Gary Hanson, professor in Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. “I hope faculty, administrators and staff from all across campus will join us. The upcoming semester will be very exciting."

The Kent Chorus is open to all singers with previous choral experience and rehearses Tuesday evenings from 7:15-9:45 p.m. in Room C-304 at the Center for the Performing Arts (formerly Music and Speech). Interested singers may just show up at the first rehearsal on Tuesday, Jan. 13, to sign in and pay a $20 music fee. Feel free to contact conductor Scott MacPherson, director of choral activities, for more details at smacpher@kent.edu or 330-672-2909.

MacPherson says, “We would love for you to join us!”

Welcome Reception for New LGBTQ Student Center Director

Ken Ditlevson is the new director for
Kent State University's Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and
Questioning (LGBTQ) Student Center. Kent
State's Division of Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion will host a welcome reception for
Ditlevson on Thursday, Jan. 15.

Kent State University’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will host a welcome reception for Ken Ditlevson, the new director for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning (LGBTQ) Student Center, on Thursday, Jan. 15, from 4-6 p.m. in Room 206 (Student Multicultural Center) in the Kent Student Center. All faculty, staff and students are invited to join in welcoming Ditlevson to the university.

Ditlevson began serving as the university’s first director for the LGBTQ Student Center in early November. Ditlevson is a two-time graduate of Kent State, having received his Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and Masters of Education degree in community counseling.

Prior to accepting this position, Ditlevson spent the last two years serving as the assistant vice president and director of special programs for Child Guidance and Family Solutions in Akron, Ohio. In this capacity, Ditlevson directed and marketed new programs, secured grants for operational and programming initiatives, monitored a budget of more than $2 million annually and collaborated with various schools, agencies and communities throughout Northeastern Ohio to expand the reach of services offered.

As director of Kent State’s LGBTQ Student Center, Ditlevson will provide direct leadership for the center regarding issues related to sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, as well as advancing LGBTQ equality through programs, training, support services, university and community outreach collaborations.

For more information about Kent State’s LGBTQ Student Center, visit http://www2.kent.edu/diversity/centers/lgbtq/index.cfm.

Downtown Gallery to Display “Wearable Spaces” By J.R. Campbell

Pictured is one of the items from the “Wearable Spaces”
exhibition by J.R. Campbell that will be on display at the
Kent State School of Art Downtown Gallery from Jan. 14
to Feb. 14.

The Kent State University School of Art Downtown Gallery will present “Wearable Spaces,” a solo exhibit by J.R. Campbell, director of Kent State’s Fashion School. “Wearable Spaces” will be on display in the Downtown Gallery located at 141 E. Main Street in Kent. The exhibition will run from Jan. 14 to Feb. 14. There will be a reception on Jan. 15 from 5-7 p.m. Both the exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.

Campbell says the exhibit traces “the connections between how we perceive ourselves through clothing and how we impact the environments we inhabit, clothing being a kind of environment.”

The pieces displayed fall into three broad categories of wearable spaces. The first category consists of functional garments that make an explicit homage to architecture. One kimono, for instance, is an interpretation of the work of Scottish architect and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868–1928), who was a leading practitioner of the art nouveau style.

Another category consists of “geometric interpretations of space” somewhere between sculpture and garments.

“I want people to think about the space they occupy and what it would be like to physically occupy these pieces,” Campbell says.

The final category includes interactive wall pieces that are both installation and wearable garments. These printed wall pieces have garments sewn into them that blend in as part of the printed imagery. One jacket depicts the specific space where it is currently installed. Visitors to the exhibit will be able to try on a similar piece created for a gallery in Dundee, Scotland.

Campbell has been actively researching, designing and creating within the realm of digital textile technology for nearly 20 years. His work pushes the limits of imaging technologies as they relate to clothing, the environment and the human form. Campbell’s art and design work has been shown in more than 70 national and international exhibitions, receiving 20 awards, including the International Artist of the Year Award from the South Korean Fashion and Culture Association in 2010. Campbell has consulted for a number of academic institutions integrating technology into their teaching and research labs, and has published on design issues, controlling color and using technology in textile and apparel design.

For more information about this exhibition or the School of Art Galleries, contact Anderson Turner, director of galleries, at 330-672-1369 or haturner@kent.edu or visit http://galleries.kent.edu.

Kent State School of Art Gallery Hosts Graduate Student Biennial

The Kent State University School of Art Galleries will host
“M.F.A. 2015,” the graduate student biennial exhibit, from
Jan. 14 to Feb. 13 at the School of Art Gallery located on
the second floor of the Art building.

The Kent State University School of Art Galleries will host “M.F.A. 2015,” the graduate student biennial exhibit. “M.F.A. 2015” will be on display in the School of Art Gallery located on the second floor of the Art Building. The exhibition will run from Jan. 14 to Feb. 13. There will be an opening reception on Jan. 15 from 5-7 p.m. Both the exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.

“M.F.A. 2015” features the works of 26 full-time School of Art graduate students pursuing their Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree.

A catalog will be available to purchase in the gallery or to download for free online.

Kent State is the only school in Northeast Ohio to offer an M.F.A. degree in studio art. For more than 50 years, the graduate program in the School of Art has welcomed students from around the world to engage in artistic research and bring their unique vision to the broader community.

For more information about the exhibition or the School of Art Galleries, contact Anderson Turner, director of galleries, at 330-672-1369 or haturner@kent.edu or visit http://galleries.kent.edu.