Nationally Distinctive

IN A FLASH: Avatars Walk the Runway
Students from ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's School of Fashion were able to showcase their designs digitally, by clothing avatar models, for a runway show on floor-to-ceiling, wraparound screens at the DI Hub's Blank Lab.

Victoria’s Secret: The ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Museum Houses Many Surprises
When ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Today asked ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Museum Director Sarah Rogers to put together a list of her ‘Top Five Finds’ at the museum – must-see items, her favorite pieces, or cool or unusual items that might surprise visitors – she did not disappoint

IN A FLASH: Flashes of Spring
Blooming flowers and budding trees herald the annual green up on campus in spring semester.

‘This is Going to be My Crunch Time Right Now’
A soon-to-be ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø graduate has had a busy semester preparing for the School of Fashion's Annual Fashion Show and job hunting after graduation.

IN A FLASH: Taking to the Skies
Last year, the The ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Flight Team brought home an impressive collection of competition trophies and the pilots are is ready to take flight to bring in even more wins this year.

Forging a Connection Between May 4, 1970, and May 18, 1980
A year ago, Yeonmin Kim, Ph.D., ’13, a literature professor from Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, was concluding his time as a visiting professor at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø with one goal in mind: Create an exchange program between the two schools based on their historic campus tragedies.

Rights, Free Speech and Protest at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s School of Peace and Conflict Studies and School of Communication Studies has organized a panel discussion to talk about free speech and protest on campus to educate students about their rights and responsibilities.

Chris Post Selected as 2024 Speaker for ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series
The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature Professor of Geography Chris Post, Ph.D., presenting “Developing and Interpreting the Wounded Student Markers at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍøâ€ as this year’s selected speaker. The Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon will be held on May 3.

Three Minutes of Darkness Create a Lifetime Memory
For three short minutes on April 8, our world stood still.

Eclipse Poetry: The Convergence of Science and Art
An event like the total solar eclipse observed in Kent on April 8 can help to shake up our lives from the mundane. Poetry can work in the same way, said Chris Wick, son of Walt Wick, one of the founders of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s Wick Poetry Center.