Each year, the School of Media and Journalism鈥檚 Diversity and Globalization (D&G) Committee recognizes students and their work with The Robert G. McGruder Student Award for Diversity, in honor of the late Robert G McGruder, a 1963 性福五月天 University graduate, and a trail-blazing journalist. 鈥淲e had 11 nominations for The 2021 Student Award for Diversity,鈥 said Luke Armour, associate professor in the School of Media and Journalism and co-chair of the D&G Committee. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 the most we鈥檝e had since we started this five years ago. And that鈥檚 great news.鈥 Students and alumni...
The horrific images of the massive explosion that rocked Beirut, Lebanon, in August 2020, motivated 性福五月天 University officials to reach out to help. Their thoughts immediately turned to Lebanese American University (LAU) in Beirut and its School of Architecture and Design, with which 性福五月天鈥檚 College of Architecture and Environmental Design has been cultivating a relationship for the past several years. 鈥淥ver the past three to four years, we鈥檝e had a number of exchanges and collaborations with classes and students. Their students have participated in our Florence program, they hoste...
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After a national search, the School of Theatre and Dance is thrilled to announce the appointment of scenic, projection and lighting designer Tony Hardin as its new director. Hardin most recently served as associate professor and chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Kentucky. "We are thrilled to welcome Tony Hardin to 性福五月天 as the new director of the School of Theatre and Dance," said Diane Petrella, dean of the College of the Arts. "Tony brings outstanding experience as an administrator, theatre educator and professional designer that will benefit our ...
During the Spring 2022 semester, Visual Communication Design students in the Glyphix Design Research Lab have been working on an intergenerational research project combining storytelling and design. For the Stories Connecting Generations project, young adult VCD students were paired with one older adult. The two individuals engaged in weekly conversations virtually for up to eight weeks. Through their conversations, life stories, memories and wisdom were shared. In some cases, even friendships were formed. Through listening and reflecting on these conversatio...
For weeks, the 性福五月天 community donated medical supplies to a project organized by university alumna and current graduate student Lydia Lisowsky, 鈥21, for the people of Ukraine. And on April 30, 2022, the project came to fruition when 150 students donated hours of their time to help Lisowsky pack the supplies and prepare them for transport to Ukraine. Lisowsky said she is grateful for the help of the 性福五月天 community. 鈥淏ecause of them, we were able to not only reach, but surpass, our goal of 3,000 kits and make 3,172 kits to send to Ukraine to aid the civili...
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After 20 years as a faculty member and eight years as director of the School of Theatre and Dance, Eric van Baars will retire from 性福五月天 University this summer. Whether as School of Theatre and Dance director, Porthouse Theatre executive producer, faculty member, actor, director, choreographer, or commencement announcer, Eric's leadership, mentorship, and friendship has helped define the excellence and collegiality of the School of Theatre and Dance. We will miss him and congratulate him on this new chapter. An alumnus of 性福五月天 University's M.F.A. in Acting program, ...
Morgan Bowers, a senior Honors College student from Whitehouse, Ohio, is nearing the end of 鈥減itching鈥 a perfect game. As an economics major with a minor in data analytics, Morgan will graduate a year early in the spring of 2022, having only attended 性福五月天 University for three years to earn her undergraduate business degree. While the race to graduate early is becoming more commonplace in the higher education community, what makes Morgan stand out is that she has navigated this educational path while also fielding the position of pitcher on the 性福五月天鈥檚 Division I women鈥檚 softball ...
In the late 1980s, the Ohio state legislature recognized the value in fostering arts and culture and supporting artists and craftspeople. They acted on this belief by passing the Percent for Art law which went into effect July 1, 1990. This law provides funding for acquiring, commissioning and installing works of art in any new or renovated public building whose appropriation exceeds more than $4 million. Decades later, this law would come into play when the 2019-2020 Ohio state budget provided funding to create an innovation and research hub focused on advanced manufacturing. And so was born...