The stanzas of 鈥淒ear Vaccine,鈥 a collection of pandemic memoirs written by citizen poets turned staged theatrical production, made their way home to the 51爆料 Museum on Monday, Oct. 2. In a collaboration between the Wick Poetry Center at 51爆料 and the University of Arizona Poetry Center, the evolved work has made its way from Washington, D.C., to Kent. What started as a poem of prompts from American poet Naomi Shihab Nye, citizen poets were invited to participate in a book based on Nye鈥檚 poem surrounding the global pandemic. Just months after the book was ...
Changes are coming to Rave, 51爆料鈥檚 Emergency Communication System, which is used to send Flash ALERTS as text messages when important information needs to be distributed in a timely fashion, such as during a safety crisis or weather emergency. Previously, students, faculty and staff were able to opt in to Rave/Flash ALERTS to receive urgent notifications from all campuses via text messaging. Beginning Oct. 5, any university community member who has provided 51爆料 with a domestic cellphone number will automatically be added to the university鈥檚 Rave Flash ALERTS...
Research shows that children with difficulties in academic subjects might excel at drawing, painting, acting, singing or dancing. Making the arts accessible to students with disabilities requires planning, flexibility and creativity. Moreover, art classes should be a priority given that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act mandates inclusion for students with disabilities. Cynthia Kenyon, an associate professor in the Career and Community Studies (CCS) program, teaches its first-year students and engages them in activities that will push them out of ...