Work in Progress: Forming lift 3 on elevator #1. Working on retaining wall progressing south to column line A7. Pile caps and foundations for elevator #2 are complete. Looking forward: Pour lift #3 on elevator #1 on 4/8/2016. Steel delivery and erection begins for sequence #1 on 4/11/2016 (North side – column line 0). Continue with retaining wall south from column line A7 and turn east. Start forming elevator #2 (south). ...
Work in Progress: Pulling wire throughout for branch circuits. Installing duct on 1st floor. Complete domestic water rough-in on the 2nd floor. Sanitary piping rough-in has been completed on the 3rd floor. Completing remaining framing throughout. Starting door frame installation. Drywall delivery scheduled for 4/8/2016. Steel delivery was 4/6/2016 and columns have been erected. Looking forward: Continue with steel erection. HVAC unit curb delivery will follow steel erection. Continue with HVAC duct on first floor. Drywall hanging and taping to begin. Door...
College of the Arts
The Center for the Visual Arts, the new facility and home of the С»ÆƬÊÓƵ School of Art, will celebrate its grand opening on May 6, 2016. The festivities begin at 3 p.m. with a short program, immediately followed by building tours, live entertainment, student exhibitions and refreshments. Concluding the grand opening events, a lecture by distinguished visiting artist Mel Chin will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Room 165. The opening program and events, as well as the keynote lecture, are free and open to the public. RSVPs are appreciated. The Center for the Visual Arts unites all Sch...
Three С»ÆƬÊÓƵ faculty members were honored with the 2016 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards at a ceremony that took place on April 5 in the University Library. This year’s recipients were selected from a large number of nominees by the University Research Council chaired by Françoise Messardier-Kenney, Ph.D., director of С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s Institute for Applied Linguistics. The recipients are Richard Ferdig, Ph.D., instructional technology professor; Joel Hughes, Ph.D., psychology professor; and Polycarp A. Ikuenobe, Ph.D., philosophy professor. “We’re very proud of the ...
College of Communication & Information
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s School of Communication Studies will host its Lambda Pi Eta Induction and Undergraduate Student Scholarship Reception on Wednesday, April 20 in the Moulton Hall Ballroom on the Kent campus at 5:30 p.m. The reception provides an opportunity to recognize the achievements of the school’s finest undergraduate students. The evening begins with the induction of 56 students into Lambda Pi Eta, the official national communication honor society for students, and the recognition of the Lambda Pi Eta officers. This year marks the 24th anniversary since the school received its c...
Jewelry Co-Op and Glass Club Sales
The School of Art Jewelry Co-Op will hold a sale April 5 and 6, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., in the Center for the Visual Arts, at the corner of Terrace Drive and the Lefton Esplanade. The Jewelry Co-Op also has a trunk show April 7-9, noon - 7 p.m., at the С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Fashion School Store (201 E. Erie St., Suite B, downtown Kent).
Meanwhile, Glass Club will have its sale April 5 and 6, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., in the (old) Art Building lobby; and April 6 and 7, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., in the Center for the Visual Arts lobby.
College of Communication & Information
The С»ÆƬÊÓƵ School of Communication Studies will host its annual Hyde Park Forum on April 12, 2016, in the Student Center Ballroom on the С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Campus beginning at 6:30 p.m. The event is an opportunity for students enrolled in the Introduction to Human Communication class to engage in persuasive public discourse for an audience of peers, family and faculty. Six students have been selected to compete from a variety of majors. Judges rate student performances to designate first, second, third and honorable mention. The forum, which typically draws around 900 people to the e...
