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Gabi Spigelmire graduated from Kent State’s Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship in 2024 and didn’t waste any time putting her Bachelor of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship degree to work. A dancer from the age of four, Spigelmire knew she wanted to incorporate her love of dance with her desire to be an entrepreneur. And now, Spigelmire is living the dream of owning her own dance studio, The Vibe Dance Company.Spigelmire of Stow not only opened her studio, but she also hired several Kent State students, some of whom she attended dance programs with a...

 As the lights dim inside the recording studio, the conductor steps to the podium, hands steady at center. Dozens of young musicians lean forward; instruments primed for their entrance. When his hands fall, the room erupts in sound, bringing a film score to life. The annual short film collaboration among Kent State University, Cuyahoga Community College and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra gives young musicians the rare chance to record original music for films alongside faculty and professional mentors.   Now in its fifth year, the project – led by School of Media and Jour...

Kent State University’s College of the Arts, in collaboration with the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, proudly welcomes back Oscar, Tony and Emmy Award–winning costume designer Paul Tazewell for the 2025–2026 Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series. Organized by the Kent State University Museum, his return visit underscores the series’ mission to bring celebrated creative voices to campus and to ignite inspiration across Northeast Ohio.On Thursday, Sept. 18 at 6 p.m., Tazewell will lead a public conversation â€” introduced by Museum Director Sarah Spinner Liska, Ph...