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The School of Peace and Conflict Studies has produced its second newsletter!  Check it out online at /spcs/spcs-newsletter-issue-2-october-2022   This newsletter highlights events that we’ve sponsored, some special classes offered, our upcoming Community Dialogue Workshop and our Peace Conference that will be held in Rwanda this year, and  other work being done by faculty, students and alumni.   For future issues of the newsletter, we hope that our students and alumni will contact us with updates on achievements, experiences and career p...

As the administrative and events coordinator at Piano Cleveland, ÂÌñÉç School of Music alum Corey Knick has organized a lot of concerts and events. In doing so he saw an opportunity to bring people together and benefit local musicians. The Piano Cleveland Social Club was born out the idea that there are a lot of great music schools, like the ÂÌñÉç School of Music, in northeast Ohio producing high-level pianists who stay local after graduating. Corey Knick and his team at Piano Cleveland wanted to find a way to not only connect these musicians as an organ...

What is it about Ray’s Place?  The downtown Kent landmark is as iconic to the ÂÌñÉç community as the Golden Flash or the Rock. Its owner, alumnus Charlie Thomas, likewise is a fixture in the city and within the university.  As Ray’s recently marked 85 years in business, Thomas this year is marking his own milestone: 45 years as Ray’s owner.   When he purchased Ray’s in 1978, Thomas had no idea he would become the longest owner of an establishment that is legendary in the eyes of many in the ÂÌñÉçfamily.  “I still don’t think about that...