Editing Kent State University (section)

===Additional facilities===
In addition to the eight campuses in northeast Ohio, Kent State operates additional facilities for programs in [[Cleveland]], [[New York City]], [[Florence]], and [[Shanghai]].

====Florence Center====
[[File:Palazzo Vettori 11.JPG|thumb|right|{{ill|Palazzo Vettori|it|vertical-align=sup}}, home to the [[Florence|KSU Florence]] facility in Italy]]
KSU Florence is an international [[study abroad]] program that grants students the opportunity to study in historic [[Florence]], [[Italy]] at the {{ill|Palazzo Vettori|it|vertical-align=sup}}. Formerly, the campus was housed in [[Palazzo dei Cerchi]], a prestigious and ancient building located in the heart of Florence at the corner of Via della Condotta and Vicolo dei Cerchi next to the famous [[Piazza della Signoria]] and the birthplace of literary genius [[Dante Alighieri]]. Kent State acquired this facility in 2003 and undertook its complete renovation. The original exterior was maintained and reflects [[Florence]] as it was in the 13th century. The restoration carefully preserved the original structure while creating an efficient space for academic purposes, with an interior that houses state-of-the-art classrooms.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kent State University in Florence|url= http://www.studiesabroad.com/programs/country/italy/city/florence/viewUniversity |work=studiesabroad.com |publisher=International Studies Abroad Inc. |access-date=July 12, 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080705180934/http://www.studiesabroad.com/programs/country/italy/city/florence/viewUniversity |archive-date=July 5, 2008 }}</ref> After using the recently restorated Palazzo Vettori since January 2016, on April 17, 2016, the Kent State University Florence campus was officially moved from Palazzo dei Cerchi and Palazzo Bartolini Baldelli to Palazzo Vettori.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kent.edu/globaleducation/palazzo-vettori|title=KSU Palazzo Vettori Jan 2016|access-date=May 16, 2019|archive-date=June 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627111139/https://www.kent.edu/globaleducation/palazzo-vettori}}</ref>

====New York City Studio====
The New York City Studio is located in New York City's [[Garment District, Manhattan|Garment District]]. Surrounded by fabric and accessory shops, fashion showrooms, and designer studios; one-third of all clothing manufactured in the USA is designed and produced in this neighborhood. The District is home to fashion designers including [[Oscar de la Renta]], [[Calvin Klein]], [[Donna Karan]], [[Liz Claiborne]], and [[Nicole Miller]]. The facility is a {{convert|4500|sqft|m2|adj=on}} space and includes a 50-person lecture room, 12-station computer lab with instructor station, and a fashion design studio.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kent State Meets the Big Apple: NYC Studio Announces Official Opening October 11 |url=http://einside.kent.edu/?type=art&id=79099& |work=einside |publisher=Kent State University |date=October 9, 2006 |access-date=July 12, 2008 |archive-date=December 2, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202052541/http://einside.kent.edu/?type=art&id=79099& |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Cleveland Urban Design Center====
Kent State's Cleveland Urban Design Center is located at 1309 Euclid Ave in the downtown [[Cleveland Theater District]] neighborhood, just off of East 14th Street. The Urban Design Center was created in 1983 under the sponsorship of the Urban University Program, which supports the outreach and community service efforts of Ohio's state universities working in urban areas. Under its founding director, Foster Armstrong, the Center expanded on the existing outreach and public service activities of Kent State's [[architecture]] school, focusing primarily on historic preservation and the problems of Northeast Ohio's smaller towns and cities. In 2003, the CUDC began a collaboration with the [[Dresden University of Technology]], Kent State's sister university in Germany, with a joint vision on the revitalization of the lower [[Cuyahoga Valley, Cleveland|Cuyahoga Valley]] in Cleveland. Since then, there have been a number of faculty exchanges as the two universities seek to pool their expertise both to enhance students' experiences and to better serve their respective regions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative |url=http://www.cudc.kent.edu/a-WhoWeAre/whoweare2.html |work=CUDC |publisher=Kent State University |access-date=July 12, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509194202/http://www.cudc.kent.edu/a-WhoWeAre/whoweare2.html |archive-date=May 9, 2008}}</ref>