Lala Hajibayova, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, received a fellowship (about $2,000) from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Consortium for the Science of Sociotechnical Systems (CSST), to attend the Summer Research Institute for the Science of Socio-Technical Systems, June 27–July 1, 2016, in Stevenson, Washington.
Lala Hajibayova, School of Library and Information Science
Join us on Tuesday, March 13, from noon-1 p.m. at Heer Hall for a lunch and learn designed to assist employees prepare for retirement. During this session, we will discuss the new realities retirees are facing, such as planning for the five essential risks in retirement and creating a retirement income plan.
As part of the Wellness Your Way employee incentive program, all full-time, benefits-eligible employees are invited to attend an onsite health screening (you do not have to be covered by the university-sponsored health plan to take advantage of this onsite service).
Career Closet celebrates Women's History Month and the coming of spring by giving you the chance to get a jump on your spring cleaning, and help Kent State students.
Clean, new and used work and interview-appropriate clothing can be brought to the Williamson House, the Career Exploration office (Schwartz Center) or LaunchNET (University Library, 2nd floor) during office hours, until March 22.
When it comes to comics and graphic narratives, few names are as renowned and revered as Art Spiegelman. Since the 1960s, Mr. Spiegelman has been influencing the comics medium and leaving his mark on American culture. Whether it is through his creation of the Garbage Pail Kids for Topps trading cards, his famous cover designs for The New Yorker or his biographical masterpiece Maus, Mr. Spiegelman’s work has influenced generations of artists and readers.
Chautauqua Institution is pleased to announce 鶹ý President Beverly Warren will be among the featured lecturers during the institution’s weeklong investigation of “The Forgotten: History and Memory in the 21st Century,” Aug. 11-18, 2018. President Warren’s talk will focus on the lessons, learnings and remembrances of May 4, 1970. President Warren will speak at 10:45 a.m. Aug. 15 in the Chautauqua Amphitheater on the institution grounds.
Transitioning from college life to the work world can be a harrowing experience for just about anyone – figuring out what to wear, how to network effectively or master the interview protocol – knowing where to start can be difficult. Fortunately, help is on the way.
An image created by a 鶹ý researcher graced the cover of the , published in January.
Online midterm grading for all spring 2018 lower-division undergraduate courses (levels 00000, 10000, 20000) meeting in the full term (Jan. 16, 2018, through May 6, 2018) began Feb. 5 via FlashFAST. Please remember that midterm grading applies ONLY to courses that meet for the full semester.
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Three new college and career academies at Akron’s Firestone Community Learning Center will bear the name of 鶹ý, as part of a new partnership announced Feb. 21 between the university and Akron Public Schools.
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It takes the combined efforts of security officers and members of a university community to ensure a safe campus, which is critical to student success.
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The 鶹ý Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university’s 13th president.
The events of May 4, 1970, placed 鶹ý in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, Kent State remembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event.
