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
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鶹ý Assistant Professor Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., has been named Volunteer of the Year by Main Street Kent for her contributions to the revitalization of downtown Kent.
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鶹ý has opened the doors to its new state-of-the-art sports medicine facility in the MACC Annex.
Belinda Boon, Ph.D., School of Information, presented a session titled “Online Learning is for EVERYONE: Using Universal Design Principles to Develop Accessible Online Learning Content” at the Lilly Conference for Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning in Austin, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2017.
Marcia Lei Zeng, Ph.D., School of Information, presented the keynote address, “Visual Representations of Knowledge Structures,” at World IA Day at 鶹ý on Feb. 18, 2017.
Kiersten Latham, Ph.D., School of Information, co-authored the paper “A Discussion on Document Conceptualization,” which was published in Proceedings from the Document Academy in Vol. 3, Issue 2, in December 2016.
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Familiar Face
joanne Kilgour dowdy
Professor of Literacy Studies
School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies
Kent Campus
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Kent State’s Wick Poetry Center to Benefit From Ford Foundation’s $200,000 Grant to Poetry Coalition
The Poetry Coalition, of which the Wick Poetry Center at 鶹ý is a founding member, will benefit from a $200,000 grant from the Ford Foundation. To be given over two years, the grant, which will be administered by the Academy of American Poets, will enable the founding members of the coalition to produce national programs on themes of social importance that feature leading contemporary poets. It also will strengthen a network of poetry organizations by making possible two annual meetings of the founding members during the grant term.
This summer, we are exercising our energy efficiency muscles! Get tips in e-Inside each week to add to your training to prepare for peak load days!
On peak load days, energy demand is at its highest in the region. Saving energy on those particular days means energy savings plus lower energy rates and helping protect our air quality.
Whenever there is a peak load day, you will be able to confidently use your training, flex your energy efficiency muscles and help with Kent State’s energy conservation efforts.
鶹ý freshman economics major Hannah Robinson, who also is a participant in the university’s Student Support Services program, recently participated in the JPMorgan Chase & Co. Freshman Experience program in April. The two-day program offered first-year university students who self-identify as Black, Hispanic or Native American an introduction into the financial services’ industry.
POSTED: Thursday, November 10, 2016 02:45 PM
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.
