Marianne Martens, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, is author of an invited chapter titled “Reading the Readers: Tracking Visible Online Reading Audiences” in P. M. Rothbauer, K.I. Skjerdingstad, L.E.F. McKechnie, and K. Oterholm (Eds.), Plotting the Reading Experience: Theory/Practice/Politics. (2016). Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Wilfred Laurier University Press.
Marianne Martens, School of Library and Information Science
Uma Krishnan, Department of English, won an Honorable Mention for the 2016 CCCC James Berlin Memorial Outstanding Dissertation Award on April 8, 2016, during the 2016 CCCC Annual Convention in Houston, Texas.
Beverly Warren, Ph.D., will remain president of 鶹ý through at least 2020. On May 11, the 鶹ý Board of Trustees voted to extend Warren’s employment agreement through June 30, 2020.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich has appointed a new trustee to the 鶹ý Board of Trustees. Kasich named Shawn M. Riley of Gates Mills, Ohio, to a nine-year term as a trustee.
Following a national search, 鶹ý has selected Shay Davis Little, Ph.D., to serve as vice president for student affairs. Little has served as interim vice president for student affairs since Aug. 1, 2015.
On Tuesday, May 24, 鶹ý and the Kent State Legislative Delegation hosted a Legislative Reception in Columbus, Ohio, to thank the Ohio General Assembly for their support over the last year.
Due to the Korb Hall renovations this summer, the central office for the Department of Residence Services has relocated to Leebrick Hall through mid-August. All phone numbers will remain the same, and there should not be a lapse in service.
Online final grading for summer 2016 – Intersession (IS) and OL courses meeting from May 23 through June 10 began Thursday, June 9, via FlashFAST.
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Elizabeth Z. Bartz, president and CEO of State and Federal Communications, has provided a $30,000 endowment to 鶹ý at Trumbull, in Warren, Ohio, to provide scholarships for graduating seniors from Howland High School.
POSTED: Friday, October 28, 2016 10:44 AM
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.
