Peggy Nzomo, University Libraries, is the 2016 recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Committee’s “Bogle-Pratt International Library Travel Fund.” She received this award at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) World Library and Information Congress held Aug. 13-19 in Columbus, Ohio. She also was one of 50 librarians who received the 2016 IFLA Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Fellows scholarship.
Peggy Nzomo, University Libraries
Members of the 鶹ý are cordially invited to the 2018 State of the University Address on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 3 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva. The address will reflect on the progress we achieved together in the last year and lift our eyes toward our even brighter future. Please plan to attend this important community event as we move Kent State boldly forward with purpose, passion and distinction.
鶹ý's College of Nursing is proud to announce it has been awarded a new grant of $10,000 from , a leading national philanthropic funder of graduate nursing
Donald Wayne McLeod, author of Perceptionology 101, spoke in the Kent Student Center Ballroom on Tuesday, Oct. 9, to a crowd of local high school students, 鶹ý students, staff, faculty and community business members from all over Northeast Ohio. The event was a collaboration between LaunchNET Kent State; DECA at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Kent; and the Hudson, Kent, Streetsboro and Stow-Munroe chambers of commerce.
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John and Fonda Elliot have become the largest donors in 鶹ý’s history, providing the largest total outright gift of $10 million as well as a $2 million planned gift.
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Northeast Ohio has enjoyed a warm fall season, but we all know that winter will arrive soon.
Lala Hajibayova, School of Information, authored “Leveraging collective intelligence: from univocal to multivocal representation of cultural heritage,” in Journal of Documentation, Vol. 74, Issue 6 (2018) 1190-1203.
In the past, grocery shoppers were encouraged to follow the outer perimeter and avoid the inner isles to find the healthiest food choices. This old adage no longer applies. Today, bakeries are found on the outer perimeter and many healthy choices, such as quinoa or brown rice, are found in the inner isles.
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POSTED: Friday, October 28, 2016 10:46 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.
