eInside - Week of Nov. 26, 2018
![The Digital Media Production major, housed in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has experienced significant growth in degrees awarded. The Digital Media Production major, housed in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has experienced significant growth in degrees awarded.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTO%20LEAD%20-%20sized%20DMP.jpg?VersionId=kYi7QGN56c6FYuRI8xaICRdaB5QKNQvR&h=e6f36a9c&itok=mtfg5TRN)
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University awarded the largest number of undergraduate degrees in its history in May 2018. One of the majors with the greatest growth from the previous year was Digital Media Production, which saw an increase of 43 graduates.
![The 2019 Larry Pollock Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ of Wellness Summit will bring together experts and stakeholders to explore mental health issues on college campuses. The 2019 Larry Pollock Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ of Wellness Summit will bring together experts and stakeholders to explore mental health issues on college campuses.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Larry-Pollock-Summit-Logo.jpg?VersionId=kCg0ATI7yKHIWTixkq6GXRP34UKeWM0h&h=e6f36a9c&itok=7iHFns27)
The 2019 Larry Pollock Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ of Wellness Summit will bring together experts and stakeholders to explore mental health issues on college campuses.
![Catherine Leslie, professor in Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University's School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, discusses what inspires her to teach. Catherine Leslie, professor in Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University's School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, discusses what inspires her to teach.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/VIDEO%20Prof%20Leslie.jpeg?VersionId=y67Q6GPEDwyj8If6w7aa5FcYEB3YUkxH&h=e6f36a9c&itok=vhwDMy5v)
Catherine Leslie, Ph.D., professor of fashion at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University, discusses what inspires her to teach.
![All of the students in the fall 2018 class of the Respiratory Therapy program at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University at Ashtabula have jobs waiting for them when they graduate. All of the students in the fall 2018 class of the Respiratory Therapy program at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University at Ashtabula have jobs waiting for them when they graduate.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/ashtabula_resp_therapy_students_fall2018.jpg?VersionId=rIDRbrE0.fqdQ3..07Guax34HttenWd4&h=e6f36a9c&itok=kZqZLmW1)
All of the students in the fall 2018 class of the Respiratory Therapy program at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University at Ashtabula have jobs waiting for them when they graduate.
![In their new paper, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Biology Professor David Ward and colleagues asked whether this encroachment of woody shrubs into grasslands in South Africa would increase or decrease the amount of carbon stored in the soil under the plants. In their new paper, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Biology Professor David Ward and colleagues asked whether this encroachment of woody shrubs into grasslands in South Africa would increase or decrease the amount of carbon stored in the soil under the plants.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/African_grasslands_2010_0.jpg?VersionId=XVRhklM2Gtpb4Wwec.Sr3Bcs9UYHwczY&h=e6f36a9c&itok=Fu6fR87b)
Ecosystems in today's world are responding to a wide variety of environmental changes. What happens when these changes interact?
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Farid Fouad
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
East Liverpool Campus
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Employee Anniversaries
Southards, Mary S. — 40 years
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