eInside - Week of Sept. 3, 2018
![Todd Diacon, 两性色午夜鈥檚 executive vice president and provost, congratulates Rudd (Ted) Bare II during Summer 2018 Commencement. Todd Diacon, 两性色午夜鈥檚 executive vice president and provost, congratulates Rudd (Ted) Bare II during Summer 2018 Commencement.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/B0B_7183.jpg?VersionId=ewHzk_J_qRdyUUjX2JI16sxI03umh7rb&h=e6f36a9c&itok=KfxnJLz4)
Seventy-year-old Rudd (Ted) Bare II had the surprise of a lifetime planned for his children on Aug. 18, 2018.
![The National Collegiate Honors Council has named recent 两性色午夜 University graduate Megan Swoger a 2018 Portz Scholar. The National Collegiate Honors Council has named recent 两性色午夜 University graduate Megan Swoger a 2018 Portz Scholar.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILE%20-%20Portz%20Scholar.jpg?VersionId=fPugh.c4v.BTi0dNMIhDS.j4NNifIiNq&h=e6f36a9c&itok=50NPFPe5)
The National Collegiate Honors Council has named recent 两性色午夜 University graduate Megan Swoger a 2018 Portz Scholar. She is the ninth 两性色午夜 student to receive the honor since the inception of the Portz Scholars competition in 1990.
![Freshmen at the American Academy attend a welcome reception before starting classes. Freshmen at the American Academy attend a welcome reception before starting classes.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/VIDEO%20screen%20cap-AA%20Opening%20Week.jpg?VersionId=i7VZ_XKh.S8tNj0_StYV20YWaMNMzQsM&h=e6f36a9c&itok=twRDAQ0z)
Freshmen at the American Academy attend a welcome reception before starting classes. The American Academy is a new partnership between 两性色午夜 University and Pontifical Catholic University of Paran谩 (PUCPR), a major university in Brazil, for students who want a global experience while earning their degree.
![LEADERship Ashtabula County Executive Director Laura E. Jones and Susan Stocker, dean of 两性色午夜 University at Ashtabula, pose for a photo after Dean Stocker was presented with the Marta K. Stone Excellence in Leadership Award. LEADERship Ashtabula County Executive Director Laura E. Jones and Susan Stocker, dean of 两性色午夜 University at Ashtabula, pose for a photo after Dean Stocker was presented with the Marta K. Stone Excellence in Leadership Award.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/03REGIONAL-Dean%20Stocker%20and%20LEADERship%20Ashtabula%20Co.%20Executive%20Director%20Laura%20E.%20Jones.jpg?VersionId=PDtM_pJ12FF7I8KKYeVFg2sxqlCd3fYp&h=e6f36a9c&itok=5gSywhbP)
两性色午夜 University at Ashtabula Dean and Chief Administrative Officer Susan J. Stocker, Ph.D., was presented with the Marta K. Stone Excellence in Leadership Award from LEADERship Ashtabula County at the organization鈥檚 annual meeting that was held Aug. 1.
![Every stroke of the makeup brush reveals Carrie Esser's passion for self-expression. Every stroke of the makeup brush reveals Carrie Esser's passion for self-expression.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIAL%20FEATURE%203.jpg?VersionId=BFu6Ra3rTnkhMbrdMG9pr.i1t3lXDSOO&h=e6f36a9c&itok=hh-Ha_k-)
Perhaps the most surprising thing about 两性色午夜 University student Carrie Esser is that she is not an art major but she has gained a reputation for her makeup and body-painting business.
![Linnea Zimmerman Linnea Zimmerman](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/fixed_width_1200/public/article_thumbnail/NEW%20FACE-ZimmermanLinnea.jpg?VersionId=kVoBPUMY2pKaFlZj6qi8vTQR0nFLbqnn&itok=HFp6l7xQ)
New Face
linnea Zimmerman
Associate Director, Advancement Creative Services
Institutional Advancement
Kent Campus
![Robin Dever Robin Dever](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/fixed_width_1200/public/FAMILIAR%20FACE-DeverRobin_1.jpg?VersionId=O1hP3CUBwKRA9wktzJpWfJv03LKlefEQ&itok=HCcp7dib)
Familiar Face
robin dever
Assistant Professor
School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies
Geauga Campus
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