Kiersten F. Latham, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, has been named to the board of the International Committee on Training of Personnel (ICTOP) of the International Council of Museums (ICOM). ICTOP addresses the professional development of museums and heritage and the educational preparation of professionals working around the world.
Kiersten F. Latham, School of Library and Information Science
The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Alumni Association invites faculty and staff to nominate deserving alumni for the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Alumni Awards. Sponsored by the alumni association, the alumni awards recognize graduates in the area of leadership, service, character and professional development.
Nominations will be accepted through Dec. 31!
One student award – the Golden Flash award – will be given to a student who promotes Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University spirit, pride and tradition.
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University will close its golf course at the end of the 2016 fall season. For 50 years, the university has been pleased to provide this service to the community, which is no longer a viable option. As the Northeast Ohio golf industry continues to experience financial challenges, the university determined that the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Golf Course could not reverse a five-year trend of declining revenues and mounting operating losses.
Online final grading for Fall 2016 Full Term (POT 1), Third 5 Weeks (F3), Second Half Semester (H2), Second 7 Weeks (W2) begins Friday, Dec. 9, via FlashFAST. Grading also is now available for any fall 2016 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is midnight on Tuesday, Dec. 20. Any final grades for fall 2016 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow.
The last e-Inside issue for the 2016 Fall Semester will be published Dec. 12. Copy submissions for that issue should be emailed to einside@kent.edu by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6. e-Inside will resume production on Jan. 16.
Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., a professor in Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹'s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, was recently awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie by the Polish Chemical Society for his scientific achievements.
The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University family truly showed their blue and gold spirit by donating a record breaking $426,000 for Giving Tuesday.
Several students and faculty members from Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University at Salem began their fall semester with a trip to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southern South Dakota.
The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Board of Trustees and the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Foundation unanimously approved the administration’s proposal for the most ambitious comprehensive fundraising campaign in the history of the university.
Officers from Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University Police Services looked a little scruffy in November as they participated in No-Shave November to raise awareness for cancer.
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Departments of English and Pan-African Studies​
Kent Campus
The Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University 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 Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University 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, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ 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.