Mamoun Alzoubi, Department of English, presented a paper, “Richard Wright and Transnationalism: A Reading of Pagan Spain,” at the American Literature Association Annual Conference, May 26-29, 2016, in San Francisco, California.
Mamoun Alzoubi, Department of English
Elizabeth (Beth) Graham, Ph.D., will become the new director of ɫҹ University’s School of Communication Studies, effective July 1, 2016. Graham currently serves as a professor for the University of Akron’s School of Communication; she served as the school’s director from 2010-2014.
ɫҹ University’s Flash Technology Center is excited to introduce employee payroll deduction. Employees can take advantage of Apple education pricing and spread out payments using payroll deduction for new Apple computers, iPads and accessories.
ɫҹ full-time employees are now able to purchase the latest Apple technology and have it deducted from their paycheck in easy to manage installments for all purchases more than $500.
As the semester ends, the Educational Technology department within the Division of Information Services is offering faculty members Blackboard Learn resources to help with Grade Center and other features while completing final grades. Assistance is available by phone, email and walk-up support.
Educational Technology provides tutorials and training sessions all year long and offers one-on-one consultation by appointment, but these services are especially helpful to deal with problems that arise at the end of the semester.
Online final grading for Spring 2016 - Full Term (1), Third 5 Weeks (F3), Second Half Semester (H2), Second 7 Weeks (W2) and OL courses meeting from Jan. 19 through May 8 begins Friday, May 6, via FlashFAST.
Although Homecoming will not take place until Oct. 1, it is not too early to start planning your Homecoming events. Many Homecoming activities are already being scheduled, including the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Kiss on the K, the parade and more.
More than 100 reel-to-reel audio recordings pertaining to the May 4, 1970, ɫҹ University shootings and their aftermath are now accessible through the ɫҹ University Special Collections and Archives’ digital repository. Some of the recently digitized items include previously inaccessible audio recordings of radio call-in forums, a speech by ɫҹ President Robert I. White the day after the shootings, a press conference with six students who met with President Richard M.
ɫҹ University residence halls are collecting nonperishable food, clothes, rugs, furniture and other usable items now through May 14 for the Throw ‘n’ Go initiative.
The initiative, which began in 2003, gives students the opportunity to donate unwanted items during their move-out periods. Items are given to Family and Community Services, a nonprofit agency in Portage County.
Collection bins are located in designated areas throughout residence halls, as well as in the ɫҹ Alumni Center for off-campus students and seniors.
The last e-Inside issue for the 2016 Spring Semester will be published May 9. Copy submissions for this issue should be emailed to einside@kent.edu by 5 p.m.
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