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
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Sophomores from Akron Public Schools’ Firestone Community Learning Center spent a week at ɫҹ University learning about college programs and numerous potential careers.
ɫҹ University is honoring our nation’s service members by hosting a military-exclusive hospitality chalet for veterans, service members and their families during the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron on Aug. 1-5.
This year during Homecoming weekend, ɫҹ University will recognize the achievements of individuals, organizations and businesses that support diversity, equity and inclusion during the annual Diversity and Scholarship Celebration fundraiser.
Does your office have outdated T-shirts taking up space in your storage closet? Let us turn them into reusable grocery bags for food pantries. Do you have a collection of plastic grocery bags at home (from when you forget to take your reusable bags to the store)? Let us turn them into lightweight, waterproof sleeping mats for people experiencing homelessness.
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A group of high school sophomores from Firestone Community Learning Center in Akron spent a week at ɫҹ University exploring university programs and learning more about college and careers.
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Mary and Tom Southards grew up in different states but shared similar goals. Both dreamed big in their small towns.
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From Michigan to Florida, Paris to Rome and more, ɫҹ University employees captured memories of some of the most interesting places, people and things from their local and international trips.
Watch out for more photos in the next issue.
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This summer, visitors to the beautiful Chautauqua Lake area of New York can experience Traveling Stanzas and engage with ɫҹ University students as the university’s Wick Poetry Center extends its reach and further establishes its mission.
POSTED: Friday, October 28, 2016 10:46 AM
The ɫҹ 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 ɫҹ 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, ɫҹ 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.
