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
Virginia Dressler and Cindy Kristof, University Libraries, presented “The Right to be Forgotten in Digital Collections: A Survey of Practice and Policy at ARL Institutions” at the Digital Library Federation Forum 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 24, 2017.
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oleg d. lavrentovich
Trustees Research Professor
Liquid Crystal Institute® and Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program
Kent Campus
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ɫҹ University has set an aggressive agenda for academic excellence across all areas of the . The ɫҹ University Foundation Board of Directors supports this agenda fully and is committed to helping financially support the university's academic excellence. With this goal in mind, the ɫҹ Foundation is pleased to offer a systemwide grant program to all departments, schools, colleges, institutes and centers.
Since the holiday season calls for delicious and indulgent foods like pumpkin pie, candied yams, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, not surprisingly a person consumes an average of 3,000 calories at Thanksgiving dinner – 1,000 over the recommended daily intake, according to Spoon University.
The average person gains six to 10 pounds over the holiday season, says Tanya Falcone, registered dietitian and nutritional outreach coordinator at ɫҹ University. This can lead to significant weight gain over the years that does not shed, even after the New Year.
The 2018 Learning Resources Network’s International Awards named ɫҹ University’s Center for Corporate and Professional Development as the “Best Brochure Design” for the center’s fall 2017/spring 2018 Catalog of Professional Development Offerings.
The Peace Basket Project gears up for its 21st year. The Professional Women of ɫҹ University started the Peace Basket Project in 1997, when a group of members created baskets of “little things” to share with the residents served by the King Kennedy Center. While the Professional Women of ɫҹ University is no longer active, this annual event continues with the support of members of the ɫҹ community.
Area residents who dread Christmas shopping but love giving and getting gifts are invited to a holiday shopping alternative — the Holiday Scavenger Hunt — in Kent beginning on Black Friday.
Those who successfully complete the scavenger hunt between Friday, Nov. 24, and Wednesday, Dec. 20, could win a $1,000 Hometown Bank MasterCard — just in time for the holidays.
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ɫҹ University’s Fashion School has again been recognized in the Business of Fashion’s annual Global Fashion School Rankings.
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.
