Christine Hudak, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, has been accepted as a contributing author to the book (tentatively) titled The Handbook of Continuing Professional Development for the Health IT Professional, to be published by HIMSS in 2017. Her chapter, “The Many Facets of Continuing Education,” will appear in the section on “The Importance of Lifelong Learning.”
Christine Hudak, School of Library and Information Science
Career Exploration and Development has launched a new job posting platform called Handshake. This will replace Flash @ Work but no other part of the employment process for students is changing (follow the steps outlined in the Supervisor Checklist for On-Campus Employment).
![Kent State University students model original designs created by Fashion School students during the school’s 2018 spring fashion show. Kent State University students model original designs created by Fashion School students during the school’s 2018 spring fashion show.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-Fashion1.jpg?VersionId=jctkDRJHXelawMI.NY4VL.VkCSqI0w0u&h=e6f36a9c&itok=GdbyKyyu)
Kent State University’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising is once again ranked high among the nation’s elite, according to Fashion-schools.org.
![English Lecturer Molly Mokros Natale works with a student during class. Ms. Natale and Jeanne Marie Stumpf-Carome, Ph.D., (not pictured) are collaborating on an interdisciplinary course to explore the construction of self through tourism. English Lecturer Molly Mokros Natale works with a student during class. Ms. Natale and Jeanne Marie Stumpf-Carome, Ph.D., (not pictured) are collaborating on an interdisciplinary course to explore the construction of self through tourism.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-Geauga1.jpg?VersionId=FbbqAYk4W7jd1ITPHQaADBfSLi_ARE9e&h=e6f36a9c&itok=q0Qrs0G-)
The opportunity for students to experience the intellectual richness that interdisciplinary study provides is the driving force behind a new course being offered this fall at Kent State University at Geauga.
![Josiah J. Murphy, secretary in Kent State's Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies, submitted this photo last year of her road tripping on Route 80. Josiah J. Murphy, secretary in Kent State's Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies, submitted this photo last year of her road tripping on Route 80.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/MAIN%20PHOTO-Road%20tripping%20on%20Route%2080_0.jpg?VersionId=z7xtIfArnfLYTNVYxi0mUQ2np_ASeEZ4&h=e6f36a9c&itok=6wnSHwnD)
Grab your camera. It’s summer vacation season again, and e-Inside wants to feature some of your best vacation or staycation photos, including selfies.
![Kent State University student entrepreneurs pose with judges of the CEBIpitch competition. Kent State University student entrepreneurs pose with judges of the CEBIpitch competition.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-CEBIpitch.jpg?VersionId=BXUWczInw.B6q1KqfR0iIgk5U3hDtvs8&h=e6f36a9c&itok=24f_qgSo)
To a panel of seven executives circled like sharks, seven student-run businesses pitched their ideas for a chance to win $30,000 in cash prizes at the CEBIpitch Competition held at Kent State University.
![Debra Thomas, pictured with her son, overcame devastation from two hurricanes, and with financial support from Kent State, graduated this past spring with her nursing degree. Debra Thomas, pictured with her son, overcame devastation from two hurricanes, and with financial support from Kent State, graduated this past spring with her nursing degree.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video_6.jpg?VersionId=BRijPlejb.F8VYOnwCLL.XE85nWnOLNn&h=e6f36a9c&itok=zoLCcS6J)
Neither Hurricane Irma nor Hurricane Maria could stop a Kent State University nursing student from graduating, even though the Category 5 storms that hit the U.S. Virgin Islands last September forced Debra Thomas to make a difficult decision.
Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, University Libraries, was named as one of the 25 Fellows for the Association of Research Libraries' (ARL) Leadership & Career Development Program's 2018-19 cohort on May 4, 2018. The yearlong program prepares librarians from underrepresented groups to take on leadership roles in their careers and professions.
Peter C. Kratcoski, Professor Emeritus, authored “The Victim-Offender Relationship in the Criminal Victimization of the Elderly” in Perspectives on Elderly Crime and Victimization, Edition 1st, (Cham, Switzerland: Springer) Peter C. Kratcoski & Maximilian Edelbacher (Eds.), (2018), 101-124.
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The Kent State 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 Kent State 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, Kent State 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.
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