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
The Kent Campus continues to undergo extensive renovations and new construction. Join us on Tuesday, July 24, from noon to 1 p.m. when Michael Bruder from the Office of the University Architect will fill us in on all of construction progress as we “walk and talk” about the campus.
Bring your bike from home or check out a bike through the Flashfleet bike-sharing program at one of eight locations around the Kent Campus. Flashfleet locations include the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, Eastway Center, Van Campen Hall, Tri-Towers, Terrace Hall, Stopher-Johnson, the Kent Student Center and PARTA in downtown Kent.
Nine public colleges and universities in Northeast Ohio have teamed up to create a consortium agreement to improve efficiency and effectiveness, strengthen educational offerings, provide collaborative pathways to degrees and support the region’s workforce.
As he walked off the plane from an out-of-state conference, David Fresco, Ph.D., professor in Kent State University’s Department of Psychological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, got an unexpected call.
“It was so out of the blue,” Dr. Fresco says. “I was humbled.”
With the spring semester in the books, Kent State University has proven its commitment to academic excellence with student-athletes recording a spring term grade point average (GPA) of 3.106.
Thanks in part to the 43 student-athletes with a perfect 4.0 GPA, the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics recorded its 11th-consecutive term of 3.0+ cumulative department GPA (3.160) and it 13th-consecutive 3.0+ spring-term GPA (3.106).
Online final grading for summer 2018 First 7 Weeks (POT W1) began Thursday, June 28, via FlashFAST. Grading is also now available for any summer 2018 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is midnight on Tuesday, July 3. Any final grades for summer 2018 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow. These summer 2018 courses will be available in the Workflow on Thursday, July 5.
![A group of Kent State University students, alumni and other volunteers plant trees at the new Climate Change Grove. A group of Kent State University students, alumni and other volunteers plant trees at the new Climate Change Grove.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-Grove1.jpg?VersionId=KwZYkdPcY0P_edsvlyNPBQxm4denLW1j&h=e6f36a9c&itok=t7oJlWKt)
Kent State University is again showing its commitment to sustainability with its new climate change grove that also offers opportunities for research. The tree grove, located behind the Student Recreation and Wellness Center on the Kent Campus, was created through a partnership between University Facilities Management and the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences. The trees were planted by students, Kent State alumni and other volunteers during the university’s annual Alumni Day of Service.
![Kent State Stark students open Flash's Professional Closet Donation Station at Belden Village Mall. The students also participated in the proper presentation challenge. Kent State Stark students open Flash's Professional Closet Donation Station at Belden Village Mall. The students also participated in the proper presentation challenge.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-Mall.jpg?VersionId=XbxlZNDs_tCR5YmCaPNeNSbeeFzdK1lV&h=e6f36a9c&itok=Z9wiYoSI)
Much like the Kent State University at Stark students who frequent Flash’s Professional Closet on their way from classrooms to first day on the job or internship, the secondhand clothing site in Campus Center is making its mark in a new way.
![Dianne Centa, pictured here in 1977, has witnessed many changes at Kent State University since she started working there in 1973. She recently celebrated 45 years at Kent State. Dianne Centa, pictured here in 1977, has witnessed many changes at Kent State University since she started working there in 1973. She recently celebrated 45 years at Kent State.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-DianneCenta1.jpg?VersionId=H3wqXXt5LRjK8cxkW2oWXZV87r4RcZCP&h=e6f36a9c&itok=Q8r3CQGh)
In 1973, American pop group Tony Orlando and Dawn scored a number one hit on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles with the song “Tie a Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree.” That same year, Dianne Centa began working at Kent State University.
![Roe Green, the affectionately named Fairy Godmother of Kent State University’s School of Theatre and Dance, is once again making wishes come true for current and future generations of students. Roe Green, the affectionately named Fairy Godmother of Kent State University’s School of Theatre and Dance, is once again making wishes come true for current and future generations of students.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-RoeGreen.jpg?VersionId=S5vvZYZR.YVJbEteWHgJd0Sm1rNT_1o8&h=e6f36a9c&itok=cfjTKEFV)
The affectionately named Fairy Godmother of Kent State University’s School of Theatre and Dance is once again making wishes come true for current and future generations of students.
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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