E. Thomas Dowd, Department of Psychological Sciences

Christopher Bell is the 2015 recipient of the College Reading and Learning Association’s (CRLA) Outstanding Tutor Award — the first-ever recipient from an Ohio college or university. 

The talents of 18 Kent State University students were on display at Kent Student Center Programming’s 12th annual Rock the Runway fashion show, which took place March 5. Fashion was king on a night that featured the sights and sounds of this year’s theme, The Jacksons.

Since the time of the early Buddhist kings, Tibetan monks have practiced analytic meditation – where they memorize a Buddhist text and then attempt to deepen their understanding of this material by joining in debate pits led by a senior monk, known as the challenger.

1.7 cu. ft. Black & Decker mini fridge w/freezer compartment, ice cube tray and drain pan.  Man cave compatible. $50. Email dehead@kent.edu.

Leisa Gibbons, School of Library and Information Science, was awarded the Australian Council of Professors and Heads of School in Information Systems (ACPHIS) Ph.D. Medal for her doctoral thesis.

Yosh Hakutani, Department of English, authored “James Emanuel’s Jazz Haiku and African American Individualism,” African American Haiku: Cultural Visions, ed. John Zheng (Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2016): 35-58.

Catherine Smith, School of Library and Information Science, authored “Investigating the Role of Semantic Priming in Query Expression: A Framework and Two Experiments” in Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, September 2015.

Weight Watcher's at Work welcomes all Kent State University employees, family members and students to an Open House. Stop by Kent Student Center, Room 303, on Wednesday, March 9, from 12:15-1 p.m. All attendees will have their name entered into a prize drawing. Attendees who choose to enroll also will receive a special gift. No reservation is required.