Emad Khazraee, School of Library and Information Science

More than 72,000 items in Kent State University Libraries’ May 4 Collection will be digitally captured with the funding assistance of a $119,443 matching grant, provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). The digitization of these documents will allow users to explore these events and the context surrounding them through free, online access that will be located at www.library.kent.edu/special-collections-and-archives/nhprc.

Online final grading for Fall 2016 Second 5 Weeks (F2: 10/3/2016 – 11/6/2016) begins Thursday, Nov. 3, via FlashFAST. Grading also is now available for any fall 2016 course section that was flexibly scheduled and has an end date no later than Nov. 6. The deadline for grading submission is midnight on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Any final grades for fall 2016 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow.

It could be argued that no science is more valuable to us than that which helps to ensure the survival of our species by solving the problems that challenge it.

Kent State University President Beverly Warren delivered the State of the University address on Thursday, Oct. 13. In her address, themed “Living the Kent State Promise,” Warren outlined her vision of a reimagined public research university.

The air will become a little clearer on Kent State University campuses come July 1, 2017. That is when Kent State will become a smoke-free, tobacco-free university. At its meeting in May, the Kent State Board of Trustees approved university policy 3345-5-21, which aligns with the university-level initiative to create a healthy campus environment for all employees, students and visitors.

Guided tours of Kent State University’s historic May 4, 1970, Site and Memorial will be offered daily beginning Nov. 1 as the university begins renovations to Taylor Hall, which houses the May 4 Visitors Center.

“We believe the tours will still offer significant insight and experience to the May 4 story during a time when the center and its galleries are not accessible,” says Mindy Farmer, director of Kent State’s May 4 Visitors Center.

The second annual Run the World 5K race awarded 10 Kent State University students each with $1,000 education-abroad scholarships at the Education Abroad Expo on Sept. 15.

The Run the World 5K is an annual race organized by the Office of Global Education and colleges within Kent State to raise money for education-abroad scholarships. Through support of many donors, Kent State colleges and Regional Campuses, the race made it possible to award two more scholarships than last year.

The Kent State University Alumni Association invites faculty and staff to nominate deserving alumni for the Kent State University Alumni Awards. Sponsored by the alumni association, the Alumni Awards recognize graduates in the area of leadership, service, character and professional development.

One student award – the Golden Flash award – also will be given to a student who promotes Kent State spirit, pride and tradition.

Do you know any phenomenal female-identifying students at Kent State University? Are you interested in recognizing their achievements on a campus level? If so, consider nominating them for the Sage Project.

The Sage Project is a way to recognize female and female-identifying students who have taken their education and time at Kent State into their own hands and who have found balance in following their path and making their mark at Kent State.

The full text of the State of the University Address and a video of the program are available at http://www.kent.edu/president/state-university-address-2016.