Kiersten F. Latham, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, has been named to the board of the International Committee on Training of Personnel (ICTOP) of the International Council of Museums (ICOM). ICTOP addresses the professional development of museums and heritage and the educational preparation of professionals working around the world.
Kiersten F. Latham, School of Library and Information Science
Online final grading for summer 2017 full term (1: 5/22/2017 – 8/19/2017), second 7 Weeks (W2: 7/3/2017 – 8/19/2017), summer 3 (S3: 7/17/2017 – 8/19/2017) began Thursday, Aug. 17, via FlashFAST. Grading also is now available for any summer 2017 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is midnight on Tuesday, Aug. 22. Any final grades for summer 2017 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow.
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Kent State University at Tuscarawas is offering a new degree to meet the need for professionals and entrepreneurs in the high-demand and rapidly changing agricultural industry.
![Terrie Adams, special assistant in the College of Nursing, went with members of her family on a cruise to Nassau, St. Thomas, and St. Kitts. Terrie Adams, special assistant in the College of Nursing, went with members of her family on a cruise to Nassau, St. Thomas, and St. Kitts.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/MainPhoto_0.jpg?VersionId=ChlNv2PMH6eX9hYE4Yi_dkfY6ILg6fbh&h=e6f36a9c&itok=LnfkffMz)
Due to popular demand, e-Inside is running this final feature of employees’ favorite summer vacation photos for 2017. Entries for 2017 are now closed.
![Kent State University student Andrew Badger holds up a poster from his anime collection. Kent State University student Andrew Badger holds up a poster from his anime collection.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-Anime1.jpg?VersionId=XXa9jfG._AtBekdBzzwUiGxtFLThXUYG&h=e6f36a9c&itok=4Hau7Q--)
If you do not know much about the world of animation, then you probably have not heard of anime. But chances are you have seen it or at least passed over it while channel surfing.
![Kent State University’s College of Podiatric Medicine is one of nine accredited podiatry colleges in the United States, and is a four-year, graduate-level medical college, granting the degree of Doctor of Podiatric Medicine. Kent State University’s College of Podiatric Medicine is one of nine accredited podiatry colleges in the United States, and is a four-year, graduate-level medical college, granting the degree of Doctor of Podiatric Medicine.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video-CPM.jpg?VersionId=ARk1jmp8BIH38Vjt0my377XUcLhUdBQC&h=e6f36a9c&itok=fERuqMPC)
Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine students discuss why they chose podiatric medicine over other medical careers.
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Gregory King, School of Theatre and Dance, led a masterclass at Onyx Production, a dance and theatre company in Columbus, Ohio, on May 13, 2017. King’s high-energy class fused some of the main principles of Horton, ballet and other contemporary forms.
Three LaunchNET Kent State employees and one student client presented at the seventh annual Deshpande Symposium for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Ed on June 12-14 in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Bonnie James Shaker, Department of English at Kent State University at Geauga, Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, University Libraries, and Angela Pettitt, Penn State Shenango, authored the article "Recovering Kate Chopin's 'Her First Party': Media, Mediation, Message" in American Periodicals, Jean Lee Cole and Cynthia Patterson (Eds.), 27(1), 2017, 21-24.
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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