Mamoun Alzoubi, Department of English, presented a paper, “Richard Wright and Transnationalism: A Reading of Pagan Spain,” at the American Literature Association Annual Conference, May 26-29, 2016, in San Francisco, California.
Mamoun Alzoubi, Department of English
Jennifer O’Connell and Stephanie Orwick, both from the Office of Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services, along with Alicia Robinson, Women’s Center, gave a presentation at the ATIXA/SCOPE Joint National Conference on Oct. 6, 2016, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Alicia Robinson, Women’s Center, facilitated a workshop called “Lighting a Legacy: Gaining the Tools to Light the Flame in the Next Generation of Young Girls” at the Black Women and Girls Symposium: Producers of Knowledge and Agents of Change on Sept. 9, 2016, in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Jeremiah Vaughan, a second-year Ph.D. student in the Exercise Physiology program at Kent State University, always had an interest in environmental physiology, and this summer, he spearheaded a project that will help to add to understanding respiratory protective equipment resistance on workers’ physical, cognitive and subjective performance in low-oxygen environments, such as Denver and Boulder, Colorado.
Following a national search, Kent State University has selected Karen B.
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Kent State University at Salem’s City Center received the 2016
As a reminder, the Kent Campus Benefits and Wellness Fair is Wednesday, Oct. 19, from 10-11 a.m. and 1-2 p.m. at the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The Ashtabula Campus Benefits and Wellness Fair is Thursday, Oct. 20, from 9-10 a.m. and 10-11 a.m in the Oak Room in Main Hall.
Everyone is sad from time to time, but depression is different. What is sadness, and when does this normal every day emotion spiral into a clinical diagnosis? This informative workshop will explore the difference between a day or two of sadness versus depression.
Attend a Title IX faculty and staff workshop to learn how to See It! State It! Stop It! Visit http://goo.gl/OSNY7x to register. This workshop counts toward one hour of Beyond Compliance training.
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