Peggy Nzomo, University Libraries, is the 2016 recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Committee’s “Bogle-Pratt International Library Travel Fund.” She received this award at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) World Library and Information Congress held Aug. 13-19 in Columbus, Ohio. She also was one of 50 librarians who received the 2016 IFLA Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Fellows scholarship.
Peggy Nzomo, University Libraries
Kenneth Cushner, professor emeritus, School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies; and Averil McClelland, professor emerita, College of Education, Health and Human Services, authored Human Diversity in Education: An Intercultural Approach, 9th Ed., Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill, (2018).
The Employee Wellness team has several opportunities for employees to hone resiliency skills in the new year. Remember, you are never too young or too old to work on resiliency, as individuals can improve these skill sets at any age. Resilient individuals do not wallow or dwell on failure; they acknowledge and learn from situations, and then move forward.
If these attributes sound like something you would like to work on, consider some, or all, of these upcoming programs on resiliency:
Kent State University’s College of Podiatric Medicine and teaching facility, the Cleveland Foot and Ankle Clinic, welcomes employees to visit the DeWeese Health Center on the Kent Campus every Wednesday morning for foot and ankle problems.
![Kent State University won the On the Move University Challenge title for the most active university in the country.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-UniversityChallenge1_0.jpg?VersionId=ekXR781VhtHRLpt3oAnGMkvj2DdNtPCE&h=e6f36a9c&itok=6tsQBZvl)
Faculty and staff on TEAM KENT STATE hold the On the Move University Challenge title for the most active university in the country.
![Kent State University President Beverly Warren presents Earl K. Miller, Ph.D., with a Kent State Alumni Association Professional Achievement Award during the Spring 2016 Commencement ceremony at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. Kent State University President Beverly Warren presents Earl K. Miller, Ph.D., with a Kent State Alumni Association Professional Achievement Award during the Spring 2016 Commencement ceremony at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-Miller.jpg?VersionId=ZLEGYQZFAD2Dovs99bmkGVaTSYvKugqa&h=e6f36a9c&itok=TptXiUNX)
Earl K. Miller, Ph.D., and his wife, Marlene M. Wicherski, have pledged $2 million to fund three scholarships and a professorship in Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences.
![Kent State University at Stark student Heather Greier discovered an unexpected way to fulfill her purpose of helping animals. Kent State University at Stark student Heather Greier discovered an unexpected way to fulfill her purpose of helping animals.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video2.jpg?VersionId=VtYC1BpoOv257e_aI0hEU_HCYbas8Seb&h=e6f36a9c&itok=8FOFzoax)
Kent State University at Stark student Heather Greier discovered an unexpected way to fulfill her purpose of helping animals.
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Dear Colleagues:
I am pleased to announce that four candidates for dean of the College of Aeronautics and Engineering will be on campus over the next several weeks. Each candidate will hold a public presentation on the following topic:
Marilyn Norconk, Ph.D., a Professor Emerita of Anthropology in Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.
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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