Many people consider Italy as the center of Western fashion and design. One student’s project, which explored the influence that African culture has on Italian design, was selected as the winner in the first-ever Kent State Florence Scholarship Competition this past spring (see earlier story). Kimberly Debnam’s project, The Influence of Africa(ns) on Italian Culture, was selected from among eleven competing student project entries by the competition’s panel of judges. Kimberly, a Managerial Marketing major in the College of Business Administration, was presented with her first place award – a ...
Haithem Zourrig, Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship at Kent State University at Stark, received the 2017 McGraw-Hill Education Distinguished Award at the 44th annual meeting of the Federation of Business Disciplines held in Little Rock, Arkansas, from March 8-11, 2017. ...
Rebecca Meehan, Ph.D., School of Information, presented a poster titled “Continued Access to Hospital Patient Health Record Data in Long Term-Care” at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 21, 2017. ...
Pamela Rafferty-Semon, Jeremy Jarzembak and Jennifer Shanholtzer, College of Nursing, co-authored an online journal article titled “Simulating Complex Community Disaster Preparedness: Collaboration for Point of Distribution” in the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing (OJIN), Vol. 22, No. 1, in 2017. ...
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is saddened to announce the death of Dr. Anatoly Khitrin, a professor who specialized in physical chemistry. Khitrin received his M.Sc. from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 1978, followed by his Ph.D. in 1985 from the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka, USSR Academy of Sciences. He began his career at this institute in 1978 and ultimately became a leading researcher and head of laboratory. He was then employed by the University of Oklahoma, serving as an adjunct professor and research scientist. K...
Familiar Face Belinda Boon Associate Professor School of Information Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Nontenure-track faculty member WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: July 2006 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Manager of Continuing Education and Consulting, Texas State Library and Archives Commission LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The people — my students and colleagues — and the beautiful campus! ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Its national and international reputation and outstanding library and information science program. ...
New Face Rachel Scherer Academic Advisor I College of Nursing Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Academic advisor WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: July 2016 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Kent State University Graduate Assistant LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Students-first mentality and the beloved black squirrels, of course! ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Great place to grow with passionate colleagues by my side RESIDES IN: Kent, Ohio HOMETOWN: Wampum, Pennsylvania EDUCATION: M.Ed. Higher Education Adminis...
Today marks the one year anniversary of Pokémon GO’s worldwide release that sent crowds hiking through parks, meandering into streets and walking for miles in search of Pokémon, those cute little digital characters that appear in real locations on your smartphone. Capturing the little monsters isn’t just fun for the players, it might be good for their health. Too often we sit at a desk all day, spend countless hours in the car, and with a smartphone glued to our hands, it is too easy to spend our free time watching videos, playing games and browsing the internet. Such sedentary behaviors caus...
Every year, July brings clear skies, a bright sun and a cool breeze. This time of year offers ideal conditions for a perfect picnic. A workshop, “National Picnic Day – A Recipe for a Perfect Excursion,” will be offered on Wednesday, July 19, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center on the Kent Campus. This workshop will provide you with the knowledge needed to plan a healthy and stress-free picnic, including culinary recommendations and suggestions for recreational activities. This program is open to students, faculty, staff and community members. The presente...
Join us on Tuesday, July 25, from noon to 1 p.m. at Heer Hall on the Kent Campus, as we focus on six basic steps everyone should follow when preparing for retirement at any age. The core focus of this workshop is to give individuals an easy and actionable plan they can follow in order to ensure they are on track to achieve their personal retirement and investment goals. We will also review a brief market and economic outlook, and discuss what questions to ask before hiring a financial advisor. The presenter will be Kurt Russel from IMPACT Solutions. Because seating is limited for this pr...