Meghan Harper, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, presented a session titled “Helping Students Who Hurt in the School Library” on Oct. 13, 2016, at the Ohio Educational Library Media Association (OELMA) annual conference in Columbus.   ...

Mary Anne Nichols, M.L.S., presented a session titled “Trendspotting: What’s Trending in Teen Literature” on Oct. 14, 2016, at the Ohio Educational Library Media Association (OELMA) annual conference in Columbus. ...

Miriam Matteson, Ph.D., served as a panelist for a presentation titled “Evaluations and Annual Reviews” at the Ohio Library Council annual conference on Sept. 29, 2016, in Sandusky, Ohio. ...

A presentation by Lala Hajibayova, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, "Participatory Knowledge Representation and Organization Systems" at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIST) SIG/CR Workshop, received media coverage in the Bulletin of the Association for Information Science and Technology (February/March, 2016). https://www.asist.org/publications/bulletin/februarymarch-2016/sig-cr-workshop/ ...

A presentation by Lala Hajibayova, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, "Participatory Knowledge Representation and Organization Systems" at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIST) SIG/CR Workshop, received media coverage in the Bulletin of the Association for Information Science and Technology (February/March, 2016). Go to the following link to view: https://www.asist.org/publications/bulletin/februarymarch-2016/sig-cr-workshop/ Miriam Matteson, Ph.D., served as a panelist for a presentation titled “Evaluations and Annual Re...

The Rural Scholars program works to connect middle schoolers and high schoolers living in Columbiana County to their local surroundings and beyond. This has never been more apparent than from a summer full of four separate week-long workshops, and an autumn full of different career exploration workshops. The Rural Scholars Program currently has 94 students enrolled, paired with 18 undergraduate mentors. The summer kicked off with “Locationology,” the program directed towards 10th graders. Scholars were able to discover their own roots, while also better understanding the history of the a...

Maintaining wellness during the holidays can be a challenge. The busy holiday season can add a variety of stressors, ranging from unrealistic expectations to struggles with loneliness and loss.     Please join us for this timely lunch and learn from noon-1 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, in Heer Hall, Room 107. This session will focus on tools to help you prepare for any stressors associated with the holidays. You will learn to let go of unrealistic expectations, re-evaluate your traditions, develop family goals and adopt self-care techniques.     The presenter will...

Students and staff from the nursing program at Kent State Salem hosted International Day featuring food, music and displays of several cultures that represent the locations nursing students visited in recent years as part of their study abroad courses. The countries and cultures highlighted included Japan, Canada, Tanzania, Ghana, Switzerland, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Haiti and the Native American Lakota community from South Dakota.  # # #      Headliner Photo: Getting ready for International Day on the Kent State Salem Campus are (from left) Sondra O’Donnell, ...

The schedule for departmental closures can be found at www.kent.edu/hr/2016-2017-departmental-holiday-schedule. ...