Jennifer Cunningham, Department of English, Kent State University at Stark, presented "African American Language: What It Is, Why That Is, and Where We Go From Here" at the Day of Dialogue: Living (In)Equality at Hofstra University, Long Island, New York, on Oct. 28, 2015. Web link: http://www.hofstra.edu/Academics/Colleges/HCLAS/CCE/cce_events_dayofdialogue.html Additional Comments: This was an invited presentation. ...
Lala Hajibayova, School of Library and Information Science, and W. Buente presented "Social Media Kaleidoscope" at the 16th Annual Meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR): Internet Research 16.0: Digital Imaginaries in Phoenix, Arizona, in October 2015. ...
Marianne Martens, School of Library and Information Science, presented "Conocer las fuerzas y aprovecharlas: Literatura internacional para niños e intercambio cultural subversivo" (Knowing the Forces and Harnessing Them: International Children’s Literature and Subversive Cultural Exchange) at the International Board on Books for Young People: Congreso Internacional de Lectura conference in Havana, Cuba, on Oct. 29, 2015. Summary: Martens presented this talk in Spanish. ...
Peter C. Kratcoski, Sr, Department of Sociology, Kent State University at Stark, authored a section of a book, "Perspectives on the Professional Practitioner in Criminal Justice" in Collaborative Policing: Police, Academics, Professionals, and Communities Working Together for Education, Training and Program Implementation, 1st Ed., Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press/Taylor and Francis Group. Peter C. Kratcoski and Maximilian Edelbacher, Eds. (2016), 247-291. ...
David Mohan, former dean of Kent State University at Geauga and the Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg, passed away on Nov. 22, 2015.
Read his obituary in The Plain Dealer and Record-Courier.
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Do you have exercise equipment you don't use? I'm interested in a reasonably priced, recumbent exercise/bike with moveable handlebars/arms - (prefer push/pull motion handlebars, but will consider rotating handlebars). Please email me a picture and particulars. dryman@kent.edu.
Dear Colleagues: I am pleased to announce that three candidates for dean and chief administrative officer of Kent State University at Stark will be on campus this week. As part of the interview process, each candidate will hold a public presentation at which they will discuss the following: Brief biography/background. Challenges facing higher education. Opportunities and challenges of a regional campus. Experience/examples of interacting with the broader community. Anything else the candidate would like to mention on how he or she would approach work specifically as dean an...
You are invited to nominate a Kent State University faculty member for the 2016 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award. Sponsored by the University Research Council and the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, this award is intended to honor Kent State’s exceptional researchers and scholars. The awardees will be selected based on the quality of research and scholarship and its impact on society. A ceremony and reception will be held on Thursday, April 19, at 4 p.m. as part of Faculty Appreciation Week. Who can be nominated? Any Kent State faculty member can b...
Kent State University at Tuscarawas is pleased to announce the appointment of David B. Mitchell as the general manager of the Performing Arts Center. Mitchell begins his duties Dec. 7. He comes to Kent State Tuscarawas from Louisville, Kentucky, where he was the branch manager of event services for Louisville-based Universal Services of America, which provides access control personnel and event management solutions to sports, entertainment and business expositions across the world. Mitchell also has 14 years of experience as operations manager for Broadway Across America in Louisville, ...