If you were previously employed by Kent State University, the state of Ohio, or any political subdivision of the state of Ohio, your prior service time may be creditable toward your vacation entitlement* per administrative policy 6-11.7(C)(1).  Examples of political subdivisions include: city, municipality, village, township, state university, school district, health district or public library.  *Bargaining unit employees represented by AFSCME should refer to Article 32 (A) regarding prior service and vacation entitlement Service time from student or graduate assistant employ...

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. ...