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Wick Poetry Center Receives Ohio Arts Council Grants

The Wick Poetry Center, in Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences, recently received two grants

Wick Receives Grant from Akron Community Foundation

Scholar of the Month

Scholar of the Month
Danielle Sarver Coombs
Associate Professor  

Does my prior Ohio state service affect my vacation entitlement?

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). 

Jennifer Cunningham, Department of English, Kent State University at Stark

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.

Lala Hajibayova, School of Library and Information Science

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

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.

Peter C. Kratcoski, Sr, Department of Sociology, Kent State University at Stark

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.

Candidates Announced for Dean and Chief Administrative Officer – Kent State University at Stark

Dear Colleagues: 

Nominate a Kent State Faculty Member for the 2016 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award by Jan. 22

You are invited to nominate a Kent State University faculty member for the 2016 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award.

Mitchell Named New General Manager of Kent State Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center

Kent State University at Tuscarawas is pleased to announce the appointment of David B.

Kent State's Women and Gender Centers Introduce New Programs

Kent State University’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Center, Women’s Center and Sexual Relationship Viol