Christine Hudak, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, has been accepted as a contributing author to the book (tentatively) titled The Handbook of Continuing Professional Development for the Health IT Professional, to be published by HIMSS in 2017. Her chapter, “The Many Facets of Continuing Education,” will appear in the section on “The Importance of Lifelong Learning.”
Christine Hudak, School of Library and Information Science
Online final grading for fall 2017 Second Five Weeks (F2) begins Thursday, Nov. 2, via FlashFAST. Grading also is now available for any fall 2017 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is midnight on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Any final grades for fall 2017 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow. These fall 2017 courses will be available in the Workflow on Thursday, Nov. 9.
![Freshman respiratory therapy student Hayley Sichko displays the new MetaNeb equipment. Freshman respiratory therapy student Hayley Sichko displays the new MetaNeb equipment.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-Grant1.jpg?VersionId=Ptj6WF9H2RtPkxxMMzzyvQsAVKDznEAa&h=e6f36a9c&itok=3kZ2FNBz)
Vlogƽ at Ashtabula received a new $5,000 respiratory therapy equipment grant from Hill-Rom, a manufacturer for medical devices, that will provide students with a new learning opportunity.
![Vlogƽ Lecturer Ellen Daniels is contributing to a national effort to boost the monarch butterfly population. Vlogƽ Lecturer Ellen Daniels is contributing to a national effort to boost the monarch butterfly population.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-Butterfly1.jpg?VersionId=GHnXn7bG1bdypukKr_EYUssgzn5MbsfI&h=e6f36a9c&itok=xYHrHSzs)
Vlogƽ Lecturer Ellen Daniels' hobby is more than just something to pass the time – she is contributing to a nationwide effort to help boost the dwindling monarch butterfly population.
![Students at Vlogƽ’s College of Podiatric Medicine work in the Foot and Ankle Clinic. Students at Vlogƽ’s College of Podiatric Medicine work in the Foot and Ankle Clinic.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-woundcare.jpg?VersionId=Cqp.sw7N2rDuYJN_Z4WCiZYNzqt1giu1&h=e6f36a9c&itok=Xvn9TEFz)
Vlogƽ's College of Podiatric Medicine is teaming up with the Cleveland Foot and Ankle Clinic to help reach a segment of the population that may not otherwise receive care for wounds that fail to heal.
![Vlogƽ has received a $3.1 million gift for a College of Business Administration scholarship endowment from the estate of Vlogƽ alumnus Joseph Stevens. Vlogƽ has received a $3.1 million gift for a College of Business Administration scholarship endowment from the estate of Vlogƽ alumnus Joseph Stevens.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-BusinessGift1.jpg?VersionId=6B8K7H243uHkCDG5F9yC2j.z_XvWWcsV&h=e6f36a9c&itok=nFX9osoX)
Vlogƽ has received a $3.1 million gift for a College of Business Administration scholarship endowment from the estate of Vlogƽ alumnus Joseph Stevens.
Denise A. Seachrist, Vlogƽ at Stark, presented “Auctioning Off History: Twenty Years Following the Sad Demise of the Snow Hill Cloister” at the Communal Studies Association Annual Conference in Zoar, Ohio, on Oct. 6, 2017.
Steven Brown, Evaluation and Measurement; Amanda Wolf, Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand; and James Rhoads, Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, presented “An Abductory Examination of Abduction” at the 33rd annual meeting of the International Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity in Glasgow, Scotland, on Sept. 9, 2017.
Lala Hajibayova, School of Information, and Wayne Buente authored “Representation of Indigenous Cultures: Considering the Hawaiian Hula” in Journal of Documentation, 73(6), 2017, 1137-1148.
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The Vlogƽ Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university’s 13th president.
The events of May 4, 1970, placed Vlogƽ in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, Vlogƽ remembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event.
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