E. Thomas Dowd, Department of Psychological Sciences, was elected fellow of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies in New York, New York, on Oct. 28, 2016.
E. Thomas Dowd, Department of Psychological Sciences
![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ employees smile for the camera during the annual Employee Appreciation Day event. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ employees smile for the camera during the annual Employee Appreciation Day event.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEADAppreciation1.jpg?VersionId=mmxLlY8arnz58wH2izfMMKv9B0S4glaz&h=ec98a0f6&itok=J7clJYK2)
Take a group picture with colleagues in the photo booth. Strut your stuff in the lip sync contest. Feel like dancing? Bust a move during Zumba demos or relax with a soothing chair massage courtesy of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.
![Three community members have been named to the Tuscarawas County University Branch District Board of Trustees and the Tuscarawas County University Foundation at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ at Tuscarawas.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONALTuscarawas.jpg?VersionId=IHAaFoa5Mu6py66S3ntTksTTMHlDIBZS&h=ec98a0f6&itok=p--VyWAz)
Three community members have been named to the Tuscarawas County University Branch District Board of Trustees and the Tuscarawas County University Foundation at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ at Tuscarawas.
![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's Ratchneewan Ross will be inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURERoss.jpg?VersionId=AiyHfGICe1qtgGCnGeXxr4O344tmWf7T&h=ec98a0f6&itok=QYUS_DUe)
Ratchneewan Ross, associate dean of the Ph.D. program and director of international initiatives at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s College of Nursing, will be inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in October.
![New ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ graduates pose with family members outside the MAC Center following a Spring 2016 Commencement ceremony.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILESCommencement1.jpg?VersionId=aiaxv2bsDOFvBwLKDkZ.AXxK3UZQJYJz&h=1d18de3c&itok=BQbpUpCc)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ will hold its Summer 2016 Commencement ceremony for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.
![Pictured is Nikki the Top Hawk.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video-Camp.jpg?VersionId=n.tHeXHjyM1ASZFdC8cmd257j7E4Uw9D&h=ec98a0f6&itok=VJ8p3ghO)
Each summer, 15 female high school students receive a free, three-day camp experience through the Nikki Kukwa Memorial Aviation Fund and ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology.
Jo Dowell, Ph.D., assistant professor and research faculty in the College of Nursing, presented her research findings at the 27th Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Research Congress in Cape Town, South Africa.
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ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ at Tuscarawas
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ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ President Beverly Warren has announced the appointment of Stephen Sokany, an alumnus and longtime employee, to the position of vice president for institutional advancement, effective Aug. 8, 2016. Sokany has served the university since 1993 in a number of development and institutional advancement roles, most recently as executive associate vice president for institutional advancement. Sokany replaces Jeff McLain, who stepped down from the position Aug. 1, 2016.
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon has announced that Susan Stocker, Ph.D., has been appointed interim dean and chief administrative officer of ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ at Geauga, located in Burton, Ohio, and ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg, effective Aug. 20, 2016. Stocker has led ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Ashtabula as dean and chief administrative officer since 2001 and will continue in this role.
The ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ 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 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ 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, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ 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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