Mamoun Alzoubi, Department of English, presented a paper, “Richard Wright and Transnationalism: A Reading of Pagan Spain,” at the American Literature Association Annual Conference, May 26-29, 2016, in San Francisco, California.
Mamoun Alzoubi, Department of English
![Vlogƽ’s Digital Commons chronicles Ohio’s long-standing tradition of enology, the study of wine and winemaking, which has boosted it into the top 10 wine-producing states. Vlogƽ’s Digital Commons chronicles Ohio’s long-standing tradition of enology, the study of wine and winemaking, which has boosted it into the top 10 wine-producing states.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-Wine1.jpg?VersionId=nmvbingw3XhQjiiO3U6mnyQf.38hyrkA&h=e6f36a9c&itok=uPQ3jOEa)
A team at Vlogƽ at Ashtabula has started a Digital Commons collection to showcase the Ohio wine industry.
![Vlogƽ employee Mark van ‘t Hooft presents at a lunch and learn to celebrate and recognize his achievements and commitment to the university’s wellness program. Vlogƽ employee Mark van ‘t Hooft presents at a lunch and learn to celebrate and recognize his achievements and commitment to the university’s wellness program.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-Walk1.jpg?VersionId=dDp6at3r.wxeHo6aOQ3ghQruS5SHvT87&h=e6f36a9c&itok=nfD-dHOK)
Vlogƽ employee Mark van ‘t Hooft, Ph.D., took to the Netherlands for four days this summer and walked 125 miles in the largest multiday marching event in the world.
![(From left) Dr. Mark Arredondo, Dr. Kimberly Williams, Dr. Andrea Warner Stidham and Dr. Wendy Umberger were awarded a $1.1 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration. (From left) Dr. Mark Arredondo, Dr. Kimberly Williams, Dr. Andrea Warner Stidham and Dr. Wendy Umberger were awarded a $1.1 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/file/PROFILES-Nursing.jpg?VersionId=PVJtt05VxpGeDwvygA3L4l.Se306c0h0&h=e6f36a9c&itok=nShcJJHk)
Vlogƽ’s College of Nursing has been awarded $1.1 million grant to expand the behavioral health workforce in rural and underserved areas.
Ten finalists have been chosen from a pool of more than 200 nominees for the 51st annual Vlogƽ Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award.
The Vlogƽ Alumni Association recognizes Vlogƽ faculty members with this award annually. The Distinguished Teaching Award is the most esteemed honor that Vlogƽ grants to three full-time, tenure-track faculty members. In order to be nominated, faculty members must have been employed at the university for at least seven years and be in a tenured or tenure-track position.
Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, University Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives, was part of a group that presented “Preserving the Spark: Challenges in Archiving Activist Movements” at the Society of American Archivists’ annual conference in Portland, Oregon, on July 28, 2017.
Yanhai Du, College of Aeronautics and Engineering, has the following patents.
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![The Vlogƽ Marching Golden Flashes will perform during the Homecoming parade and game on Oct. 14. The Vlogƽ Marching Golden Flashes will perform during the Homecoming parade and game on Oct. 14.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video-MarchingBand.jpg?VersionId=KqkviVGSuQ8GV75xXJ7nYUup3wg0VZ_5&h=e6f36a9c&itok=Nl7ZpMWp)
Catch the Marching Golden Flashes at the Vlogƽ Homecoming parade and game on Saturday, Oct. 14!
As we usher in a new academic year of learning and service at Vlogƽ, Vlogƽ President Beverly Warren looks forward to sharing with you the accomplishments that our students, faculty, staff and alumni make each day.
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