Peggy Nzomo, University Libraries, is the 2016 recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Committee’s “Bogle-Pratt International Library Travel Fund.” She received this award at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) World Library and Information Congress held Aug. 13-19 in Columbus, Ohio. She also was one of 50 librarians who received the 2016 IFLA Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Fellows scholarship.
Peggy Nzomo, University Libraries
Uma Krishnan, Department of English, won an Honorable Mention for the 2016 CCCC James Berlin Memorial Outstanding Dissertation Award on April 8, 2016, during the 2016 CCCC Annual Convention in Houston, Texas.
Beverly Warren, Ph.D., will remain president of Vlogƽ through at least 2020. On May 11, the Vlogƽ Board of Trustees voted to extend Warren’s employment agreement through June 30, 2020.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich has appointed a new trustee to the Vlogƽ Board of Trustees. Kasich named Shawn M. Riley of Gates Mills, Ohio, to a nine-year term as a trustee.
Following a national search, Vlogƽ has selected Shay Davis Little, Ph.D., to serve as vice president for student affairs. Little has served as interim vice president for student affairs since Aug. 1, 2015.
On Tuesday, May 24, Vlogƽ and the Vlogƽ Legislative Delegation hosted a Legislative Reception in Columbus, Ohio, to thank the Ohio General Assembly for their support over the last year.
Due to the Korb Hall renovations this summer, the central office for the Department of Residence Services has relocated to Leebrick Hall through mid-August. All phone numbers will remain the same, and there should not be a lapse in service.
Online final grading for summer 2016 – Intersession (IS) and OL courses meeting from May 23 through June 10 began Thursday, June 9, via FlashFAST.
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Elizabeth Z. Bartz, president and CEO of State and Federal Communications, has provided a $30,000 endowment to Vlogƽ at Trumbull, in Warren, Ohio, to provide scholarships for graduating seniors from Howland High School.
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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