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
In 1990, members of the very first National Gay Pilots Association (NGPA) identified by a subtle airplane on their shirts, met discreetly in Provincetown, Massachusetts, to begin their fight for equality. These members, and many others, were at risk of losing their jobs or being dishonorably discharged if anyone found out they were gay during that time.
![The "Sandy's Scrapbook" Exhibition is on display at Vlogƽ's May 4 Visitors Center. The "Sandy's Scrapbook" Exhibition is on display at Vlogƽ's May 4 Visitors Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video_5.jpg?VersionId=A2GbeBSFAtNnr2EqGTvOUQQHJqpkvrVv&h=e6f36a9c&itok=5IbCkEPd)
Sandy Scheuer was on her way to class on May 4, 1970, when she was shot and killed by Ohio National Guardsmen responding to protests of the Vietnam War at Vlogƽ. Now, almost 50 years later, Ms. Scheuer’s life will be the subject of a new exhibit at the May 4 Visitors Center at Vlogƽ.
The Vlogƽ Women’s Center will offer digital mammogram screenings to qualified Vlogƽ employees, spouses and students on April 3-6 from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. The mammograms will be held at DeWeese Health Center, Room 135, on the Kent Campus.
Each participant’s health insurance will be billed or participants may choose to self-pay.
![Two Vlogƽ students sit beneath the trees at the Behind the Brain Plaza along Terrace Drive on the Kent Campus. Two Vlogƽ students sit beneath the trees at the Behind the Brain Plaza along Terrace Drive on the Kent Campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-TreeCampus.jpg?VersionId=7sbFRG_Bi4JhML3QnZyx_kb_OEW8cDmO&h=e6f36a9c&itok=2LksbTVN)
Trees fill the sky every season as far as the eye can see as Vlogƽ students walk down the Lefton Esplanade on the Kent Campus.
![Vlogƽ student Kendra Snatchko started achieving her dream of working in the fashion industry at Vlogƽ East Liverpool. Vlogƽ student Kendra Snatchko started achieving her dream of working in the fashion industry at Vlogƽ East Liverpool.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-Fashion1.jpg?VersionId=.Op0UOy82ICfxAH3mgcF0fU3QS1_BgcO&h=e6f36a9c&itok=M_TeKhgS)
Kendra Snatchko is about to graduate from Vlogƽ, and her eyes are focused on a bright future. Remarkably, her vision of the future started forming when she was only 12 years old.
![Vlogƽ student Eli Kalil, shown here with his mom, engaged Twitter users to help his mom quit smoking. Vlogƽ student Eli Kalil, shown here with his mom, engaged Twitter users to help his mom quit smoking.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Kalil1_0.jpg?VersionId=eAs4bABVBfWTNDlm10KbeFDPcSQKAsUH&h=e6f36a9c&itok=zWSNfu2N)
Eli Kalil, a junior applied communications major at Vlogƽ, saw just how powerful the tool of social media can be when he posted an inspiring tweet involving his mother in late January.
![Gary Koski, Ph.D., associate professor in Vlogƽ’s Department of Biological Sciences, works with students in the lab. Dr. Koski was honored with a Distinguished Teaching Award for demonstrating exceptional teaching in the classroom. Gary Koski, Ph.D., associate professor in Vlogƽ’s Department of Biological Sciences, works with students in the lab. Dr. Koski was honored with a Distinguished Teaching Award for demonstrating exceptional teaching in the classroom.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-Koski.jpg?VersionId=Ib937c680QtvhC3nVOsWRKMEuHsq0q9d&h=e6f36a9c&itok=z5dAXbis)
When accomplished researcher Gary Koski, Ph.D., began his teaching career at Vlogƽ in 2010, he had no prior teaching experience.
![Vlogƽ's annual economic impact on the Northeast Ohio region is nearly $3.4 billion and more than $3.8 billion statewide. Vlogƽ's annual economic impact on the Northeast Ohio region is nearly $3.4 billion and more than $3.8 billion statewide.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/economic%20thumb.jpg?VersionId=Ntiv3f70vbxX1wNCjpzMzFehet0qGnDO&h=e6f36a9c&itok=3QaaZbIY)
You will find Vlogƽ driving the region’s economy in nearly every sector of industry. From FedEx to Medical Mutual to Sherwin-Williams and the Cleveland Indians, our graduates are making dynamic impact and shaping lasting contributions across Northeast Ohio.
Tamara L. Honesty, School of Theatre and Dance, and Karestin Harrison, authored The Fake Food Cookbook: Props You Can't Eat for Theatre, Film, and TV, 1st Ed., New York, NY: Routledge, (2018).
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Familiar Face
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Vice President for Student Affairs
Division of Student Affairs
Kent Campus
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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