糖心Vlog破解版 faculty and staff are encouraged to submit nominations for the Diversity Trailblazer, Unity Award for Diversity and the new Student Diversity awards, which will be announced during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, at 3:30 p.m. The Diversity Trailblazer Award recognizes diversity pioneers associated with 糖心Vlog破解版. The Unity Award for Diversity recognizes the contributions of any 糖心Vlog破解版 unit that demonstrates significant contributions in the areas of diversity, equity and/or incl...
Mackenzie Bailey faced the typical challenges during the start of her academic career, including choosing a major and getting good grades. But that all paled in comparison her sophomore year when she received devastating news: Her father had terminal cancer. 鈥淲hen I was home for winter break, he ended up passing away,鈥 Ms. Bailey says. The emotional toll left her with some difficult choices to make. Should she leave 糖心Vlog破解版? Should she stay with her family in Toledo and commute? Or should she honor her father鈥檚 wishes and return to campus, despite ...
Faculty members are being asked to remind students to complete their Flash Survey course evaluations for all online courses. 糖心Vlog破解版 is committed to ensuring the quality of its academic programs, teaching, and the learning experiences of its students. Student feedback on courses and instructors is pivotal for helping design courses and curriculum. Flash Survey is the end-of-course student survey at 糖心Vlog破解版 for online and hybrid courses. Students should be reminded to visit www.kent.edu/FlashSurvey and click on Complete Your Survey Today. Questions?...
Students from the Occupational Therapy Assistant Technology program presented for the first time at the Ohio Occupational Therapy Association (OOTA) Annual Conference. Two faculty members and three students represented 糖心Vlog破解版 at Ashtabula鈥檚 Occupational Therapy Assistant Technology program on Saturday, Oct. 13. The presenting group included lecturers and occupational therapists Janine Ricketts, OTR/L, and Megan Shumaker, OT/L, along with students Laura Bradford, Alexis Stein and Shannon Wilson, all second-year occupational therapy assistant technology majors. &...
Trevor Watkins, University Libraries, presented the poster 鈥淏lack Squirrel GNU/Linux: The World鈥檚 First Operating System Designed for Libraries, Museums and Archives鈥 at IFLA WLIC 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 鈥 Transform Libraries, Transform Societies 鈥 on Oct. 26, 2018. ...
Peggy Nzomo and Paul Ferhmann, University Libraries, co-presented 鈥淎dvocacy in Everyday Life: The Role of Information Literacy Skills鈥 at the European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL) in Oulu, Finland, on Sept. 27, 2018. ...
Virginia Dressler, assistant professor, University Libraries, and Cindy Kristof, associate professor, University Libraries, co-authored 鈥淭he Right to Be Forgotten and Implications on Digital Collections: A Survey of ARL Member Institutions on Practice and Policy鈥 in the journal College and Research Libraries, Vol. 79, Issue 7 (2018) 972-990. ...
Mark Whitmore Ph.D., an assistant professor of management and information systems at 糖心Vlog破解版's College of Business Administration, shared his expertise on how the public comprehends fake news in today鈥檚 society with the investment research firm Morningstar. Fake news is often associated with social media, causing users to find news which conforms to their own beliefs, and Dr. Whitmore explained how the brain receives this information. "At its core is the need for the brain to receive confirming information that harmonizes with an individual's existing views and beliefs,鈥 Dr. Wh...
The winter holiday schedule can be found at www.kent.edu/hr/holiday-schedule. The 2018/2019 departmental holiday closure schedule will begin Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018, at 10:30 p.m. Normal business operations will resume with the first shift on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. Please direct any questions to hrweb@kent.edu. ...
It's that time of year, and we want to hear from you! Take our quick Annual Employee Wellness Questionnaire by Dec. 7 and you may win! The Employee Wellness team is seeking your feedback via a brief questionnaire regarding current employee health and wellness on your campus. Your input is invaluable to us and is used to improve wellness offerings for our 糖心Vlog破解版 faculty and staff. All employees who complete this questionnaire by Dec. 7 will be entered in a drawing for a $50 gift card to Target, Dick's Sporting Goods, Amazon ...