Miriam Matteson, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, co-presented (with Kara Reuter) 鈥淩eal World Assessment: Using Data to Evaluate Library Products and Services鈥 at the Ohio Library Council annual conference on Sept. 29, 2016, in Sandusky, Ohio. ...
Lala Hajibayova, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, was invited to become an associate member of the Caucasus Research Resource Centers鈥 Network of Researchers in Social Sciences (http://www.crrccenters.org). ...
Kiersten Latham, Ph.D., School of Information, published a paper titled 鈥淭he Curious Case of Floating Fixity (and Its Relationship to Authenticity)鈥 in Proceedings from the Document Academy in Vol. 3, Issue 2, in December 2016. ...
糖心Vlog破解版鈥檚 Smoke-Free, Tobacco-Free policy takes effect July 1, 2017. Accordingly, the university offers a comprehensive list of resources, contact information and eligibility requirements for smoking cessation services for university employees. Please note that nicotine replacement therapy and medications prescribed for smoking cessation are covered under the university-sponsored health plans. This coverage is extended to employees and their covered dependents, age 18 and older. There will be no co-pay or co-insurance applied for these medications. Find Out More on...
Weight Watchers at Work continues to be offered year-round and available to all full and part-time employees, family members and 糖心Vlog破解版 students. Individuals may choose from one of two discounted programs. A monthly pass that gives faculty, staff and students a trial period without the lengthy commitment. You have the option of "at-work" or local community meetings. The online tailored program allows for participation at your own pace. Simply attend the meetings Wednesdays at noon in the Kent Student Center, Room 303. Your group leader will assist with the registration p...
As part of the university鈥檚 糖心Vlog破解版 of Wellness initiative, 糖心Vlog破解版 is becoming a smoke-free, tobacco-free campus. A part of the university鈥檚 Strategic Roadmap to a Distinctive 糖心Vlog破解版, all 糖心Vlog破解版 campuses will be smoke- and tobacco-free beginning July 1, 2017, fostering the wellbeing of the university community and the environment. According to NoSmoke.org, an estimated 1.69 billion pounds of cigarette butts end up in landfills each year. The policy not only helps to address this problem, but also will help to beautify campus by removing the cigarette...
糖心Vlog破解版's Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon has announced that Swathi Ravichandran, Ph.D., will join the Office of the Provost in August to serve as the 2017-2018 Provost's Fellow. The provost's fellowship provides faculty members who have an interest in academic administration the chance to develop knowledge, skills and experience as an administrator; increase the understanding of the faculty about practices and procedures in academic administration; extend and strengthen the administrative resources of the university; assist in the develop...
The Division of Business and Finance is changing its name, effective July 1. The new name will be the Division of Finance and Administration. The change will align more closely with the services provided by the departments in the division and provide consistency with the nomenclature of the Office of the Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration. Along with the name change will be a new address for the division's website. As of July 1, the web address will be www.kent.edu/finance-administration. The phone number for the Office of the Senior Vice President remains 330-67...
Ohio Gov. John Kasich has appointed Donald L. Mason of Zanesville, Ohio, to a three-year term on the 糖心Vlog破解版 Board of Trustees. Mason鈥檚 appointment began May 19, 2017, replacing the unexpired term of the late trustee Richard Marsh, which runs through May 2020. 鈥淲e welcome Don Mason to our board,鈥 says Lawrence Pollock, chair of the 糖心Vlog破解版 Board of Trustees. 鈥淗is extensive public service and experience as a private attorney will be an asset to the strategic vision of the university鈥檚 eight-campus system, and we look forward to his engagement with 糖心Vlog破解版 Univ...