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Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, University Libraries, presented “Archives of Change” at the National Forum on Ethics in Web Archiving in New York on March 23, 2018. Summary: The presentation provided a discourse on the challenges and ethical dilemmas of documenting and archiving born-digital records of traditionally vulnerable student populations and their on- and off-campus activism. Web link: https://eaw.rhizome.org Additional comments: The National Forum on Ethics and Archiving the Web is organized by Rhizome and hosted at the New Museum, in collaboration with the University of California at...

Richard (Rick) Feinberg, Department of Anthropology, authored, “The Future of a Polynesian Chiefdom in a Globalising World” in Change and Continuity in the Pacific: Revisiting the Region, 1st ed., (London and New York: Routledge) John Connell and Helen Lee (Eds.), (2018), 136-150. Author’s summary: Anuta is a Polynesian outpost in the southeastern Solomon Islands. For more than 15 generations, its people have been ruled by hereditary chiefs, and that system of chiefly authority has been a central feature of Anutan cultural identity. Today, the chieftainship remains a lynchpin of the islande...

Familiar Face Tami Cindea Bongiorni Marketing Coordinator School of Journalism and Mass Communication Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Oversee a student staff of account executives that coordinate all advertising and marketing for ����Vlog�ƽ�� Student Media. I teach FYE for incoming freshmen.  WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 2007 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Malone Advertising LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: That everyone has a place here. ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: The commitment to higher education and inc...

New Face Christian Hightower Assistant Director, Student Leadership Development Center for Student Involvement Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Assist in the development and management of comprehensive student leadership programs. Coordinate workshops, conferences and other co-curricular leadership development services. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 2017 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Assistant Resident Director, Loyola University Chicago LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Vibrant, welcoming community ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS A...

On April 12, future generations of business leaders got a first look at design concepts from several firms competing to develop ����Vlog�ƽ��’s new College of Business Administration building.   Hundreds of students, faculty, business leaders and community members gathered Thursday evening in the Kent Student Center Ballroom for the first public presentation of potential design/build options for the transformational project. In an era of shrinking resources, ����Vlog�ƽ�� is pursuing an innovative approach to transforming its campus without issuing debt. Development teams prese...

On Wednesday, May 2, ����Vlog�ƽ�� will participate in the American Diabetes Association's National Get Fit Don't Sit Day™, and we want you to join in the fun! You may have always known that exercise is good for you, but you may not realize just how harmful extended times of sitting can be to your health. That is why the American Diabetes Association recommends that everyone, including people with diabetes, limit the amount of time they spend sitting. In fact, they advise getting up and moving, at least 3-4 minutes, every 30 minutes. Here at ����Vlog�ƽ��, we value the hea...

����Vlog�ƽ�� Community Members:    I am pleased to announce that J.R. Campbell, professor and director of ����Vlog�ƽ��’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, will become the inaugural executive director of ����Vlog�ƽ��’s Design Innovation Initiative.   J.R. has distinguished himself as a strong voice for design innovation and multidisciplinary collaboration through efforts such as the Fashion/Tech Hackathon, TechStyleLAB and his continued advocacy for makerspaces and entrepreneurialism. He is part of a work group that proposed a Center for Desig...

There is still time to lace up those sneakers, slip on your favorite workout gear and join TEAM KENT STATE in our Faculty/Staff Rec and Play Day this Friday, April 20. This is an opportunity to “be on the move together” and support our TEAM KENT STATE movers in the National On the Move Challenge. The Employee Wellness office has teamed up with our campus partners at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center to create Rec and Play Day on April 20 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. During this time, there will be a variety of activities to jump in on as you wish. These include corn hol...