Pamela Rafferty-Semon, Jeremy Jarzembak and Jennifer Shanholtzer, College of Nursing, co-authored an online journal article titled 鈥淪imulating Complex Community Disaster Preparedness: Collaboration for Point of Distribution鈥 in the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing (OJIN), Vol. 22, No. 1, in 2017. ...
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is saddened to announce the death of Dr. Anatoly Khitrin, a professor who specialized in physical chemistry. Khitrin received his M.Sc. from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 1978, followed by his Ph.D. in 1985 from the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka, USSR Academy of Sciences. He began his career at this institute in 1978 and ultimately became a leading researcher and head of laboratory. He was then employed by the University of Oklahoma, serving as an adjunct professor and research scientist. K...
Familiar Face Belinda Boon Associate Professor School of Information Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Nontenure-track faculty member WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: July 2006 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Manager of Continuing Education and Consulting, Texas State Library and Archives Commission LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The people 鈥 my students and colleagues 鈥 and the beautiful campus! ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Its national and international reputation and outstanding library and information science program. ...
New Face Rachel Scherer Academic Advisor I College of Nursing Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Academic advisor WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: July 2016 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: 糖心Vlog破解版 Graduate Assistant LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Students-first mentality and the beloved black squirrels, of course! ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Great place to grow with passionate colleagues by my side RESIDES IN: Kent, Ohio HOMETOWN: Wampum, Pennsylvania EDUCATION: M.Ed. Higher Education Adminis...
Today marks the one year anniversary of Pok茅mon GO鈥檚 worldwide release that sent crowds hiking through parks, meandering into streets and walking for miles in search of Pok茅mon, those cute little digital characters that appear in real locations on your smartphone. Capturing the little monsters isn鈥檛 just fun for the players, it might be good for their health. Too often we sit at a desk all day, spend countless hours in the car, and with a smartphone glued to our hands, it is too easy to spend our free time watching videos, playing games and browsing the internet. Such sedentary behaviors caus...
Every year, July brings clear skies, a bright sun and a cool breeze. This time of year offers ideal conditions for a perfect picnic. A workshop, 鈥淣ational Picnic Day 鈥 A Recipe for a Perfect Excursion,鈥 will be offered on Wednesday, July 19, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center on the Kent Campus. This workshop will provide you with the knowledge needed to plan a healthy and stress-free picnic, including culinary recommendations and suggestions for recreational activities. This program is open to students, faculty, staff and community members. The presente...
Join us on Tuesday, July 25, from noon to 1 p.m. at Heer Hall on the Kent Campus, as we focus on six basic steps everyone should follow when preparing for retirement at any age. The core focus of this workshop is to give individuals an easy and actionable plan they can follow in order to ensure they are on track to achieve their personal retirement and investment goals. We will also review a brief market and economic outlook, and discuss what questions to ask before hiring a financial advisor. The presenter will be Kurt Russel from IMPACT Solutions. Because seating is limited for this pr...
The Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action will conduct a Title IX workshop for faculty and staff on July 11 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. in Heer Hall, Room 107 on the Kent Campus. The session will consist of the following topics: What is Title IX? Defining sexual harassment/sexual misconduct; How and where to report issues related to Title IX; Statistics on sexual violence; The university鈥檚 responsibility; and What happens after you report a Title IX issue? Advance registration is required for these facilitator-led workshops, and dates are subject to chan...
糖心Vlog破解版's Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon announced the following leadership appointments: University Libraries Kenneth Burhanna has been appointed interim dean of University Libraries, effective July 1, 2017. Burhanna has served as assistant dean for engagement and outreach in University Libraries since March 2013, and as interim director of University Press for the last year. He is an associate professor in University Libraries. "Ken brings a wealth of expertise and experience to this position," Diacon says. "He just completed the UCLA...
Several 糖心Vlog破解版 professors in the College of Arts and Sciences have been selected to receive Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF). REU grants are designed to provide faculty with funding to create research positions and experiences specifically for undergraduate students. These students typically come from two- or four-year institutions that may not provide access to many research opportunities. Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., a professor at 糖心Vlog破解版鈥檚 Liquid Crystal Institute庐, and Mike Tubergen, Ph.D., a profe...