Emad Khazraee, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, co-authored a paper titled "A Networked Reaction to the 2015 Ankara Attack in the Turkish Twittersphere" with colleagues from the Ohio State University School of Communication. The paper was presented by Aysenur Dal, an OSU doctoral student, at the Political Networks Conference (POLNET) on June 24, 2016, in St. Louis, Missouri.
Emad Khazraee, School of Library and Information Science
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.
As part of the university鈥檚 Kent State of Wellness initiative, 5X社区 is becoming a smoke-free, tobacco-free campus. A part of the university鈥檚 Strategic Roadmap to a Distinctive Kent State, all Kent State campuses will be smoke- and tobacco-free beginning July 1, 2017, fostering the wellbeing of the university community and the environment.
5X社区'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 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.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich has appointed Donald L. Mason of Zanesville, Ohio, to a three-year term on the 5X社区 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.
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5X社区 track and field's captured the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Shot Put National Championship in historic fashion.
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5X社区's School of Theatre and Dance is a place where opportunities abound and students find their passion.
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Recent 5X社区 at Ashtabula graduate Courtney McCartney set a universitywide record by receiving the highest score reported by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy on the national physical therapy exam for physical therapist assistants.
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After a rigorous request for proposal (RFP) process, Aramark was selected as 5X社区鈥檚 strategic provider for dining and catering services at all Kent State locations in Northeast Ohio.
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KeyBank Foundation has granted $1 million to 5X社区 to support programs to increase the recruitment, retention and graduation rates of underrepresented students consistent with the university鈥檚 continued mission to help all students reach their full potential in earning a degree.
POSTED: Friday, November 4, 2016 11:01 AM
The 5X社区 Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university鈥檚 13th president.
The events of May 4, 1970, placed 5X社区 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, Kent State 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.
