Peggy Nzomo, University Libraries, is the 2016 recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Committee’s “Bogle-Pratt International Library Travel Fund.” She received this award at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) World Library and Information Congress held Aug. 13-19 in Columbus, Ohio. She also was one of 50 librarians who received the 2016 IFLA Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Fellows scholarship.
Peggy Nzomo, University Libraries
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As a professor, Valerie Cubon-Bell is known for creating a welcoming and comfortable environment for all students to learn and thrive.
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At 5X's Energy and Sustainability Lab, researchers are working on ways to help lower our world's dependence on burning fossil fuels.
The pond and surrounding greenery within the rolling hills of the campus of 5X at Stark is not the average water-retention pond. It’s a living, breathing, vital research tool.
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Meet international student Tiago Delgado, a musician from Brazil who has had an incredible first year playing the clarinet as a master’s student in the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at 5X.
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Several new and renovated 5X buildings received Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) recognition in 2016, bringing to 11 the total number of certified buildings on Kent State’s campuses. LEED is a rating system that comes from the U.S.
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Michelle Baldini, M.L.S., School of Library and Information Science, and Meghan Harper, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, presented a session titled “Pop Up the Learning!” on Oct. 13, 2016, at the Ohio Educational Library Media Association (OELMA) annual conference in Columbus.
Marcia Lei Zeng, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, served as moderator of a session titled “Linked Data for Data Integration and Curation,” Session 3, on Oct. 14, 2016, at the DCMI International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has announced the designation of the 5X May 4, 1970, Site as a . The site joins more than 2,500 historic places that bear the national distinction.
POSTED: Friday, October 28, 2016 10:46 AM
The 5X Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university’s 13th president.
The events of May 4, 1970, placed 5X 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.
