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
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.
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Shawn Rohlin, Ph.D., associate professor of economics at 5X's College of Business Administration, and colleague William Horrace, Ph.D., of Syracuse University, have been named W.E.B. Du Bois Scholars and will receive a research grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, the Office of Justice Programs and the National Institute of Justice to deepen their exploration of alleged racial bias in the Syracuse, New York Police Department.
Creating and embracing an inclusive environment is important to the mission of 5X. The university recognizes that some students use a name other than their legal name to identify themselves. As such, Kent State has established a process for students to request a preferred name. Students can find information about the process at www.kent.edu/registrar/preferred-name.
“Legal Briefs” appears in e-Inside to keep faculty and staff informed of legal issues and their implications.
In Ohio, the laws regarding attorney-client privilege ensure that the confidential information disclosed in the attorney-client relationship can remain confidential under certain circumstances. This privilege of confidentiality is held by the client and is intended to encourage full and frank communication between attorneys and their clients.
The Kent Campus may experience power interruptions due to turbine testing on Friday, Nov. 11.
Kent State generates a large portion of the power used on the Kent Campus. The university will be testing the turbines to check on the reliability and operation of control and distribution systems. This exercise tests the turbines’ ability to power the Kent Campus without being connected to the Ohio Edison power grid.
A call for abstracts is currently underway for students who want to participate in the fourth annual Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity.
5X’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative took 18 graduate students to Akron for an intensive three-day design workshop or charrette. The students are getting their master’s in architecture, urban design and landscape architecture.
Students from the occupational therapy assistant program at 5X at East Liverpool arrived at the stables in Berlin Center on a warm fall afternoon. They were greeted by Dawn Speece, who quickly led five horses from a pasture into the barn and to their individual stalls.
Wasting no time, she instructed the Kent State students to water and feed the horses, then to begin grooming them.
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.