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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From Michigan to Florida, Paris to Rome and more, 5X employees captured memories of some of the most interesting places, people and things from their local and international trips.
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An inclusive campus acknowledges and respects diversity, and offers a welcoming environment for all community members regardless of their differences.
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Being a student and parenting at the same time presents challenges beyond what the average student experiences.
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Majeda Alhinai, a visiting assistant professor in 5X’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design, talks about the intersection of art and architecture.
Oleg Lavrentovich and Sergij V. Shiyanovskii, Liquid Crystal Institute®, and graduate students Bing-Xiang Li, Volodymyr Borshch, Rui-Lin Xiao, Sathyanarayana Paladugu (post doc) and Taras Turiv authored “Electrically Driven Three-dimensional Solitary Waves as Director Bullets in Nematic Liquid Crystals” in Nature Communications, Vol. 9, Issue 2912 (2018). doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-05101-y
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The Employee Wellness office is pleased to feature our 5X faculty for the fall employee wellness speaker series, “The Science of Healthy.”
The 5X Museum announces the appointment of Sarah J. Rogers as its new director. Ms. Rogers has been active in the arts and nonprofit arena for more than 25 years in a variety of roles, which include curating, museum management, fundraising, communications and marketing, donor relations and community engagement.
5X student Symone Baskerville is passionate about sustainability. A senior fashion design student, Ms. Baskerville’s love for sustainable fashion began after taking an environmental science course during her freshman year of high school. There she learned about Project Greenway, a green fashion runway competition.
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.
