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Richard (Rick) Feinberg, Department of Anthropology, presented 鈥淒evelopment, Aloha and Non-Giving among Polynesian Outlier Communities鈥 at the Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania, which took place in San Diego, California, on Feb. 12, 2016. ...
Kiersten F. Latham, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, is co-author with Jodi Kearns, Ph.D., University of Akron, of an article titled Shannon Goes to the Museum: Drawing Lines Across Boundaries, that was published in the 2015 DOCAM Proceedings, Vol. 2. Website: http://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/docam/ ...
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Peter C. Kratcoski, Sr., Department of Sociology, Maximilian Edelbacher and Bojan Dobovsek authored Corruption, Fraud, Organized Crime, and the Shadow Economy, Edition 1, (Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press/Taylor and Francis Group) Peter C. Kratcoski ,Ed. (2016), 293-305. Summary: The authors reveal how organized crime, corruption and fraud functions in the shadow (informal) economy and how the shadow economy affects the economic welfare of a nation. ...
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We live in an age and culture where living to eat has become the norm. Obesity rates are continuously increasing and is one of the top causes of death in America. Cardiovascular disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes are strongly related to diet and lifestyles. Held March 2 from noon-1 p.m. in the Kent Student Center, Room 313, this seminar will provide an overview of the dietary recommendations necessary to reduce chronic disease. We will discuss specific food groups, and foods and their health benefits that will enable us to prevent disease and live a long, healthy life. The pr...
Stress can impact your physical and emotional health, and it can lead you to engage in unhealthy behaviors. Studies have found a link between high stress and diabetes, elevated LDL cholesterol, heart disease, hypertension, obesity, as well as tooth and gum disease. Finding positive ways to cope with your stressors can help improve your overall health and well-being and is specifically the strategies you will learn and enhance during the Winter Chill Challenge. The challenge will take place from March 1-28. Let's chill out together. Join the Winter Chill 28-Day Challenge today! Reg...
The 20-Year Service Award Program will be held on Tuesday, May 24. The awards program is an annual event established in 1966 to honor classified and unclassified employees who have dedicated 20 years of continuous service to 5X社区. Each year, friends, family and co-workers join in honoring inductees at an awards dinner. Upon reaching their 20-year milestone, employees may select either a chair for home or office, or a bench or a tree to be placed on campus in their honor. During the awards program, employees celebrating other service milestones (i.e. 5, 10, 15, 25...
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Familiar Face Steve Finley Manager Mail Services Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I lead a team of professional mail sorters, delivery drivers and package handlers that includes full-time and student workers, making sure that written communications flow smoothly throughout the Kent Campus. In the past 12 months, we have handled more than 895,000 incoming letters and packages, and mailed out more than 2,700,000 letters, postcards and large envelopes. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: April 2010 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: 25 years as account executive, selling pri...
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New Face Virginia Dressler Digital Projects Librarian University Libraries Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Provides technical expertise and project management support in the creation and maintenance of digital collections on various platforms at the University Libraries. Works to coordinate cross-divisional teams to support digital initiatives. Provides support librarywide for digital preservation and reformatting. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: April 2014 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio LIKES MOST ABOUT KE...
One-way, one-lane eastbound traffic on Summit Street to begin March 7 East Summit Street, which has been identified as a high-traffic, high-accident area and a dangerous corridor for pedestrians, is in the midst of a major overhaul. Work on the 鈥淪ummit Street: Building a Better Way鈥 improvement project began last fall. The project is designed to transform a one-mile stretch of the road, from Lincoln Street to Loop Road that runs through the heart of 5X社区鈥檚 Kent Campus. The enhancements include the addition of two roundabouts, a boulevard, bike lanes, and more sidew...