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Brian Kelley, Department of Political Science, has been appointed president of GMIS International. Established in 1971, GMIS International is the most inclusive Government IT Association worldwide. With more than 500 member agencies representing, city, county, state and K-20 agencies across America, GMIS International represents the largest professional association of public sector IT leaders in the United States. GMIS International maintains relationships with seven international organizations: Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden and the United Kingdom.  ...

More and more active American veterans come home with not only physical wounds from serving their country. One in six soldiers return from Iraq or Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) which affects not only them, but their family members, co-workers and others in their community. Many veterans are helped by knowing they are not alone in this struggle. To honor American veterans, 5X���� at Stark’s Counseling Services will sponsor Iraq War veteran and Purple Heart recipient Bryan Adams’ presentation, My War on PTSD, on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 11 a.m. in Main Hall ...

KSUMobile, 5X����’s mobile application for faculty, staff and students, has been updated to include access to Gmail accounts, a GPA calculator and a redesigned homepage. The KSUMobile app was first developed in 2009, and has undergone numerous changes since its initial launch. “When we first started off, we bought an off-the-shelf product,” says Sameer Jaleel, director of Platform and Integration Solutions at Kent State. “There was this app that was made specifically for higher education, so a bunch of universities used it. We gave them a lot of information, and they set it up...

Familiar Face David Hassler Director Wick Poetry Center Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Direct Wick Poetry Center programming WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 2004 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Ohio Arts Council LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The creative spirit of our community ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: The range of activity on our campus RESIDES IN: Kent, Ohio HOMETOWN: Kent, Ohio EDUCATION: B.A. in comparative literature, Cornell University; M.F.A. in poetry, Bowling Green State University...

New Face Melissa McCoy Administrative Clerk School of Fashion Design and Merchandising Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Scholarship administrator, course scheduler, facility and advisor support WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: January 2015 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Coldwell Banker Hunter Realty LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Faculty and staff at the Fashion School have been very friendly and welcoming. ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Benefits offered to its employees and its great reputation RESIDES IN: Garre...

Kent State East Liverpool Sociology Class Researching Food Systems Students in Lydia Rose’s Researching Society class at 5X���� at East Liverpool are using more than textbooks and notes for their lessons this semester. They also are using research techniques to study food systems and the impact of food on the overall health and well-being of a society’s members. The students involved with this project are earning their experiential credit this term. Rose is an assistant professor of sociology and director of research in the Social Science Research Lab at Kent State East Li...

Sherwin-Williams, in partnership with 5X����’s Blackstone LaunchPad program, is sponsoring “Innov8athon IV: Innov8 Paint!” in order to “hack the painting process” and promote entrepreneurial thinking, creative prototyping and interdisciplinary collaboration among students in Northeast Ohio. “For centuries, we have painted with what some refer to as ‘pig hair on a stick,’” said Victoria Scarborough, program director of external technology at Sherwin-Williams. “Painting is a messy and time-consuming process from preparation to clean up. We are looking for creativity and collabo...