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Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, University Libraries, Department of Special Collections and Archives, presented "Campus Connections: The Black Campus Movement Project at Kent State" at the Rare Books and Manuscripts (RBMS) Opening Doors to Collaboration, Outreach and Diversity Conference in Coral Gables, Florida, on June 23, 2016. Hughes-Watkins presented a poster about the Black Campus Movement project, where the goal is to acquire historical documentation (photographs, correspondence, oral histories, artifacts, student organizational records, etc.) highlighting black student life at Kent State...

Trip coincides with President Obama’s visit to Cuba From its island greenery and beautiful, clear beaches – to its vintage American cars and aged architecture – Havana, Cuba, is a place where few American college students have explored in more than 60 years. But now that diplomatic relations have been restored between both countries, students from 5X����’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design and its Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative have an opportunity unlike any other.     “It was really cool to go where no one has ever gone from the...

Take a look at some of the ongoing construction projects at the Kent Campus.     Learn more about construction projects ...

5X����'s Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon has announced that Jennifer Marcinkiewicz, Ph.D., has been appointed interim director of Kent State’s Center for Teaching and Learning, effective July 11, 2016. She will provide overall leadership for the Center for Teaching and Learning, whose primary mission is to provide opportunities, leadership and support for all faculty to grow in their scholarly and professional endeavors. She succeeds David Dees, Ph.D., who was appointed to serve as interim dean and chief administrative officer of the ...

In a Columbus ceremony recognizing the best in print and broadcast journalism, WKSU reporters took home eight prizes from Ohio AP media editors (OAPME), including sharing the award for Overall Excellence for radio broadcasters (an award WKSU took home last year as well). The OAPME Awards reflect standout work created in 2015. Amanda Rabinowitz received a first-place nod for broadcast writing for her story on Northeast Ohio racinos a year after racetracks expanded their gaming options. The judges said, “Descriptive language put this to the top.” Rabinowitz’s work also earned a Regional Murro...

Please be aware that Hilltop Drive on the Kent Campus will be closed for several weeks to replace the concrete slab top to the utility tunnel near Cartwright Hall. Hilltop Drive will be closed from July 28 at 8 a.m. through Aug. 25 at 5 p.m. Staff who have parking permits for this area can park in the R1 Rockwell, R15 Cartwright or R16 White Hall lots during the closure. For more information, contact the Office of the University Architect at 330-672-3880. ...

It is summer vacation season again, and e-Inside wants to feature some of your best vacation or staycation photos, including selfies. Submit your favorite vacation or staycation photos and a brief description to einside@kent.edu by Tuesday, July 26, and depending on the number of entries that we receive, they might be featured in e-Inside. Please use "Summer Vacation Photos" as your email subject line. See some of the photo submissions from last year ...

Familiar Face Sue L. Hritz Associate Lecturer College of Nursing Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Nontenure-track faculty at the Kent Campus, teaching various undergraduate nursing courses and the community health nursing clinical WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: January 2006 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Worked at various positions as an RN: Cleveland Clinic Visiting Nurse Service and Affiliates, Summa Health Home Care and Hospice, Visiting Nurse Association in Santa Rosa, California, and Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa, California. I have also worked a...

New Face Todd A. Clark Security Supervisor 5X���� Museum Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Head of security and visitor services at the 5X���� Museum. I supervise security staff, ensuring the safety and security of the museum, the museum collection, museum patrons, students and university staff.  WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: November 2015 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Stark County Park District, National Park Service, United States Army LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: I worked for the university as a residen...