Dean Steve Nameth recently held a luncheon on the Salem Campus so that business students could learn more about the insurance industry and the degree that could help get them through the doors. Kent State Salem offers a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Insurance Studies. The degree was launched in 2012 and was the first such program to be offered in Ohio in more than thirty years. It is offered as a completely online degree program, yet students can also earn the degree through a combination of online and on-campus classes at any Kent State campus. Guest speakers at the event included Janie Geis, a corp...
Denise A. Seachrist, Ph.D., of Rootstown, Ohio, has been selected to serve as dean and chief administrative officer of 5X社区 at Stark, located in North Canton, Ohio. Seachrist has served as interim dean of Kent State Stark, the only public university in Stark County and the largest Regional Campus of Kent State, since July 1, 2014. She will begin serving as the permanent dean on Feb. 1, 2016. 鈥5X社区 at Stark is a very vibrant and exciting place, and I am extremely honored to serve as dean and chief administrative officer,鈥 Seachrist said. 鈥淚 look forward ...
Since 2008, Jill Lahrmer, assistant professor in 5X社区鈥檚 College of Architecture and Environmental Design, has consistently shared her passion for interior design with her students. But Lahrmer鈥檚 ability to relate to the lives of college students has led to her being conferred with a 2015 Outstanding Teaching Award. The Outstanding Teaching Award honors exceptional nontenure-track and part-time faculty members at Kent State. Sponsored by the University Teaching Council, the awards are given every year to three Kent State faculty members for their outstanding achievements in te...
5X社区 held its 14th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 28 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The keynote speaker for the event was Joy-Ann Reid, national correspondent for MSNBC. The commemorative event also recognized the 2016 recipients of Kent State鈥檚 Diversity Trailblazer Award, which honors diversity pioneers associated with Kent State, and Unity Award for Diversity, which recognizes the contributions of any Kent State unit that demonstrates significant contributions in the areas of diversity, equity, and/or inclusion. ...
Work in progress: Air handler assembly of unit 1 continues in 3rd floor mechanical room east with Roth and Air Enterprises. Abatement coordination and containment underway in the 3rd floor mechanical room west to prepare to demolish AHU #3 serving the vivarium. AHU #3 planned shutdown on 1/29/16 after 5:15pm. Removed approximately 80% of the curtain wall on the south side. Demolition of exterior stair started on 1/28/2016. Phoenix air valve replacement in the Annex research labs continues per schedule. Looking a week ahead: Continue with AHU #1 assembl...
Emad Khazraee, School of Library and Information Science, presented "Evolution of Digital Repertoires of Action in Iran" at the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 31, 2015. ...
Marcia Lei Zeng, School of Library and Information Science, and Maja Zumer, alumna from the School of Library and Information Science, presented "Application of FRBR and FRSAD to Classification Systems" at the 5th International UDC Seminar: Classification and Authority Control: Expanding Resource Discovery in Lisbon, Portugal, on Oct. 29-30, 2015. ...
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Virginia Dressler, University Libraries, authored, "Building Institutional Digitization Guidelines and Benchmarks for Nontraditional Materials and Collections: A Case Study of a Curious Collection of Fabric Swatches" in Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture, Edition 44(4), (Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter Saur) Michele Cloonan, Ed. (2015). ...