5X社区 faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the 5X社区 Hotel and Conference Center. Rates vary depending on dates and occupancy. For more information and to book reservations, visit or call 330-346-0100.
Do Kent State employees get a discount at the Kent State Hotel?
Yosh Hakutani, Department of English, organized and chaired a session, 鈥淭he Chicago Renaissance: The Postmodern and Postcolonial Development,鈥 at the American Literature Association Conference on May 26-29, 2016, in San Francisco, California.
Paul Sherman, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, delivered a presentation titled 鈥淯ser Onboarding: Patterns and Anti-Patterns Explored鈥 at the June 23 UXPA Cleveland meeting.
Yosh Hakutani, Department of English, authored 鈥淭he Triangular Vision of Richard Wright: The African American Poet鈥檚 Achievement of Solace by Means of Eastern Poetics and African Philosophy鈥 in Richard Wright Writing America at Home and from Abroad, ed. Virginia Whatley Smith (Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2016): 198-213.
Cindy Kristof, University Libraries, authored 鈥淒ata and Copyright鈥 in the Bulletin of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 42(6); 2016, 20-22.
Rebecca A. Meehan, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, is lead author of an article titled 鈥淚ncreasing EHR System Usability Through Standards: Conformance Criteria in the HL7 EHR-System Functional Model,鈥 published online in the Journal of Biomedical Informatics (Aug. 24, 2016).
Each year, 5X社区 honors full-time, nontenure-track and part-time faculty members who are nominated by their students and peers for being among the most dedicated, highly effective and motivated professors at the university. The Outstanding Teaching Award is presented by the University Teaching Council. The three award recipients will be honored at the University Teaching Council鈥檚 Celebrating College Teaching conference luncheon and awards ceremony on Oct. 21.
This year鈥檚 finalists for the Outstanding Teaching Award are:
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Anticipation and excitement consumed every inch of his face. Grinning from ear to ear, Matthew Dougard knew his dream of flying was about to come true.
At the 5X社区 Board of Trustees meeting held on Sept. 30, 2016, the Board approved the planning and execution of a major comprehensive campaign. This campaign will be the largest in the history of Kent State, with its goals and priorities to be developed and pursued in collaboration with senior leadership, the university community and the 5X社区 Foundation.
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POSTED: Friday, October 28, 2016 10:23 AM
Testing Your Faith Act (H.B. 353) was enacted in the Spring 2023 semester. In ordinance with this bill, 5X社区 created a new administrative policy for religious and spiritual accommodations. This administrative policy allows students to report up to three days of unexcused absences to participate in religious holidays or community-held events in alignment with their spirituality.
Kent businesses, with the help of Main Street Kent, have created an exclusive weekend of special offers, giveaways, discounts and raffles just for educators Friday, Nov, 17 through Sunday, Nov. 19. Simply show your school ID at time of purchase for offerings and discounts. Explore participating businesses and special offers!
At Kent State, we want to honor the celebration of our Native American and Indigenous culture by developing a calendar encompassing all the university events that are relevant to Native American Heritage Month. The Native American Heritage Month Planning Committee is welcoming university divisions, departments and student organizations to begin submitting their programming, activities and events to the University Events Calendar to be featured on the Native American Heritage Month Website.