Mamoun Alzoubi, Department of English, presented a paper, “Richard Wright and Transnationalism: A Reading of Pagan Spain,” at the American Literature Association Annual Conference, May 26-29, 2016, in San Francisco, California.
Mamoun Alzoubi, Department of English

Nurses wanting to pursue a baccalaureate degree now have an easier way to do so, thanks to the Kent State University College of Nursing’s revised, 100 percent online RN-to-BSN program that was launched this semester.

Two of Kent State University’s autism initiatives were ranked on two separate lists of top colleges for students with autism.
Yosh Hakutani, Department of English, gave the keynote address “Yone Noguchi, Ezra Pound and Imagism” for the annual conference of the Yone Noguchi Society at International Christian University in Tokyo on July 1, 2017.
Peggy Nzomo, Ph.D, University Libraries, presented “Defining Multilingual Information Literacy (MLIL) in the Workplace: Implications for Academic Libraries in the U.S. and Canada” at the European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL) in Saint Malo, France, on Sept. 18, 2017.

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paul wells
Enrollment Management and Student Services Advisor
Enrollment Management, Office of Admissions
Kent State University at Stark

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karen clarke
Senior Vice President for Strategic Communications and External Affairs
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Kent State University’s College of Business Administration has partnered with the Ohio Development Services Agency on behalf of the Ohio Small Business Development Center to deliver the Certified Business Advisor® (CBA) online certification program beginning this fall.
The program, offered fully online, certifies business professionals through focused instruction at the graduate level in accounting/finance, marketing and human resource management.
The Kent State University Alumni Association is happy to announce the winners of this year’s office decorating contest:
If you have ever wanted to give a TED Talk, the time is now! Kent State University’s Undergraduate Student Government is looking for speakers for the second TEDxKentState. Applications close on Friday, Oct. 20.
Kent State University at Stark is transformed into “Boo U” on Oct. 26 for an evening of family-friendly fun.
Kent State Stark will host the ninth annual educational fall celebration for elementary school-aged children from 5-7 p.m. at its campus located at 6000 Frank Ave. NW in Jackson Township. “Boo U” is free and open to the public.
Children can trick or treat at stations designed and decorated by Kent State Stark student organizations. Trick-or-treating starts at the main parking lot off Frank Avenue NW.
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The Kent State University Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university’s 13th president.
The events of May 4, 1970, placed Kent State University in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, Kent State remembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event.
