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
Two groups of local high schools students came to Kent State University to participate in an entrepreneurial workshop hosted by LaunchNET Kent State. The workshop was designed to increase the students’ awareness and knowledge of the venture formation process.
Kent State University’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is seeking nominations for the 2018 Diversity Trailblazer Award and Unity Award for Diversity. The Diversity Trailblazer Award recognizes individuals who have displayed exemplary contributions in the area of diversity to the university community. The Unity Award for Diversity recognizes the contributions of any Kent State unit to areas of diversity, equity and/or inclusion.
Online final grading for fall 2017 Full Term (POT 1), Third 5 Weeks (F3), Second Half Semester (H2), Second 7 Weeks (W2) begins Friday, Dec. 8, via FlashFAST. Grading is also now available for any fall 2017 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is midnight on Tuesday, Dec. 19. Any final grades for fall 2017 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow. These fall 2017 courses will be available in the Workflow on Thursday, Dec.
The last e-Inside issue for the 2017 Fall Semester will be published Dec. 11. Copy submissions for that issue should be emailed to einside@kent.edu by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5. e-Inside will resume production on Jan. 15.
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Officers from Kent State University Police Services donated frozen turkeys and gift cards to Kent Social Services for local families in need over the holiday season.
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Kent State University at Ashtabula is partnering with Laurello Vineyards to expand the educational opportunities for students in its wine degree programs.
Jack of All Trades: Kent State Vice President Nathan Ritchey Finds Passion in Developing New Hobbies
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When it comes to finding new hobbies, Nathan Ritchey, Ph.D., vice president for Kent State System Integration, is an expert. His many hobbies include beekeeping, woodworking, welding, collecting and restoring antiques, and playing piano and guitar.
Virginia Dressler, University Libraries, presented “Adapting Digital Collection Interface for Special Collections and Archives Collections and Improving Workflow” at the Association for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting 2017 in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 30, 2017.
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POSTED: Thursday, October 20, 2016 03:18 PM
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