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
The Kent State University Alumni Association is looking for motivated and enthusiastic faculty and staff members from every campus to serve on the 2017 Homecoming Committee.
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Kent State University will hold its 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.
The Kent State University Press, the publishing arm of the university, is now a department under the report of Kent State University Libraries. The move provides new expertise and capacity for both organizations, positioning them to better align with Kent State’s strategic priorities and explore innovative approaches to delivering knowledge through scholarly communication and publishing.
Catherine L. Smith, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, and Miriam Matteson, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, led a roundtable discussion on “Search expertise in student library workers: Making complex information systems more useable” at the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) annual conference in Wilmington, Ohio, on Oct. 28, 2016.
Ben Woods, School of Library and Information Science, delivered a keynote address on “Designing the Future of Libraries with UX” at a preconference workshop of the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) annual conference in Wilmington, Ohio, on Oct. 27, 2016.
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Chemical Laboratory Coordinator
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The Ohio Controlling Board has approved Kent State University’s request to purchase property located at 430-436 E. Main Street in Kent from seller GDR Partners LLC. The purchase of the property completes the university’s strategic acquisition of properties on this block associated with partnership with the city of Kent and the economic revitalization of the downtown business district.
No student tuition or fees are being used to pay for the property. University investment proceeds have been set aside for all property purchases associated with this initiative.
Kent State University Police Services Officer Tricia Knoles is featured in a video promoting a new training program for police officers in Ohio. The course, titled Blue Courage, is sponsored
WKSU welcomes listeners to join in the conversation surrounding Donald J. Trump’s first 100 days as president through Indivisible. This hourlong, call-in radio show will air on WKSU Mondays
POSTED: Thursday, October 20, 2016 03:18 PM
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