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

After four years of development, Kent State University’s Career and Community Studies program is officially established.

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gary misich
Academic Laboratory Manager
Department of Biological Sciences
Kent State University at Ashtabula

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Brittney braydich
Director of Advancement for the College of Education, Health and Human Services
Division of Institutional Advancement
Kent Campus
Following the recommendation of the Kent State University Foot and Ankle Clinic Board of Directors on Sept. 30, 2015, and the support of Kent State Provost Todd Diacon, Kent State President Beverly Warren has appointed Barbara Broome, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, dean of the College of Nursing, to the Board of Directors of the Kent State Foot and Ankle Clinic.
Theresa L. Sharp, Department of Mathematical Sciences, was presented with the Christofferson-Fawcett Award for “lifetime contribution to mathematics education." Steve Meiring, a retired Ohio Department of Education mathematics consultant, presented the award to Sharp at the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Oct. 15, 2015.
Marcia Lei Zeng, School of Library and Information Science, and Shu-jiun Chen authored "Alignment of Conceptual Structures in Controlled Vocabularies in the Domain of Chinese Art: A Discussion of Issues and Patterns" in International Journal on Digital Libraries, 2015.

Kent State University’s Office of Sustainability and the Child Development Center partnered to create a Green Apple Day of Service where volunteers gathered to construct an eco-friendly playhouse outside the Child Development Center.

On Dec. 1, #KSUGives. Double your impact when you join Kent State University President Beverly Warren in giving to Kent State.

Northeast Ohio has enjoyed a beautiful fall season. But as all of us know, winter will soon arrive.
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