Christine Hudak, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, has been accepted as a contributing author to the book (tentatively) titled The Handbook of Continuing Professional Development for the Health IT Professional, to be published by HIMSS in 2017. Her chapter, “The Many Facets of Continuing Education,” will appear in the section on “The Importance of Lifelong Learning.”
Christine Hudak, School of Library and Information Science
![鶹Ƶȫ University employees smile for the camera during the annual Employee Appreciation Day event. 鶹Ƶȫ University employees smile for the camera during the annual Employee Appreciation Day event.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEADAppreciation1.jpg?VersionId=mmxLlY8arnz58wH2izfMMKv9B0S4glaz&h=ec98a0f6&itok=J7clJYK2)
Take a group picture with colleagues in the photo booth. Strut your stuff in the lip sync contest. Feel like dancing? Bust a move during Zumba demos or relax with a soothing chair massage courtesy of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.
![Three community members have been named to the Tuscarawas County University Branch District Board of Trustees and the Tuscarawas County University Foundation at 鶹Ƶȫ University at Tuscarawas.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONALTuscarawas.jpg?VersionId=IHAaFoa5Mu6py66S3ntTksTTMHlDIBZS&h=ec98a0f6&itok=p--VyWAz)
Three community members have been named to the Tuscarawas County University Branch District Board of Trustees and the Tuscarawas County University Foundation at 鶹Ƶȫ University at Tuscarawas.
![鶹Ƶȫ University's Ratchneewan Ross will be inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURERoss.jpg?VersionId=AiyHfGICe1qtgGCnGeXxr4O344tmWf7T&h=ec98a0f6&itok=QYUS_DUe)
Ratchneewan Ross, associate dean of the Ph.D. program and director of international initiatives at 鶹Ƶȫ University’s College of Nursing, will be inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in October.
![New 鶹Ƶȫ University graduates pose with family members outside the MAC Center following a Spring 2016 Commencement ceremony.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILESCommencement1.jpg?VersionId=aiaxv2bsDOFvBwLKDkZ.AXxK3UZQJYJz&h=1d18de3c&itok=BQbpUpCc)
鶹Ƶȫ University will hold its Summer 2016 Commencement ceremony for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.
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Each summer, 15 female high school students receive a free, three-day camp experience through the Nikki Kukwa Memorial Aviation Fund and 鶹Ƶȫ University’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology.
Jo Dowell, Ph.D., assistant professor and research faculty in the College of Nursing, presented her research findings at the 27th Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Research Congress in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Familiar Face
dave glowacki
Assistant General Manager
Performing Arts Center
鶹Ƶȫ University at Tuscarawas
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鶹Ƶȫ University President Beverly Warren has announced the appointment of Stephen Sokany, an alumnus and longtime employee, to the position of vice president for institutional advancement, effective Aug. 8, 2016. Sokany has served the university since 1993 in a number of development and institutional advancement roles, most recently as executive associate vice president for institutional advancement. Sokany replaces Jeff McLain, who stepped down from the position Aug. 1, 2016.
鶹Ƶȫ University’s Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon has announced that Susan Stocker, Ph.D., has been appointed interim dean and chief administrative officer of 鶹Ƶȫ University at Geauga, located in Burton, Ohio, and 鶹Ƶȫ’s Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg, effective Aug. 20, 2016. Stocker has led 鶹Ƶȫ Ashtabula as dean and chief administrative officer since 2001 and will continue in this role.
The 鶹Ƶȫ 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 鶹Ƶȫ 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, 鶹Ƶȫ 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.
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