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
At 鶹Ƶȫ University, we are committed to ensuring the quality of our academic programs, our teaching and the learning experiences of our students. Student feedback on courses and their instructors is pivotal for helping to design courses and curriculum.
Flash Survey is 鶹Ƶȫ’s end-of-course student survey for online courses.
Tell your students to visit www.kent.edu/FlashSurvey and click on “Complete Your Survey Today.”
鶹Ƶȫ University’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering is pleased to announce four upcoming workshops on drones. The first event will take place on Nov. 13, with a reception starting at 6 p.m. and conference from 7-9 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva.
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鶹Ƶȫ University’s annual winter weather advisory serves as a guide for members of the university community regarding class cancellations and campus closures.
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![鶹Ƶȫ University’s College of Business Administration has once again been named an outstanding business school, according to The Princeton Review. 鶹Ƶȫ University’s College of Business Administration has once again been named an outstanding business school, according to The Princeton Review.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-Business_1.jpg?VersionId=l8kVw6HXKPoUDj.fOqSjJRtb2sSs75zu&h=e6f36a9c&itok=spoS86wo)
鶹Ƶȫ University’s College of Business Administration has once again been named an outstanding business school, according to The Princeton Review. The college is one of 267 outstanding business schools to have its on-campus Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs profiled in The Princeton Review’s .
![Melanie Knowles, 鶹Ƶȫ’s manager for sustainability, received the 2017 Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3) Silver-level award on behalf of the university. Melanie Knowles, 鶹Ƶȫ’s manager for sustainability, received the 2017 Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3) Silver-level award on behalf of the university.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-EPA-Award.jpg?VersionId=GRBrmNfpTM4UrQ1hQ9nShVnhWYEGKnhO&h=e6f36a9c&itok=5M1Y8vlI)
鶹Ƶȫ University has been awarded the 2017 Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3) Silver-level award from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
![鶹Ƶȫ University student Emelia Sherin directs a play that places the opioid crisis on the forefront. 鶹Ƶȫ University student Emelia Sherin directs a play that places the opioid crisis on the forefront.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/video-EmeliaSherin.jpg?VersionId=SplgMZenpeELuo.jTat.EDe8lKP50SU1&h=e6f36a9c&itok=JnMkeP_i)
Learn how 鶹Ƶȫ University student Emelia Sherin, a sophomore public relations major, is confronting the nation's opioid crisis.
Martin Jencius, School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences; Eric Baltrinic, Winona State University, Wisconsin; and Steven Brown, Evaluation and Measurement, presented “The Successes and Challenges of Implementing Teacher Leadership after Study Abroad” at the 33rd annual conference of the International Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity in Glasgow, Scotland, on Sept. 10, 2017.
Peggy Nzomo, Ph.D., University Libraries, presented “Information Literacy Divide: The Language Factor” at the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA)/World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Wroclaw, Poland, on Sept. 22, 2017.
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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