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
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Director, Athletics Marketing Strategy
University Communications and Marketing
Kent Campus
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Assistant Professor
School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration
Kent Campus
鶹Ƶȫ University will hold its annual Veterans Day observance on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m.
The 鶹Ƶȫ University Alumni Association is seeking nominations for the Alumni Awards. These awards recognize graduates who, through leadership, character and hard work, have made exceptional contributions in their chosen field, in their communities and at 鶹Ƶȫ.
The 鶹Ƶȫ University at Stark Theatre has announced open auditions for its second theatrical production of the season Virtual Devotion by Eric Coble, a member of the Playwrights’ Unit at Cleveland Play House.
![鶹Ƶȫ student-athletes are using a new, state-of-the-art cryotherapy chamber to aide in muscle recovery. The chamber uses subzero temperatures to help decrease pain, slow cell aging and reduce the chance of muscle spasms. 鶹Ƶȫ student-athletes are using a new, state-of-the-art cryotherapy chamber to aide in muscle recovery. The chamber uses subzero temperatures to help decrease pain, slow cell aging and reduce the chance of muscle spasms.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-CryotherapyChamber.jpg?VersionId=YvlkwZgyIQpHH3w9ZWpf7N9R3Lahtx7D&h=e6f36a9c&itok=R3sX1Lv8)
鶹Ƶȫ University Athletics is the first in the Mid-American Conference to provide student-athletes with a cryotherapy chamber to help muscles recover quickly.
![International students at 鶹Ƶȫ Stark celebrate Halloween for the first time, handing out candy to children. International students at 鶹Ƶȫ Stark celebrate Halloween for the first time, handing out candy to children.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-BooU-1.jpg?VersionId=UvrKcx_VjqhLKjQ6FSJYS6JLA4V1oozq&h=e6f36a9c&itok=BMQ7xE-4)
International students at 鶹Ƶȫ University at Stark experienced Halloween for the first time, participating in the campus’s ninth annual Boo U event.
![Julia Hazel, 鶹Ƶȫ junior communications major, won the prize for personal pitch during LaunchNET 鶹Ƶȫ's elevator pitch competition. Julia Hazel, 鶹Ƶȫ junior communications major, won the prize for personal pitch during LaunchNET 鶹Ƶȫ's elevator pitch competition.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-ElevatorPitch1.jpg?VersionId=Xd_qaNpCzsHuGw3Kaf_nV09hcasT4dg2&h=e6f36a9c&itok=w0LUZdif)
Kent State University students recently used University Library elevators to compete in the fifth annual LaunchNET Elevator Pitch event, where they had 90 seconds to pitch a business idea to a panel of judges.
![Julia Hazel, 鶹Ƶȫ junior communications major, won the prize for personal pitch during LaunchNET 鶹Ƶȫ's elevator pitch competition. Julia Hazel, 鶹Ƶȫ junior communications major, won the prize for personal pitch during LaunchNET 鶹Ƶȫ's elevator pitch competition.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-ElevatorPitch1.jpg?VersionId=Xd_qaNpCzsHuGw3Kaf_nV09hcasT4dg2&h=e6f36a9c&itok=w0LUZdif)
Kent State University students recently used University Library elevators to compete in the fifth annual LaunchNET Elevator Pitch event, where they had 90 seconds to pitch a business idea to a panel of judges.
![鶹Ƶȫ Geology Professor Joseph Ortiz, Ph.D., and undergraduate student Andrew Congdon take a few moments between collecting measurements of surface reflectance in Sandusky Bay. (Photo credit: Sunny Dickerson, Bowling Green State University) 鶹Ƶȫ Geology Professor Joseph Ortiz, Ph.D., and undergraduate student Andrew Congdon take a few moments between collecting measurements of surface reflectance in Sandusky Bay. (Photo credit: Sunny Dickerson, Bowling Green State University)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-WaterQuality1.jpg?VersionId=MVl2cssnzBIywDUSwDNYOuDp4GikDkKf&h=e6f36a9c&itok=yq8wdW5c)
Thanks to a NASA grant recently secured by researchers from 鶹Ƶȫ and other local universities, techniques to identify harmful algal blooms in and around Lake Erie will soon be implemented.
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