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
![鶹Ƶȫ students discuss over lunch at a campus dining location. A new study by 鶹Ƶȫ researchers aims to help combat overeating habits using optical illusions on a specially designed plate. 鶹Ƶȫ students discuss over lunch at a campus dining location. A new study by 鶹Ƶȫ researchers aims to help combat overeating habits using optical illusions on a specially designed plate.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-PortionPlate1.jpg?VersionId=qTtfYbdZdrqzy7cOAUL6NQkJ0xM0dHu6&h=e6f36a9c&itok=oJvzmQMr)
It’s that nagging question you ask yourself every Thanksgiving after you have piled the food sky-high on your plate and savored every last morsel: “What happened? Were my eyes bigger than my stomach?”
![This fall, 鶹Ƶȫ Stark will host students in a newly designed classroom and Virtual Reality Room in Main Hall. This fall, 鶹Ƶȫ Stark will host students in a newly designed classroom and Virtual Reality Room in Main Hall.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-ComputerDesign.jpg?VersionId=uhSQpv1UxT5uS2cnLzO0AfH3JsfAhqFn&h=e6f36a9c&itok=UvMmfF4W)
鶹Ƶȫ University at Stark and 鶹Ƶȫ University at Tuscarawas have partnered to expand the computer design, animation and game design program.
![Herb Page, 鶹Ƶȫ’s director of golf and head men’s golf coach, has been selected to serve as one of the head coaches of the International team at the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup. Herb Page, 鶹Ƶȫ’s director of golf and head men’s golf coach, has been selected to serve as one of the head coaches of the International team at the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-HerbPage.jpg?VersionId=nF.xeARWWnj61FBJOUUDY.OjYRWa6AHD&h=e6f36a9c&itok=j6vJgIBW)
, 鶹Ƶȫ University’s director of golf and head men’s golf coach, has been selected to serve as one of the head coaches of the International team at the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup in France.
![Officers with the 鶹Ƶȫ University Police Department stand by the fountain on Risman Plaza near the Kent Student Center. 鶹Ƶȫ has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by a national trade association. Officers with the 鶹Ƶȫ University Police Department stand by the fountain on Risman Plaza near the Kent Student Center. 鶹Ƶȫ has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by a national trade association.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-SafeCampus.jpg?VersionId=qxgFnUmXE9kAC3.XRcJC3tkR3gLVE0i3&h=e6f36a9c&itok=AzbLCSgg)
鶹Ƶȫ University has been ranked one of the safest campuses in the country by the Council for Home Safety and Security.
![鶹Ƶȫ University students participate in a campus waste audit/characterization study this past February in one of the classes that will be a part of the new environmental studies major. 鶹Ƶȫ University students participate in a campus waste audit/characterization study this past February in one of the classes that will be a part of the new environmental studies major.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILE-NewDegree1.jpg?VersionId=SekWDaGRS68L5IZel8.D3JpIhgJNBmj9&h=e6f36a9c&itok=F3RKG-mo)
Promoting awareness of the environment and its importance has long been a global challenge, but a new degree offered at 鶹Ƶȫ University is designed to ensure that graduates take their place in the world as well-rounded, well-educated environmental stewards.
Paul Creed III, Office of Continuing and Distance Education, presented “Blue @ 鶹Ƶȫ University: The Story of Flash Survey” at the Blue Americas 2017 Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, on Aug. 3, 2017. The presentation focused on the use of eXplorance's Blue course evaluation software to administer Flash Survey, the marketing term for the online administration of the student survey of instruction at 鶹Ƶȫ.
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