Marianne Martens, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, is author of an invited chapter titled “Reading the Readers: Tracking Visible Online Reading Audiences” in P. M. Rothbauer, K.I. Skjerdingstad, L.E.F. McKechnie, and K. Oterholm (Eds.), Plotting the Reading Experience: Theory/Practice/Politics. (2016). Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Wilfred Laurier University Press.
Marianne Martens, School of Library and Information Science
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With a new semester fast approaching, 鶹Ƶȫ University community members are focusing on new projects and initiatives, and welcoming and nurturing our new students, as well as already resetting to foster and strengthen recruiting efforts for the incoming 2019 class.
Faculty, staff, students and visitors to 鶹Ƶȫ University will no longer have to deal with orange barrels, detours and traffic delays on Summit Street. After more than two years of construction, the Summit Street: Building a Better Way Improvement Project is scheduled to be completed in time for the start of fall classes.
KSU Kickoff, 鶹Ƶȫ University’s four-day new student orientation, will take place from Aug. 19-22. Students can select from more than 50 different events from Sunday to Wednesday. KSU Kickoff helps students transition into the university community and learn about academic and social opportunities at 鶹Ƶȫ.
More than 1,100 volunteers from the 鶹Ƶȫ University community will welcome and assist new students as they move into their residence halls on freshman move-in day, Sunday, Aug. 19. The annual service program, known as Movers and Groovers, is coordinated by Kent Interhall Council, the student government of the Kent Campus residence halls.
Online final grading for Summer 2018 Summer Full Term (1: 5/21/2018 – 8/18/2018), Second 7 Weeks (W2: 7/2/2018 – 8/18/2018), Summer 3 (S3: 7/16/2018 – 8/18/2018) begins Thursday, Aug. 16, via FlashFAST. Grading is also now available for any summer 2018 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is midnight on Sunday, Aug. 19. Any final grades for summer 2018 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow.
As we begin the new semester, the Office of the University Registrar asks for your assistance in making sure that all students are properly registered for their fall 2018 courses.
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The 鶹Ƶȫ University alumni network will again grow its ranks this summer as more than a thousand Golden Flashes get their degrees.
![Recent 鶹Ƶȫ University graduate Britny Meszaros (left) celebrates with Courtney Miller, an academic advisor at 鶹Ƶȫ’s Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg, after Ms. Miller earned the Dr. Terry Kuhn Distinguished Undergraduate Advising Award. Recent 鶹Ƶȫ University graduate Britny Meszaros (left) celebrates with Courtney Miller, an academic advisor at 鶹Ƶȫ’s Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg, after Ms. Miller earned the Dr. Terry Kuhn Distinguished Undergraduate Advising Award.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-Advisor.jpg?VersionId=pgdI2TbdDRPprgCkcxic22LfPTyrL4Yj&h=e6f36a9c&itok=Dnak297j)
Academic advisors who go above and beyond in their roles help define students’ success, from enrollment to graduation.
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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