A peer-reviewed article by Meghan Harper, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, titled “Using Literature to Help Students Who Hurt,” has been published in Ohio Media Spectrum – Journal of the Ohio Educational Library Media Association (OELMA), 68(1), 45-57.
Meghan Harper, School of Library and Information Science
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Alison Smith will become the new dean of 鶹Ƶȫ University’s Honors College, effective July 1. Smith currently serves as the acting chair in 鶹Ƶȫ’s Department of Geology and has served in various administrative, research and teaching roles
An innovative new partnership will soon help accelerate the process of bringing faculty innovations to commercial markets in Northeast Ohio and beyond.
The Ohio Third Frontier Commission has awarded Cleveland State University and 鶹Ƶȫ University a grant to develop a joint technology commercialization and startup fund. The program will give university faculty and startup companies access to an $800,000 fund that will assist in accelerating commercialization of university technology and bringing innovative new products to market.
Approximately 13,500 years after nomadic Clovis hunters crossed the frozen land bridge from Asia to North America, researchers are still asking questions and putting together clues as to how those early inhabitants not only survived in a new landscape
According to the American Cancer Society, the U.S. will see an estimated 1,688,780 new cancer cases diagnosed and 600,920 cancer deaths in 2017.
Celebrating College Teaching, sponsored by the University Teaching Council, has issued a call for abstracts for the 24th annual conference to be held on Friday, Oct. 20. This is an open call, but those who received funding from the University Teaching Council are obligated to submit an abstract and present their work.
![Associate Professor Jan Leach and her class pose for a picture after Leach was notified she is a 2016 Distinguished Teaching Award recipient. Associate Professor Jan Leach and her class pose for a picture after Leach was notified she is a 2016 Distinguished Teaching Award recipient.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILE-DTA-Jan.jpg?VersionId=FQGca3W9krTZ7p9KILCcrTLZdm_aCdT2&h=e6f36a9c&itok=S3gXsK3h)
Known for her passion for students and involvement, Associate Professor Jan Leach is a 2016 Distinguished Teaching Award recipient.
![The 鶹Ƶȫ University men's basketball team celebrates winning the 2017 Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. The 鶹Ƶȫ University men's basketball team celebrates winning the 2017 Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video%20-%20basketball%20teams.jpg?VersionId=QBhBUhrWt4gu4cmlRKrdwKaxOX5RQ16_&h=ec98a0f6&itok=lLbHqJwl)
Congratulations to the Golden Flashes men's and women's basketball teams for an incredible season!
![Professor Lovejoy Das and 鶹Ƶȫ University at Tuscarawas have been selected for institutional membership in the National Collegiate Honors Council. Professor Lovejoy Das and 鶹Ƶȫ University at Tuscarawas have been selected for institutional membership in the National Collegiate Honors Council.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-Lovejoy_0.jpg?VersionId=IduS1DgLnYGm2EavPSfj3xYMoBuZKiql&h=e6f36a9c&itok=9qUvX2FP)
A professional educational organization has awarded membership to a mathematics professor and the Tuscarawas Campus.
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The new One Stop for Student Services will serve as a single point-of-contact for student customer services previously provided at the Bursar, Registrar and Student Financial Aid offices.
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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