Omer Farooq, M.L.I.S. ’12, doctoral student in the College of Communication and Information, and Associate Professor Miriam Matteson, Ph.D., published an article titled “Opportunities and Challenges for Students in an Online Seminar-Style Course in LIS Education: A Qualitative Case Study” in the Journal of Education for Library and Information Science (JELIS), Vol. 57, No. 4 (October 2016).
Omer Farooq, College of Communication and Information, and Miriam Matteson, School of Library and Information Science
Congratulations to the following non-tenure track faculty members receiving promotion:
![Amanda Evans](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/EvansAmanda.jpg?VersionId=xBh6.n.ZFw4B5s0LoRg3zIFdO7oBtBDi&h=8a019425&itok=FX2MzRY6)
Familiar Face
amanda evans
Performing Arts Librarian and Assistant Professor
Performing Arts Library, University Libraries
Kent Campus
![Keith Smith](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article/Smith%20Keith.jpg?VersionId=7h1g6RCujAYrTndqqdaws6NlpEIjhMLH&h=8a019425&itok=hXteoH2z)
New Face
keith smith
Cooperative Education Coordinator
Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement
Kent Campus
鶹Ƶȫ University’s College of Education, Health and Human Services recently received accreditation from 2016-2023 under the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) standards. NCATE’s performance-based accreditation system for teacher preparation ensures that teacher candidates are prepared to make a difference in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade (P-12) student learning.
鶹Ƶȫ University’s Office of Global Education recently won high honors from the Printing Industries of Ohio and Northern Kentucky, receiving a Gold Award for Best of Category in the pocket folder category.
Michael Taylor, marketing and communications specialist for the Office of Global Education, designed a cross-functional folder for the office.
![Working on the Point of Beginning project in East Liverpool are (from left to right) Marie Coward, Kevin Wegendt, Stan Jones, Joy Drayer and Claire Smith.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-Horticulture.jpg?VersionId=_Dj_0WXVC6yvMFyoaZrTfJTgQSXMbJXQ&h=ec98a0f6&itok=3q1LcH_t)
鶹Ƶȫ University at Salem horticulture students are continuing to help make an important historical landmark in East Liverpool more attractive and inviting to local motorists.
![Albert Reischuck, associate lecturer in 鶹Ƶȫ's Department of Art, submitted this photo of his daughter at Chenonceau during a trip to the Valley of the Loire and Paris.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-SummerPhoto.jpg?VersionId=TW2WpFT93fUNTyQ7qgHH61LzpKIXkolX&h=ec98a0f6&itok=SG0Gmqy4)
It is summer vacation season again, and e-Inside wants to feature some of your best vacation or staycation photos, including selfies.
![鶹Ƶȫ Psychology Professor Joel Hughes addresses the audience during an awards ceremony honoring him with a 2016 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Huges_0.jpg?VersionId=2m1yycBdsTHvDJU3J.6FDJgDRzbBa1Au&h=ec98a0f6&itok=BWKto0HZ)
鶹Ƶȫ University Psychology Professor Joel Hughes strives to find treatments through his research in psychological factors and cardiovascular disease.
![Experience the vibrant city that is downtown Kent, Ohio.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video-DowntownKent.jpg?VersionId=WnSGWsvBgynRBFHrp..sG6TgexOGPbOc&h=ec98a0f6&itok=g-71zzN8)
Experience downtown Kent, Ohio: The vibrant community that lends 鶹Ƶȫ University its name.
Congratulations to the following tenured faculty members who are receiving promotion:
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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