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
Road work on Summit Street will stop for the next few months, but it will resume again in the spring as the two-year project comes to a close.
Applications for the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) will be accepted from Jan. 22-Feb. 19. Faculty members are encouraged to share this information with their students. Students interested in developing critical thinking skills, working one-on-one with a faculty mentor, exploring their chosen career field and more should apply.
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 spring 2018 courses.
![A 鶹Ƶȫ University student listens to a speaker during last year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at the university. A 鶹Ƶȫ University student listens to a speaker during last year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at the university.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-MLK1.jpg?VersionId=QDsAXLRrGrucgbw_zM04TmVoiL6FmPFV&h=e6f36a9c&itok=50iKypIa)
鶹Ƶȫ University will hold its 16th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 25 at 3:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.
![Carl Linder, a recent graduate from 鶹Ƶȫ University at Stark who is also a military veteran, firefighter and EMT, overcame several obstacles on his path to graduation. Carl Linder, a recent graduate from 鶹Ƶȫ University at Stark who is also a military veteran, firefighter and EMT, overcame several obstacles on his path to graduation.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-Linder-MAIN.jpg?VersionId=E2hOAvVHA_u5eFKCrtVunUvCSjWNqkAL&h=e6f36a9c&itok=_AWZW98o)
The lower floor of Main Hall was familiar to Carl Linder, a military veteran, firefighter and EMT, before he ever enrolled at 鶹Ƶȫ University at Stark.
![鶹Ƶȫ University President Emerita Carol Cartwright, Ph.D., and her husband, G. Phillip Cartwright, Ph.D., accept an award at the Founders Gala held in November 2017 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. 鶹Ƶȫ University President Emerita Carol Cartwright, Ph.D., and her husband, G. Phillip Cartwright, Ph.D., accept an award at the Founders Gala held in November 2017 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-Cartwright.jpg?VersionId=EtulFLJsKjMLe_JZkJqa56yNcn3rNLnL&h=e6f36a9c&itok=CNbljf9p)
鶹Ƶȫ University President Emerita Carol Cartwright, Ph.D., and her husband, G. Phillip Cartwright, Ph.D., have made a $1 million estate gift that will create scholarships at 鶹Ƶȫ to support students who wish to engage in the arts.
![Ellen Daniels, lecturer in marketing and entrepreneurship at 鶹Ƶȫ University, is surrounded by her students after learning that she earned a 2017 Outstanding Teaching Award. Ellen Daniels, lecturer in marketing and entrepreneurship at 鶹Ƶȫ University, is surrounded by her students after learning that she earned a 2017 Outstanding Teaching Award.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-OTA1.jpg?VersionId=ZU_AlB3UpN2tNpYnEi.ZdQC13y.WFO_G&h=e6f36a9c&itok=h2jeFGBy)
Ellen Daniels, lecturer in marketing and entrepreneurship at 鶹Ƶȫ University, earned a 2017 Outstanding Teaching Award because of her unique teaching style and love for sales.
![A new motorized bike, developed by a 鶹Ƶȫ professor, is being used to treat Parkinson's patients. A new motorized bike, developed by a 鶹Ƶȫ professor, is being used to treat Parkinson's patients.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video-Bike.jpg?VersionId=uekVnyD_JL0gOWI.Ll3CkLGLqOCFjfTS&h=e6f36a9c&itok=x6pElygg)
Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., an associate professor of exercise science at 鶹Ƶȫ, has designed a bicycle specially tailored to Parkinson’s patients. The bike is based on a tandem bicycle model – a bike ridden by two people.
Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, University Libraries, Department of Special Collections and Archives, presented “Post Trauma: Archiving Black Pain in a White Space” at the Arizona Historical Society Symposium titled “Decolonizing Archives” in Tuscon, Arizona, on Oct. 22, 2017.
Lala Hajibayova and Kiersten Latham, School of Information, authored “Exploring Museum Crowdsourcing Projects Through Bourdieu’s Lens” in Knowledge Organization, 44(7), 2017, 504-514.
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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