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![Eric Jefferis, an associate professor of social and behavioral sciences in the College of Public Health, teaches a Ph.D.-level class in Lowry Hall. Jefferis has been selected as Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s Scholar of the Month. Eric Jefferis, an associate professor of social and behavioral sciences in the College of Public Health, teaches a Ph.D.-level class in Lowry Hall. Jefferis has been selected as Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s Scholar of the Month.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Jefferis.jpg?VersionId=uM6_QmrfNdst2YLO8pZD5w5NK_Q73VhZ)
Scholar of the Month
Eric Jefferis
Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences
College of Public Health
2004-present
Eric Jefferis is an associate professor of social and behavioral sciences in the College of Public Health. His research focuses on intentional injury,…
A new company formed by a Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University researcher and inventor will market a technological innovation – flexible, electrically conductive transparent films – that can be used in electronic devices, including smart phones and touchscreens, and in windows that switch from…
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![Beverly Warren, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s 12th president, stands outside the executive offices in the University Library. Beverly Warren, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s 12th president, stands outside the executive offices in the University Library.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/BeverlyWarren1%20-%20USE%20ON%20HOME%20PAGE.jpg?VersionId=N_GSLvLwQGosypf1TASkZSgedLgjDJgF)
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University community welcomes Beverly Warren as its new president. She becomes Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s 12th president on July 1, 2014.
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![Incoming freshmen take part in the 2013 Destination Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« summer program in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.. Incoming freshmen take part in the 2013 Destination Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« summer program in the Kent Student Center Ballroom..](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/DKS1%20-%20Copy.jpg?VersionId=b9nVP.rEHthb2PUlTRhcZ9sofiNAgi1S)
Destination Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« has returned! The June and July advising and registration program is a one-and-a-half-day experience for new, first-year Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University students that includes an overnight stay in a residence hall. Students are encouraged to invite family members to…
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![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s Center for Student Involvement reports that the number of registered student organizations and memberships reached an all-time high this year. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« 15,000 students were involved in 325 different organizations. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s Center for Student Involvement reports that the number of registered student organizations and memberships reached an all-time high this year. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« 15,000 students were involved in 325 different organizations.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Photo%201%20-%20student%20organizations.jpg?VersionId=M49b7yJ2ywZCn2ahpv7RuvJZ96v7xdpc)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Center for Student Involvement fosters student growth and development through leadership, civic, cultural, social and involvement opportunities on campus. Joining a registered student organization gives students a unique set of opportunities to enhance…
Steve Sokany named interim vice president of institutional advancement
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Scholar of the Month
Pratim Datta
Associate Professor of Management and Information Systems and Director of the Ph.D. Program
College of Business Administration
2007-present
Pratim Datta is an associate professor in the Department of Management and Information Systems and…
The top Mid-American Conference (MAC) institutional awards and final standings for the Reese Trophy and Jacoby Trophy were announced by the conference office. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University was honored with the Jacoby Trophy in women’s competition, while the University of Akron was…
Carrie Circosta, who works in Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Office of Alumni Relations, has been selected to participate in the 2014 Fulbright Seminar for U.S. Administrators in International Education in Berlin, Germany, this October. She was selected by the J. William Fulbright…
In a ceremony held May 18 in Columbus, Ohio, WKSU was honored with seven awards from the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors Association, including a second-place award for Best News Operation. The event celebrated the best journalism in Ohio. It is the second year that contests…