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Catherine L. Smith, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, is co-author of a paper titled “Exploring the Use of Query Auto Completion: Search Behavior and Query Entry Profile,” presented at the Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in March 2016, and published in the Proceedings of the 2016 ACM on Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval. Co-authors are Jacek Gwizdka and Henry Field. ...

Susanna Fein, Department of English, presented “Surreal Realms of Grief in the Book of the Duchess” at the Canada Chaucer Conference, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 16, 2016. ...

Carol Bersani, Professor Emerita, and Terri Cardy, School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, authored “School-Wide Research as Professional Development” in Innovations in Early Education: The International Reggio Exchange, 22(4), (2015), 10-19. The article is a yearlong study of children's block play conducted by teachers, children and families, inspired by the practice of the Italians in Reggio Emilia, Italy.   ...

Nearly 400 registered guests packed the Kent Student Center Ballroom in April for the 19th annual Office Support Staff Recognition Luncheon. This year’s theme was “����ɬ���� Connected.” The Division of Human Resources sponsors the Office Support Staff Recognition program each year to recognize support staffers in various departments, divisions and campuses. Guests were welcomed by Geraldine Hayes-Nelson, executive director for employee engagement and outreach, and Mark Polatajko, senior vice president for finance and administration. ����ɬ���� President Beverly Warren could not attend the e...

In order to perform necessary maintenance on the boilers, steam transmission systems and electrical distribution systems, ����ɬ����’s Power Plant will be shut down from 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, to 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 22. As a result of the steam shutdown, most buildings located on the Kent Campus will NOT have hot water to sinks and showers, etc., and/or heat and air conditioning. Address any questions about this project to Frank Renovich at 330-672-0775 or frenovi2@kent.edu. ...

The Division of Human Resources sets a minimum goal of two hours of Beyond Compliance training for all faculty and staff to complete each fiscal year. Beyond Compliance training provides a mix of learning opportunities that are geared toward relevant laws, university policies and violence prevention. Training is offered in a variety of formats, including webinars, online courses and facilitator-led sessions. As an alternative, part-time employees or employees working second or third shift may view a variety of pre-recorded webinars found in Blackboard. Each webinar counts for one hour of co...

Renovation of the Schwartz Center (R12) lot and Kent Student Center Visitor Parking lot is set to begin this summer. Both parking lots will be closed beginning May 16 through mid-August. Additionally, the R10 lot between Lake Hall and the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center will be closed throughout summer to all vehicles, except those with disability permits. This lot closure also will begin May 16 to allow for reconstruction of Williams Drive, which will connect to the newly designed Risman Drive.  The ����ɬ���� Board of Trustees in March approved a $2.5-mil...

Elizabeth (Beth) Graham, Ph.D., will become the new director of ����ɬ����’s School of Communication Studies, effective July 1, 2016. Graham currently serves as a professor for the University of Akron’s School of Communication; she served as the school’s director from 2010-2014. “We are fortunate to have Dr. Graham join the College of Communication and Information’s leadership team,” says Amy Reynolds, Ph.D., dean of ����ɬ����’s College of Communication and Information. “In addition to her strong research profile, she offers our School of Communication Studies a range of leadershi...