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Marcia Lei Zeng, Ph.D., and Yin Zhang, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, presented (with Hongshan Li and Serhiy Polyakov) “Exploring Smart Data Approaches to the History of Innovation and Invention at Liquid Crystal Institute at ����ɬ����,” on a Digital Humanities Panel at the 2015 Asian Digital Library conference in December 2015 in Seoul, Korea. ...

Catherine Smith, School of Library and Information Science, authored “Domain-independent search expertise: A description of procedural knowledge gained during guided instruction” in Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 66(7), 1305-1322, 2015. ...

Kiersten F. Latham, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, is co-author (with Jodi Kearns, Ph.D., University of Akron) of an article titled “Shannon Goes to the Museum: Drawing Lines Across Boundaries,” that was published in the 2015 DOCAM Proceedings Vol. 2. http://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/docam/ in Sydney, Australia. ...

As part of the RecycleMania competition, ����ɬ����’s Division of Human Resources will partner with the Office of Sustainability to host Shred-Mania on Wednesday, March 30, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the ����ɬ���� Ice Arena parking lot. Shred-Mania is open to all students, faculty, staff and the Kent community. Shred-Mania allows participants to recycle unwanted paper documents using a secured, onsite document destruction service. Materials permitted at Shred-Mania include documents, drawings, photos, blueprints, coupons, tickets, checks, magazines, spiral notebooks, hangi...

Beginning April 4, ����ɬ���� will participate in the On the Move Challenge, a new 12-week, national corporate competition. This competition is like no other, in that the points you earn as an individual will get your team (����ɬ����) one step closer to a designation as one of the most active employers in the country! Each week, employees will have an opportunity to learn more about the benefits of physical activity, assess themselves and their progress, share successes and goals with other participants, boost peers for bonus points and — ...

Yes. Requests for reimbursement from your Health Care or Dependent Care FSA for calendar year 2015 must be submitted no later than June 29, 2016. Eligible health and dependent care expenses for which you are requesting reimbursement must have been incurred during the 2015 plan year or during the grace period (Jan. 1, 2015, to March 15, 2016). If you have specific questions regarding your flexible spending account or allowable expenses, please call University Benefits at 330-672-3107. You also may contact FlexSave at 1-800-525-9252 or visit the website at www.mytakecareplan.com. ...

Familiar Face Carla Owens Associate Director Career Exploration and Development Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I provide leadership for a team of career coaches to support the career development initiatives for ����ɬ���� students and alumni. In addition, as our liaison to the College of Education, Health and Human Services licensure track, I coordinate our highly successful Teacher Employment Day (formerly called Teacher Interview Day).  WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: September 1995 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Hale Farm and Village, Mustard Seed Market...

Earlier this year, ����ɬ����’s Division of Information Services presented the university community with a new wireless network option. Eduroam, a worldwide system of wireless networks, allows faculty, staff and students to securely access the wireless networks at participating academic and research institutions. By logging in with ����ɬ���� credentials at any campus, a user has the ability to access the eduroam network, connecting him or her to networks of partner institutions. "Having the ability to log in to a secure network as if you were at your own university alleviates a ...

����ɬ����’s Division of Student Affairs has partnered with the Jed Foundation Health Matters Campus Program, which is designed to help colleges and universities assess and enhance mental health, substance abuse and suicide prevention programming.   During the four-year partnership, the Jed Foundation will work closely with administration across the entire ����ɬ���� eight-campus system to evaluate and identify opportunities to help students become emotionally healthy before they reach the point of crisis. “As we review services and programs to meet the unique needs of ea...