Marianne Martens, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, is author of an invited chapter titled “Reading the Readers: Tracking Visible Online Reading Audiences” in P. M. Rothbauer, K.I. Skjerdingstad, L.E.F. McKechnie, and K. Oterholm (Eds.), Plotting the Reading Experience: Theory/Practice/Politics. (2016). Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Wilfred Laurier University Press.
Marianne Martens, School of Library and Information Science
þҹӰԺѹۿ President Beverly Warren recently presented 13 þҹӰԺѹۿ State faculty members with the 2017 President’s Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition in the faculty member’s discipline.
Brianne Tierney has been named þҹӰԺѹۿ's first head coach for women's lacrosse. Tabbed to start þҹӰԺѹۿ State's lacrosse program, Tierney brings a wealth of 
þҹӰԺѹۿ congratulates . The 20-Year Club Service Awards program is an annual event established in 1966 to honor
An initiative is underway to enhance þҹӰԺѹۿ’s electronic and information technology (EIT) accessibility, underscoring the university’s long-standing commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone.
In order to perform necessary maintenance on the boilers, steam transmission systems and electrical distribution systems, þҹӰԺѹۿ’s Power Plant will shut down from Sunday, May 14, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, May 21, at 6 p.m.
During the steam shutdown, most buildings located on campus will not have air conditioning and/or heat or hot water to sinks and showers.
The 31st Annual Ohio Employee Ownership Conference, hosted by þҹӰԺѹۿ’s Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC), drew more than 330 participants from 
15 states to the Akron/Fairlawn Hilton on April 28.
The e-Inside newsletter will take a break between semesters. The May 8 issue is the last for the 2016 Spring Semester. e-Inside will resume June 12. Copy submissions for that issue should be emailed to einside@kent.edu by 5 p.m.
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The gift will fund two initiatives: $1.5 million to endow a chair to support the Fashion School’s director and a matching grant of up to $1 million to support the study-away program.
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The Annual Fashion Show, “FS²: Reverie 2017,” highlighted the outstanding talents of the þҹӰԺѹۿ Fashion School’s design and merchandising students. Michael Kors was the Presenting Partner for this year's show.
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Professor Christopher Fenk has discovered a mechanism to conduct spectroscopy experiments with a cellphone, bubble wrap and a cardboard box.
POSTED: Friday, October 28, 2016 10:44 AM