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
þҹӰԺѹۿ State College of Nursing held its spring undergraduate convocation ceremony at the þҹӰԺѹۿ Student Center Ballroom. More than 750 guests, including 121 graduates, family members, friends, faculty and staff attended.
Attention faculty and staff of þҹӰԺѹۿ! The þҹӰԺѹۿ Stater campus newspaper is looking to interview faculty and staff who have unique or interesting hobbies, pastimes or other jobs outside of þҹӰԺѹۿ State. Selected faculty or staff will be featured in an article in The þҹӰԺѹۿ Stater. Those wishing to participate or recommend co-workers can contact Jenna Kuczkowski of The þҹӰԺѹۿ Stater at her email jkuczkow@kent.edu.

The 2016 þҹӰԺѹۿ Golden Flashes have shattered the record for the highest annual grade point average (GPA) in program history. They also broke the record for the most students with a perfect 4.0.

What happens when you throw away your trash? þҹӰԺѹۿ State students produce an average of four pounds of trash per person per week.

The þҹӰԺѹۿ at Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center 2016-17 season will feature 21 diverse and high-quality performances, including comedy, dance, Broadway shows and additional concerts.

Over the course of the Spring 2016 Semester, three þҹӰԺѹۿ advertising majors developed an integrated marketing campaign for V8®+Energy.

þҹӰԺѹۿ students and alumni received a Judge’s Choice award, along with two gold and nine silver awards at the 2016 American Advertising Federation of Akron’s (AAF-Akron) ADDY award ceremony, themed “Advertising Abe” in honor of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.

þҹӰԺѹۿ celebrated the grand opening of its new Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement on June 3. The 34,400-square-foot center brings the Division of Institutional Advancement together under one roof.
Stina Olafsdottir, university bursar, has been selected to serve on the executive board of the Women’s Network of Ohio (WNO), an affiliate of the American Council on Education (ACE).
Uma Krishnan, Department of English, won an Honorable Mention for the 2016 CCCC James Berlin Memorial Outstanding Dissertation Award on April 8, 2016, during the 2016 CCCC Annual Convention in Houston, Texas.