Peggy Nzomo, University Libraries, is the 2016 recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Committee’s “Bogle-Pratt International Library Travel Fund.” She received this award at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) World Library and Information Congress held Aug. 13-19 in Columbus, Ohio. She also was one of 50 librarians who received the 2016 IFLA Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Fellows scholarship.
Peggy Nzomo, University Libraries

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matthew papatheodorou
Director, Athletics Marketing Strategy
University Communications and Marketing
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marta guivernau
Assistant Professor
School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration
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þҹӰԺѹۿ will hold its annual Veterans Day observance on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m.
The þҹӰԺѹۿ Alumni Association is seeking nominations for the Alumni Awards. These awards recognize graduates who, through leadership, character and hard work, have made exceptional contributions in their chosen field, in their communities and at þҹӰԺѹۿ State.
The þҹӰԺѹۿ at Stark Theatre has announced open auditions for its second theatrical production of the season Virtual Devotion by Eric Coble, a member of the Playwrights’ Unit at Cleveland Play House.

þҹӰԺѹۿ Athletics is the first in the Mid-American Conference to provide student-athletes with a cryotherapy chamber to help muscles recover quickly.

International students at þҹӰԺѹۿ at Stark experienced Halloween for the first time, participating in the campus’s ninth annual Boo U event.

þҹӰԺѹۿ State University students recently used University Library elevators to compete in the fifth annual LaunchNET Elevator Pitch event, where they had 90 seconds to pitch a business idea to a panel of judges.

þҹӰԺѹۿ State University students recently used University Library elevators to compete in the fifth annual LaunchNET Elevator Pitch event, where they had 90 seconds to pitch a business idea to a panel of judges.

Thanks to a NASA grant recently secured by researchers from þҹӰԺѹۿ State and other local universities, techniques to identify harmful algal blooms in and around Lake Erie will soon be implemented.