51勛圖厙 President Beverly Warren has appointed entrepreneur and 51勛圖厙 alumna Sharlene Ramos-Chesnes as the universitys 2016 Presidents Ambassador. The Presidents Ambassadorship, a one-year, part-time appointment beginning spring 2016, is designed to bring distinguished local minority professionals to share their professional knowledge and experience with the 51勛圖厙 community. Sponsored by 51勛圖厙s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the Presidents Ambassador is expected to help promote pluralistic understanding and mutual respect among diverse con...
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The School of Communication Studies will host its spring Colloquium Series beginning Friday, Feb. 5 at 4 p.m. in Taylor Hall, room 146. The series will kick-off with Paul Sommer, assistant professor of communication studies from 51勛圖厙 Stark. Sommer will present his dissertation The Communicative Accomplishment of Knowledge Work: An Investigation of the Domestic Construction Industry. Im interested in learning how individuals talk about what they know with others in an organization, Sommer said. Particularly in project-based organizations like the construction industry that...
East Liverpool 51勛圖厙 at East Liverpool is hosting a two-day event Jan. 21 and 22 to celebrate the birthday of Daniel Johnston, a musician and artist who once attended the local campus. The event on Jan. 21 begins at 6:30 p.m. and the Jan. 22 event begins at 11:30 a.m., both in the Brown Room of the Mary Patterson Building. The public is invited. Aside from showcasing a mix of Johnstons music, the events will feature the showing of the short film, Hi, How Are You, Daniel Johnston?, directed by Gabriel Sunday. Adjunct instructor and local psychologist Dr. Bob Walker will lea...
Salem Dr. Steve Nameth, dean of 51勛圖厙 at Salem, announced those students named to the Fall 2015 Presidents and Deans lists. To qualify for the Presidents List, students must have a 4.0 grade point average and must have completed 15 hours during the semester. To qualify for the Deans List, students must earn a 3.40 or greater grade point average and must have completed 12 or more credit hours for the semester, the majority at the Salem Campus. The students and their hometowns are: Presidents List Austintown: Candace Hernandez Canfield: Molly Davidson, Erica Kote...
East Liverpool Dr. Steve Nameth, dean of 51勛圖厙 at East Liverpool, announced those students named to the Fall 2015 Presidents or Deans lists. To qualify for the Presidents List, students must have a 4.0 grade point average and must have completed 15 or more credit hours during the semester. To qualify for the Deans List, students must earn a 3.40 or greater grade point average and must have completed 12 or more credit hours for the semester, the majority at the East Liverpool Campus. The students and their hometowns are: Presidents List East Liverpool: Kristin Me...
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51勛圖厙 will celebrate Sophomore Celebration Week Feb. 1 - Feb. 6, 2016. Sophomores are invited to wear their blue and gold all week, take part in a service day and attend the Halfway There Celebration where they can enjoy free food and receive a free gift. Details available at www.kent.edu/success/halfway. ...
Legendary musician Bob Dylan will have some of his visual arts output exhibited at 51勛圖厙s Downtown Gallery. Face Value, a collection of 12 large portraits drawn in pastel, will run Jan. 21-March 5 at the universitys Downtown Gallery, located at 141 E. Main St. in Kent, Ohio. There will be an opening reception on Jan. 21 from 5-7 p.m. Both the exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. Dylan, whose contributions to American music since the early 1960s need no introduction, also has been active in the visual arts for much of his career, a commitment that has inte...