Kiersten F. Latham, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, has been named to the board of the International Committee on Training of Personnel (ICTOP) of the International Council of Museums (ICOM). ICTOP addresses the professional development of museums and heritage and the educational preparation of professionals working around the world.
Kiersten F. Latham, School of Library and Information Science
![Amy Cecchetti Amy Cecchetti](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Cecchetti%20Amy.jpg?VersionId=K57goVpyh1Lfz7VYeCyVasjQXUCWBtIi&h=8a019425&itok=RvFEJgkB)
![Johanna Slivinske Johanna Slivinske](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Slivinske%20Johanna.jpg?VersionId=P4spoBpDO9Gs005PUIblQTC6dEquBeUG&h=8a019425&itok=5OpTKS2W)
![Bill Willoughby, associate dean in ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s College of Architecture and Environmental Design, addresses students from Akron’s Firestone Community Learning Center who spent a week at the university exploring academic programs, college and career paths. Bill Willoughby, associate dean in ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s College of Architecture and Environmental Design, addresses students from Akron’s Firestone Community Learning Center who spent a week at the university exploring academic programs, college and career paths.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/video-APS.jpg?VersionId=6P0dqWTXDTYK0TTA2Q5phoVqYj622dRI&h=e6f36a9c&itok=N5slR5qd)
Sophomores from Akron Public Schools’ Firestone Community Learning Center spent a week at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ learning about college programs and numerous potential careers.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ is honoring our nation’s service members by hosting a military-exclusive hospitality chalet for veterans, service members and their families during the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron on Aug. 1-5.
This year during Homecoming weekend, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ will recognize the achievements of individuals, organizations and businesses that support diversity, equity and inclusion during the annual Diversity and Scholarship Celebration fundraiser.
Does your office have outdated T-shirts taking up space in your storage closet? Let us turn them into reusable grocery bags for food pantries. Do you have a collection of plastic grocery bags at home (from when you forget to take your reusable bags to the store)? Let us turn them into lightweight, waterproof sleeping mats for people experiencing homelessness.
![A Firestone Community Learning Center student learns logic control programming from Darwin Boyd, assistant professor of applied engineering and technology, at the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ College of Aeronautics and Engineering. A Firestone Community Learning Center student learns logic control programming from Darwin Boyd, assistant professor of applied engineering and technology, at the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ College of Aeronautics and Engineering.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-APS1.jpg?VersionId=zWRqZxZnsznc9xw4nw2db80KaaufxhmM&h=e6f36a9c&itok=FLw1to5Q)
A group of high school sophomores from Firestone Community Learning Center in Akron spent a week at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ exploring university programs and learning more about college and careers.
![Mary and Tom Southards are paying it forward with a planned gift that will benefit first-generation college students at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½. Mary and Tom Southards are paying it forward with a planned gift that will benefit first-generation college students at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article/REGIONAL-Scholarship.jpg?VersionId=pSsgpDg6zFpy3IgheuBkIyW9Pa5rBkBw&h=e6f36a9c&itok=wDpHvX2q)
Mary and Tom Southards grew up in different states but shared similar goals. Both dreamed big in their small towns.
![Andrew Curtis, professor of geography, joined other fans as they watched England play in the World Cup while he was attending a conference at Oxford University. Andrew Curtis, professor of geography, joined other fans as they watched England play in the World Cup while he was attending a conference at Oxford University.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Vacation1.jpg?VersionId=79_UX.BwglE3GuYPIKtMY.QVZ0Nalw.E&h=e6f36a9c&itok=jdjlpErJ)
From Michigan to Florida, Paris to Rome and more, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ employees captured memories of some of the most interesting places, people and things from their local and international trips.
Watch out for more photos in the next issue.
![The Chautauqua Institution will feature the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Wick Poetry Center’s Traveling Stanzas exhibit in its new Poetry Makerspace this summer. The Chautauqua Institution will feature the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Wick Poetry Center’s Traveling Stanzas exhibit in its new Poetry Makerspace this summer.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-Stanzas1.jpg?VersionId=4h5Z5pJAe_W.gACb87LgBMPb7HqdMjN4&h=e6f36a9c&itok=FahRghTR)
This summer, visitors to the beautiful Chautauqua Lake area of New York can experience Traveling Stanzas and engage with ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ students as the university’s Wick Poetry Center extends its reach and further establishes its mission.
The ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university’s 13th president.
The events of May 4, 1970, placed ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ remembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event.
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