Marianne Martens, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, published a book titled Publishers, Readers, and Digital Engagement (Palgrave McMillan, 2016).
Marianne Martens, School of Library and Information Science
![Pictured are ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ students Patrick Shade, Cameron Gorman, Matt Poe, Taylor Kerns and Anna Huntsman with John Butte, coordinator of career services for the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-Conventions.jpg?VersionId=kGqIkNdOnbcIyOBm2zhY0r5NfFLk0QTr&h=ec98a0f6&itok=hcdGoME2)
Five ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ students from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication will contribute to news coverage for TEGNA, Inc. stations across the country, as Republicans and Democrats converge upon Cleveland and Philadelphia for conventions this month.
![Pictured is ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Power Plant on the Kent Campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video-PowerPlant.jpg?VersionId=KPyAhkOusmmlniJbONP6sN0HFu_gUM8g&h=ec98a0f6&itok=WFRYYD6f)
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Power Plant supplies steam, electricity and air conditioning to the Kent Campus. Since the university’s early years, centralized steam production has been used to provide heat and cooling to the campus community.
Roman S. Panchyshyn, catalog librarian and associate professor, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Libraries, delivered the presentation "Implementing a Genre/Form Index at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½: The KSU Experience" at the American Library Association Annual Conference’s meeting of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services in Orlando, Florida, on June 25, 2016.
Dianne Kerr, Ph.D., associate professor of health education and promotion in the College of Education, Health and Human Services and Provost’s Faculty Associate for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, is the recipient of the Society for Public Health Education’s Dorothy B. Nyswander Open Society Award.
![ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ golf participants pose with ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ mascot Flash during the second annual Northeast Ohio Presidents’ Cup. Photo credit: Tyler Evan Shaw.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-Cup1.jpg?VersionId=2UD3sn.mSma5Fm40_gtGbrBTJVCBSSvV&h=ec98a0f6&itok=s_lVnpXN)
The second annual Northeast Ohio Presidents’ Cup promoted collaborative spirit among ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½, Youngstown State University and the University of Akron, while serving as a scholarship fundraiser for all three institutions.
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Familiar Face
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Regional Campus Center Manager
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Geauga/Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg
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The National Down Syndrome Society has announced that Erin Hawley of Medina, Ohio, is one of 18 outstanding students who have Down syndrome to be awarded a scholarship to help cover the cost of postsecondary or enrichment courses through the society’s O’Neill Tabani Enrichment Fund.
Gov. John Kasich has appointed Carly Evans to a two-year term as an undergraduate student trustee of the ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Board of Trustees. Evans’ term concludes on May 16, 2018.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ recently announced the upcoming addition of women’s lacrosse as a varsity sport with the first competitive season taking place in the 2018-19 academic year. The announcement was a part of the athletic department’s strategic vision, The Game Plan, a comprehensive plan that maps out a strategic course for the department over the next five years.
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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