Tammy Clewell, Ph.D., professor in Ƶ’s Department of English, will give the inaugural lecture of the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series with her presentation “Remembering the Contested May 4 Memorializing Process.” The lecture and luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 2, in the Ƶ Student Center Ballroom. Clewell’s lecture will explore how remembering the contentious process of memorializing May 4, 1970, may help us put into practice the principles of plurality as we pursue a more equitable future. Clewell also curated an exhibit of the same name for the M...
College of the Arts
Ƶ, Ohio — After a national search, the Glauser School of Music and the College of the Arts at Ƶ announce the appointment of Benjamin Lorenzo, D.M.A., as the next director of bands. He will join the School of Music faculty in the fall 2022 semester. “It is an honor to join the esteemed faculty of the Glauser School of Music at Ƶ,’ said Lorenzo. “Bands at Ƶ State have a rich history of transforming the lives of students, serving the community, and engaging the profession through innovative work. It is a privilege to continue this tradition into t...
Six community members have been named to the Tuscarawas County University Foundation at Ƶ at Tuscarawas. Jim Contini, Jim Demuth, Michael Ernest, Megan Floor, Elizabeth Stephenson and Stephenie Wilson were selected to fill positions on the Tuscarawas County University Foundation, which provides scholarships and supports academic programs and campus projects. “We are truly honored to have these individuals join this vital board,” said Dr. Bradley A. Bielski, dean and chief administrative officer of Ƶ State Tuscarawas. “They each have had successful caree...
Cultivating Q Methodology: Essays Honoring Steven R. Brown is now available. Q methodology is a conceptual framework and set of procedures to systematically and scientifically study the subjective. Professor Brown has dedicated his academic life, more than 50 years and counting, to advancing the methodology and William Stephenson's profound ideas. Each of the contributors in this volume are experts in the methodology as well, and the book is divided into three sections: Chapters honoring Brown's legacy Chapters devoted to methodological aspects of Q; and Applicatio...
Life is full of ups and downs, twists and turns, and everyday challenges. The power of resilience can help you navigate positive and negative experiences alike. The Wellable Resilience challenge is designed to help you discover the many ways resilience benefits physical and emotional health, while encouraging you to move daily and practice five unique resilience exercises to build resilience and well-being. Please note this challenge incorporates physical activity tracking in addition to resilience activities. Active participants will be eligible for random prize drawings throughout th...
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) recently announced the winners of its 2022 awards for excellence in education research. Christa Porter, assistant professor of Higher Education Administration in the College of Education, Health and Human Services, received the Review of Educational Research Award from the American Educational Research Association for review of “Understanding Influences of Development on Black Women’s Success in U.S. Colleges: A Synthesis of Literature." Shared with Janice Byrd of The Pennsylvania State University, the award is given in...
Come and celebrate the Ƶ Press publication of Dear Vaccine: Global Voices Speak to the Pandemic on Wednesday, April 20, from 6 - 8:30 p.m. at the University Library's Harrick Garden Room. The event will include readings from Northeast Ohio contributors to the book, including Ƶ President Todd Diacon, and Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Amoaba Gooden. This unique and timely anthology, edited by Naomi Shihab Nye, David Hassler and Tyler Meier, features 160 poems from people around the world, reflecting on the COVID-19 pandemic...
Ƶ’s long and extensive history has been continuously documented and studied. Those looking for the highlights of the university’s past can find it all in one place: the University Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives: Digital Collections on the kent.edu website. This next installment of "Where on the Web?" highlights pages across the Ƶ State website of special interest and use to the Ƶ State community. The Digital Collections web page provides access to Special Collections and Archives digitized materials, ranging from general Ƶ State histo...
The Ƶ at Ashtabula Library is one of three libraries in the Ƶ State system to receive a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant from the State Library of Ohio and the Institute of Museum and Library Services to fund “Celebrating Ohio Book Awards and Authors” on each campus. The grant totaled over $1,200 with no match required. In addition to Ashtabula, the Ƶ and Trumbull campus libraries were also awarded grants. Celebrating Ohio Book Awards and Authors is a collection of over 1,800 works from fiction, nonfiction and poetry. The Ashtabula project also c...