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������ Assistant Professor Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., has been named Volunteer of the Year by Main Street Kent for her contributions to the revitalization of downtown Kent. 

������ has opened the doors to its new state-of-the-art sports medicine facility in the MACC Annex.

Belinda Boon, Ph.D., School of Information, presented a session titled “Online Learning is for EVERYONE: Using Universal Design Principles to Develop Accessible Online Learning Content” at the Lilly Conference for Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning in Austin, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2017.

Marcia Lei Zeng, Ph.D., School of Information, presented the keynote address, “Visual Representations of Knowledge Structures,” at World IA Day at ������ on Feb. 18, 2017.

Kiersten Latham, Ph.D., School of Information, co-authored the paper “A Discussion on Document Conceptualization,” which was published in Proceedings from the Document Academy in Vol. 3, Issue 2, in December 2016.

The Poetry Coalition, of which the Wick Poetry Center at ������ is a founding member, will benefit from a $200,000 grant from the Ford Foundation. To be given over two years, the grant, which will be administered by the Academy of American Poets, will enable the founding members of the coalition to produce national programs on themes of social importance that feature leading contemporary poets. It also will strengthen a network of poetry organizations by making possible two annual meetings of the founding members during the grant term. 

This summer, we are exercising our energy efficiency muscles! Get tips in e-Inside each week to add to your training to prepare for peak load days!

On peak load days, energy demand is at its highest in the region. Saving energy on those particular days means energy savings plus lower energy rates and helping protect our air quality.

Whenever there is a peak load day, you will be able to confidently use your training, flex your energy efficiency muscles and help with Kent State’s energy conservation efforts.

������ freshman economics major Hannah Robinson, who also is a participant in the university’s Student Support Services program, recently participated in the JPMorgan Chase & Co. Freshman Experience program in April. The two-day program offered first-year university students who self-identify as Black, Hispanic or Native American an introduction into the financial services’ industry.