A peer-reviewed article by Meghan Harper, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, titled “Using Literature to Help Students Who Hurt,” has been published in Ohio Media Spectrum – Journal of the Ohio Educational Library Media Association (OELMA), 68(1), 45-57.
Meghan Harper, School of Library and Information Science
СƬƵ officially launched the University Stewards program this semester. The program provides students with stewards who work to serve as a point of resource, referral and support.
![СƬƵ Assistant Chief of Police Bill Buckbee talks with students at the first-ever Coffee With a Cop event in the Nest. СƬƵ Assistant Chief of Police Bill Buckbee talks with students at the first-ever Coffee With a Cop event in the Nest.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article/02PROFILES-Coffee1.jpg?VersionId=xpwNdZ6Gwdf5OGkQtmKSDCSWBfcWNQnn&h=ec98a0f6&itok=rz7movcc)
The СƬƵ Police Services hosted its first-ever Coffee With a Cop event in the Nest in the Kent Student Center on Sept. 14. Students who attended the event had the opportunity to interact with СƬƵ police officers in a casual setting and receive free coffee, and the first 200 students who attended also received a free travel mug.
СƬƵ’s Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) program is celebrating its 14th year. Though relatively new, the СƬƵ TEFL program has been able to offer its students a diverse experience through an intimate network of partnerships in Dresden, Germany.
![СƬƵ alumnus and Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal Josh Cribbs cuts the ribbon to start the 2016 Homecoming Parade. СƬƵ Celebrates Homecoming 2016](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Homecoming%202016%20video%20thumbnail.jpg?VersionId=Dc.oN0CsAH8Lrr7.VuZoixW0onb21Rhl&h=ec98a0f6&itok=zRwvOccV)
Homecoming 2016 featured a fun, family-friendly parade with alumnus and Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal Josh Cribbs, Kiss on the K, the football game and much more. Go Flashes!
![The contemporary a cappella sensation VoicePlay will be on stage at the СƬƵ at Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center on Oct. 15. The contemporary a cappella sensation VoicePlay will be on stage at the СƬƵ at Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center on Oct. 15.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article/03REGIONAL-VoicePlay1.jpg?VersionId=3v7XHQm3pXv2iMXBiEyTa41u7fL8H2Mq&h=ec98a0f6&itok=Yecfbnm2)
The contemporary a cappella sensation VoicePlay will be on stage at the СƬƵ at Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 15.
A graduate student project at СƬƵ grows into a countywide food insecurity prevention program.
![СƬƵ’s Academic Success Center has received the Frank L. Christ Outstanding Learning Center Award for its success as an interactive academic space for students to reinforce what they learn in the classroom. СƬƵ’s Academic Success Center has received the Frank L. Christ Outstanding Learning Center Award for its success as an interactive academic space for students to reinforce what they learn in the classroom.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Profiles1_0.jpg?VersionId=n7N7ut_nnl9IJN7F1CiLlDkqctaghFp0&h=ec98a0f6&itok=YaeH-mmN)
The СƬƵ Academic Success Center has received the Frank L. Christ Outstanding Learning Center Award for its success as an interactive academic space for students to reinforce what they learn in the classroom.
![Pictured is the new home of СƬƵ's College of Architecture and Environmental Design.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video-CAED.jpg?VersionId=YttFzxou1NRSuwKafbQF6mTVXRRLas5B&h=ec98a0f6&itok=dKOx4FNC)
The College of Architecture and Environmental Design at СƬƵ has moved into its new home! Join us in Kent on Oct. 7 to celebrate our community and future.
![Virginia Albanese (far left) of FedEx Custom Critical presents a giant check to СƬƵ President Beverly Warren. Also pictured are Interim Dean Robert Sines, Vice President Stephen Sokany and Flash. Virginia Albanese (far left) of FedEx Custom Critical presents a giant check to СƬƵ President Beverly Warren. Also pictured are Interim Dean Robert Sines, Vice President Stephen Sokany and Flash.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/e%20inside1.jpg?VersionId=RiIpn2qWyVyVNkhTkz4N.XtHbN33_9ci&h=ec98a0f6&itok=f35ltX3J)
СƬƵ’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology will receive a $1.5 million gift from FedEx over three years. The gift will support the university’s flight program.
The СƬƵ 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 СƬƵ 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, СƬƵ 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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